Assistant Professor in Commercial Law (LAW_04)

Durham Law School is a leading law school. Consistently ranked in the Top 10 nationally and Top 50 globally, it has been growing strongly over the past few years and now comprises a community of over 100 academics and professional support staff. Durham Law School fosters innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to legal research and wishes to attract scholars with strong backgrounds in these areas. The Law School provides a supportive environment for its community of academics, which comprises a generous sabbatical policy and an infrastructure of high-profile research centres that bring together colleagues for collaborative projects.

he successful candidate will be on our teaching and research academic pathway which divides the postholder's duties as follows: 40% research 40% teaching and 20% administration (percentages are approximate).

The Law School at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor. We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of commercial law and we are particularly eager to hear from applicants with a focus on Shipping Law. The post holder must also be able to teach on both Contract Law and Commercial Law on our LLB.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at Durham Law School - Durham University

Please note this post will start in September 2025

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