Assistant Professor

Karlstad University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking Assistant Professors for its School of Law. Candidates should be committed to teaching and research, contributing to core and specialist law modules. The university values diversity and encourages applicants from various backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Commitment to inspiring and engaging students.
• Developing and conducting innovative, original research.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to undergraduate teaching in core law modules.
• Lead or contribute to optional undergraduate and postgraduate modules.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Education

PhD

Job description

We are a pioneering institution that provides an exceptional research-led education for 45,000 students from over 150 countries.

To ensure we recruit the best possible candidate, we are advertising this role to those interested in a Research & Teaching or Teaching & Curriculum Leadership contract. Please ensure you apply for the pathway that best fits your skills, experience and career aspirations.

The University of Nottingham, School of Law is looking to recruit Assistant Professorsto join our intellectually engaging and collegial academic environment. If you are committed to inspiring and engaging students and to developing and conducting innovative, original research and scholarship of national and/or international standing, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for candidates who can contribute to our undergraduate teaching in one of the following core modules:

• Introduction to Law and Legal Theory
• Law of Contract
• Public Law
• Foundations of Tort
• Land Law
• Criminal Law
• Law of Trusts

and can lead or contribute to optional undergraduate and postgraduate modules in one of the following specialist areas:

• Advanced Tort
• Family and/or Child Law
• Law and Technology (including robotics, privacy & data protection, regulation)
• Intellectual Property Law
• Company and/or Insolvency Law
• International Sale of Goods
• Healthcare and/or Mental Health Law
• Restitution Law and Economics
• Personal Property

Please follow the links below to view the posts available and apply:

Assistant Professor (Research & Teaching)

Assistant Professor in Land Law and Law of Trusts (Teaching & Curriculum Leadership)

The School of Law at the University of Nottingham is a dynamic place for research, teaching and learning. It is consistently ranked amongst the top law schools in the UK and attracts some of the very best students from around the world to its excellent undergraduate, Masters and PhD programmes. All of our academics also contribute to School administration.

We believe that every one of our staff members can contribute to enhancing the diverse environment in which we work, and we are keen to hear what your contribution could be. We want to appoint people not just based on their past achievements, but also on their potential. We want to draw on the widest possible range of talents and backgrounds. A diverse and collegiate environment, bringing different perspectives to our work, and allowing people to thrive is the best platform for cutting-edge research and excellent teaching and student support.

We will shortlist based solely on answers to the questions asked as part of the online application process, so please do not include a CV, as it will not be read. We do not see candidates’ names as part of our shortlisting process: we have found this significantly increases the diversity of candidates we invite to interview. Please avoid disclosing your name. If you would like to share further information (e.g. to explain a career break), please use the ‘additional information’ section.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to the Head of School, Professor Olympia Bekou - [e-mail] . Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

University Park Nottingham, United Kingdom

Published

2025-05-15

2025-06-09 23:59 (Europe/London)
2025-06-10 00:59 (CET)