Lecturer in Law

Cardiff Metropolitan University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Cardiff seeks a dedicated academic to contribute to the delivery of its Law programmes. The successful candidate will enhance the student experience through a blend of teaching and research, focusing on employability and professional engagement. Candidates should possess a good honours degree and a doctoral qualification. A commitment to achieving Fellow Status within three years is essential. This role offers excellent benefits including generous leave and pension schemes.

Benefits

35 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Family-friendly policies

Access to library and digital services

Subsidised fitness facilities

Free access to wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Established or promising research profile in Law or related area.
• Experience on relevant programmes.
• Ability to achieve Fellow Status within three years.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
• Enhance student experience through subject knowledge.
• Develop teaching and research programmes.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Initiative and problem-solving

Experience of HE teaching

Education

Good honours degree

Doctoral qualification

Job description

Cardiff School of Management Cardiff School of Management (CSM) is an ambitious, accredited provider of business and management education. State-of-the-art facilities on the Llandaff Campus provide an encouraging and creative learning environment, showcasing the School as a leading centre in the UK for Accounting, Economics and Finance; Business, Management and Law; Marketing and Strategy; and Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management. Staff are rightly proud of their significant contribution to regional regeneration and economic growth through teaching, enterprise work and applied research.

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience. An established or promising research profile in the field of Law or related area, and teaching experience on relevant programmes is essential.

To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and experience.

You will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio contributing to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in our Law provision and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience. Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national and international level.

You will be expected to contribute to the research profile of the department and to meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence Framework.

The Department runs a highly successful LLB (Hons) Law Programme. The department also runs a BA(Hons) Business and Management Law pathway and is developing a BA(Hons) Business Law and Management and a Law pathway at Foundation year level to grow the current provision.

Applications are particularly welcome from outstanding candidates with teaching and research experience. There will be opportunities to contribute to PG research supervision.

What We Are Looking For

• A good level of knowledge relevant to the subject and professional area.
• A sound understanding of pedagogy.
• A sound understanding of research/innovation and scholarly activity.
• Ability to develop teaching and/or research programmes and the provision of learning support.
• Ability to design teaching and learning material.
• Ability to employ appropriate assessment methods.
• Ability to identify areas for improvement and to use initiative and problem-solving skills to improve performance.
• Ability to communicate and disseminate complex and conceptual ideas in a variety of ways - presentations at conferences, reports on findings, publications, feedback etc.
• Experience of HE teaching or equivalent.
• Experience of providing academic leadership and first line support/mentoring for other colleagues.
• A good honours degree.
• Doctoral qualification.
• Ability to achieve Fellow Status as part of the Higher Education Academy’s Professional Recognition scheme, within agreed timescales (as soon as is practicably possible and definitely within three years of commencement of employment).
  
  

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?

We are a values-based University. We are proud of our culture, and we are there for our people. Our community spirit is the golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours. We support and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best. By joining our University, you'll find yourself in a unique environment where a wealth of knowledge and resources are readily available, supporting you with your career development.

We Offer Excellent Benefits Such As

• Annual leave of 35 days, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days (pro rata if part time).
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous monthly contributions.
• Excellent family friendly policies - take a look on our Policy Hub page.
• Opportunities to learn and develop your skills with access to library and digital services facilities.
• Excellent sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.
  
  

Contact us

If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Dr Angela Joseph, Principal Lecturer and Head of Department of Business Management and Law, at [e-mail].

All applications must be submitted online.

The person specification will be used as a tool for shortlisting; so please make sure you use this information when writing your application. You can find useful hints and tips about how to apply by visiting our Application Guidance page.