Lecturer in Law

Salary: £40,497 - £45,413  per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 22 June 2025

The Role

We are looking for an individual with a PhD in law (or near completion) who shares our values and can contribute to the teaching of tort law and law and gender. An ability to teach criminal law is desirable. This is a 12-month fixed-term post (1 September 2025 to 29 Aug 2026) primarily to deliver replacement teaching, with the opportunity to develop your research/scholarship.  

Newcastle Law School is a globally connected, locally rooted, and compassionate community. We embrace diversity and advance social justice by addressing contemporary and future challenges through our research, our scholarship, our engagement with partners, and as a lasting impact of our legal education. Our values are challenge, social justice, compassion, wellbeing, excellence, responsibility, and respect.  

If you would like a confidential discussion about this role please contact Samantha Ryan, Head of Newcastle Law School at samantha.ryan@newcastle.ac.uk.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach both a CV and a cover letter that outlines how you meet the essential requirements for the post as outlined below. Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 30 June 2025.

Key accountabilities:

• Contribute to the delivery and as required the planning and design of modules 
• Design and deliver high-quality teaching and learning materials, resources and activities  
• Set, mark, and assess course work and examinations, providing timely and effective feedback to students in line with University policy, and utilise online and digitised curricula and education frameworks
• Supervising undergraduate and taught postgraduate students as required
• Mentor and support students throughout their studies in the role of personal tutor.  
• Operate as an active citizen in the Newcastle Law School community and wider University 
• Have a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and an understanding of how individual  behaviour can contribute to a positive research and education culture 
• Undertake a range of administrative tasks to support your area of teaching, research and/or engagement 
• Undertake administrative duties as required by Head of School

The Person

Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Demonstrable teaching experience of undergraduate LLB students
• Subject knowledge of tort law and law and gender (either from previous study, teaching experience or research expertise) and capacity to teach these subjects 
• Evidence or the potential to provide a high-quality educational experience, rooted in strong disciplinary knowledge that engages, challenges, and inspires our students
• Ability to supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate students’ research projects
• Excellent written and oral communication skills 

Attributes and behaviours 

• Excellent organisational and time management  
• Willingness to contribute to the community of the Law School
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative 
• Personal resilience in a context of change
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion 

Qualifications

• A good LLB Honours degree 
• PhD (or equivalent) at or near completion (strictly within three months of submission at time of application) in a relevant subject 
• HE teaching qualification or equivalent experience (Desirable) 

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver  Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 28187