Assistant Professor in Financial Law (Education)

The Law School at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor (Education) of Financial Law. This is an Education Track post. Candidates for this post should have a strong track record of excellence in teaching and a strong commitment to education.

We welcome applications from those with teaching interests in the broad field of Financial Law, whether financial regulation, corporate finance, or banking/securities law. The post holder must be able to teach on the Law School’s modules pertaining to the area of Financial Law. These include the Financial Law module currently delivered in the second year of our LLB, the Corporate Finance module taught in the third year of our LLB, and the more advanced modules taught in the MSc in Law and Finance and the LLMs. These modules cover various topics, including banking law and regulation, securities law and regulations, contractual aspects of finance, FinTech, and international and EU financial law.

Please note this post is tenable from September 2025.

How to Apply

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Please note that in submitting your application, we will be processing your data.  We would ask you to consider the relevant University Privacy Statement  which provides information on the collation, storing and use of data. 

What to Submit Dept may state a maximum number of pages and add further information for candidates to contextualise. Min of 2 and Maximum of 4 publications – dept to determine.

All applicants are asked to submit:

• A CV
• A covering letter which details your experience, strengths and potential in the requirements set out above.
• A statement of your pedagogical approach to learning (of no more than 500 words) and a personal scholarship plan (no more than two pages).
• Optional: up to two of your most significant pieces of work/evidence of your pedagogic activity demonstrating scholarship and educational impact since 2019, however work prior to 2019 may be submitted where candidates have had career breaks.
• An EDI & values statement – (of no more than 500 words) which demonstrates your commitment to EDI and our values. (I.e. involvement in equality, diversity, and inclusion activities such as mentoring, volunteering, or attending conferences.

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