Lecturer in Law

**Advert**

**Lecturer in Law - Fixed Term Contract (12 Months) - Teaching and Scholarship**

**School of Law and Politics**

The School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University is seeking to appoint Lecturers (Grade 6) in Law. The posts are for a period of 12 months. These roles are viewed as a gateway role to support emerging early career scholars to develop the skills and build a CV which will support career progression.-
- Positions are for one year only and an available as a full or part-time role. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.-
**We intend to hold interviews weeks commencing 7 and 14 August 2023.**

**Salary**: £36,333 - £43,155 per annum (Grade 6)**Date advert posted: Friday, 30 June 2023**

**Closing date: Monday, 17 July 2023**
- As a Lecturer at Cardiff Law School the successful applicant will be required to deliver high-quality teaching at both undergraduate and potentially postgraduate level, and carrying out research or scholarship leading to the publishing of high-quality papers. The successful applicant should be an active and collegiate member of the school community and contribute to every aspect of school life.**Main Duties and Responsibilities**

Scholarship- Engage in scholarly activity with the potential to publish journal articles and/or outputs which advance knowledge within the area of work.
- Have the potential to contribute to scholarship through working with individuals and teams within, and external to, the wider university community.
- Contribute to scholarship in the area of work through participation in conferences, seminars and other academic and professional forums (at local and national level) to disseminate the results of individual scholarship.
- Develop scholarship projects which have potential to receive internal or external funding.
- To actively participate in School scholarship activities and contribute to scholarship through interdisciplinary working with individuals and teams within, and external to, the wider university community.
- To engage in scholarship to a high standard including work associated with examinations (setting and marking paper and providing constructive feedback to students), administration, participation in committee work.

Teaching- Contribute to the design and deliver teaching programmes for courses and contribute to module development as part of a module team, where required
- Inspire undergraduate and postgraduate students and deliver effective teaching under the guidance of a mentor / module leader and develop skills in assessment methods and in providing constructive feedback to students.
- Deliver pastoral care through both acting as a Personal Tutor and providing support and guidance to students, building and establishing trust.
- Supervise the work of students including the supervision of Undergraduate and Master’s students and the co-supervision of PGRs, where required.
- To demonstrate a commitment to professional development and engage in the peer review processes.
- To participate in the teaching community including committee membership and student engagement activities.

Carry out work associated with teaching including examinations (setting and marking papers and providing constructive feedback to students), administration, participation in committee work.
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**Person Specification**-
**ESSENTIAL CRITERIA**

Qualifications and Education- Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- 2. Expertise and a portfolio of research/ scholarship with the potential to become a leader in the field.
- 3. The potential to publish in national journals and/or other research outputs
- 4. Demonstrate specialist knowledge and knowledge of current advancements within academic research/scholarship area.
- 5. Ability to design, deliver and continuously develop modules across the Schools teaching programmes.- Pastoral, Communication and Team Working
- 7. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex and conceptual ideas clearly and confidently to others using high level skills and a range of pedagogic methods.
- 8. Evidence of a flexible and co-operative attitude towards colleagues, with a willingness to engage in the life of the School and contribute fully to the community, teaching, research and administrative activities.
- 9. The ability to provide appropriate pastoral support to students, appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances and to act as a personal tutor.
- Other
- 10. Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and teamworking within work.**DESIRABLE CRITERIA**

11. A willingness to take responsibility for academically related administration.
- 12. Ability to teach in the medium of Welsh.
- 13. Ability to support or deliver pro-bono teaching.
- 14. Proven ability to work without close supervision and to adapt to