Lecturer in Technology Law (Teaching & Research)

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

30 days leave per annum

Season ticket loan

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Lecturer to contribute to the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and its Cloud Legal Project and Technology Law Institute. You will research, publish, develop curricula, and deliver teaching in technology law in London.

The role requires an excellent academic record in technology law, postgraduate qualifications, and strong teaching and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching technology law at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
• Excellent academic background with publications in technology law.
• Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Make important research contributions to the field of technology law.
• Advance the subject through publications.
• Deliver quality teaching including innovations in teaching and learning.
• Contribute to the administration of CCLS.
• Maximise opportunities for public engagement in the subject.

Skills

Tech law teaching

Academic publications

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Postgraduate degrees

Job description

About the role

The Lecturer will contribute to the intellectual life of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and wider institution. They will be a member of the Cloud Legal Project* research team and the Technology Law Institute and will make contributions to student education and experience through curriculum development and the delivery of teaching activities in the field of Technology Law.

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Make important research contributions to the field of technology law;
• Advance the research subject through publications;
• Deliver quality teaching including making innovations in key aspects of teaching and learning;
• Contribute to the administration of CCLS;
• Maximise opportunities for public engagement in the subject.

The post is based at the Lincoln Inn's Field Campus in London. It is a full-time (35 hours per week), indefinite appointment with an expected start date of January 2027.

* The Cloud Legal Project has received monies from a range of public and private sources, including a multi-year academic donation from Microsoft Corporation.

About You

You should have an excellent academic background and publications record in the field of technology law, together with relevant postgraduate degrees. Experience of teaching technology law at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

CCLS is international in its research and teaching. Our full-time staff come from all over the world, and, along with support from practitioners, judges and regulators, teach some 900 graduate students from 80 countries.

CCLS offers more than 200 courses on all aspects of commercial law, including arbitration, banking, finance, intellectual property, international trade, media, communications, shipping, insurance, regulation, ethics, and tax.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we've fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it's simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days' leave per annum (for full-time staff), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary's commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

£51,755 to £60,901 per annum.