Assistant Professor In Private Law

Abu Dhabi University; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights allowance

Housing

Job summary

Abu Dhabi University invites applications for a Faculty Member at the Assistant Professor level in Public or Private Law, with consideration for Associate Professor in special cases. The College of Law offers LLB, LLM, and a PhD, with programs taught in Arabic and English, and candidates should teach in both languages.

The university provides a tax-free salary plus flights, housing, education allowance, private health insurance and end-of-service benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent qualification from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated scholarly accomplishments appropriate to discipline.
• At least three years of full-time teaching and research experience for Assistant Professor.
• Excellent teaching ability with ongoing engagement with students.
• For Associate Professor: eight years of teaching and research experience with key publications.
• If applying as Associate Professor, list Top-10 Scopus publications with explanations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Commitment to publishing Scopus publications.
• Active engagement with research networks.
• Experience in developing student activities/events.
• Demonstration of good university citizenship.

Skills

Communication/Teaching Skills

Presentation Skills

MS Office

Teaching Qualification

Research Publishing

Research Networking

Student Engagement

University Citizenship

Education

Doctoral degree or equivalent

Top-10 Scopus publications (Associate Professor)

Job description

Job Description:

About This Job

Abu Dhabi University is a global leader in research and teaching, and is ranked in the Top-250 in the latest 2026 Times Higher Education rankings. The College of Law at Abu Dhabi University is contributing to academic excellence nationally and internationally. We are currently seeking a new Faculty Member at the level of Assistant Professor in Public or Private Law – consideration will be given at Associate Professor in special cases.

The College of Law is a regional leader in legal education, offering a Bachelor of Law, a Master of Public Law, a Master of Private Law, and a Master of Law in Cyber Law and Artificial Intelligence, and a PhD in Law. Our programs are CAA and WASC-accredited. Our curriculum, primarily in Arabic and English, reflects our commitment to academic excellence and cultural diversity. Applicants should be able to teach in English and Arabic, however, applicants with English only are also encouraged to apply.

Abu Dhabi University offers a competitive remuneration package that includes tax free salary, annual flights for self and immediate family, family housing, children’s education allowance, private health insurance and end of service benefits.

• Cover Letter: addressing how your experience matches position requirements.

Curriculum Vitae: that includes education, teaching and research experience with a list of publications. Please include a direct link to your Googlescholar, ORCID and Scopus profiles in your CV.

• Research Proposal: Please include a 2-page research proposal stating what research you will conduct over the next 2-4 years while at the College of Law

Criteria Youmusthave

Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

1. Experience Required/ Nature Of Relevant Experience Required

a) Assistant Professor

• ·Have a doctoral or equivalent qualification from an accredited institution.
• ·Have demonstrated significant scholarly accomplishments appropriate to his/her discipline.
• ·He/she should have had at least three years of full-time teaching and research experience (with key research publications) to be considered for Assistant Professor.
• ·Have demonstrated excellent teaching ability and shown continuing active engagement with students in and outside the classroom.

b) Associate Professor

• ·He/she should have had at least eight years of full-time teaching and research experience (with key research publications).
• - If applying as an Associate Professor please list your Top-10 Scopus publications with a 5-line explanation for each of the ten papers of why it is a good contribution to academic literature.

2. Special Skills And Abilities

• Communication/Teaching Skills, Presentation Skills, Computer Skills (Microsoft Office)
• Have a teaching qualification or be willing to complete one under the UK HEA Fellowship Scheme.
• Demonstrated commitment to publishing Scopus publications.
• Clear engagement with research networks (evidence-based).
• Experience in developing student activities/events
• Demonstration of being a 'good University citizen'

Application Deadline:30th August 2026: Interviews will be held in September