Lecturer in Law (Teaching & Research)

Department of Law and Criminology

Location: Egham
Salary: £46,548 to £54,975 per annum - including London Allowance Post Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 26 May 2023
Reference: 0523-211

Full-Time, Permanent

Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in the Department of Law and Criminology. There is one full time permanent lecturer post in Law available. The Department of Law and Criminology is part of the School of Law and Social Sciences, alongside the Departments of Economics, Politics, International Relations and Philosophy. We are forward thinking, multidisciplinary and research active. We offer undergraduate programmes in Law, Criminology & Psychology and Criminology & Sociology and Social Science, together with Masters programmes in Forensic Psychology, Consumption, Culture & Marketing, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies and Social Work. We are also home to an energetic postgraduate research student community.  

We seek an outstanding teacher and researcher to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team. In this post we are seeking to add to our research priorities in alignment with the College’s research catalysts which are currently Living Sustainably, Transformative Digital Technologies, Security and Society and Digital Futures in the Creative and Cultural Industries. The position includes teaching undergraduate core subjects, and we are interested in candidates with teaching expertise in Criminal Law. We are also keen to develop our teaching portfolio in other areas of undergraduate and postgraduate levels of teaching, including the supervision of doctoral students and the development of specialist options to reflect specific areas of expertise. Applicants should possess the broad range of skills needed to teach effectively and as well as core teaching within our existing programmes should be able to contribute to and develop our teaching portfolio. We also expect academic leadership and an effective contribution to programme or department administration or projects improving the student experience. 

The post is available from August 2023 or soon thereafter and is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

We offer a vibrant and supportive environment, in an internationally recognised and multidisciplinary academic group. We have a strong research culture and good links with legal and Criminal Justice agencies and the NHS, as well as government and charitable organisations. Further information on the School and the Department can be found at: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/law/

The Human Resources Department can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference 0523-211

Closing Date: 23:59, 26 May 2023

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Further details: Job Description Person Specification    

The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.