The MSc in Law and Finance (‘MLF’) is a one-year taught Master’s degree, which offers students with a prior background in law the chance to develop an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of relevant economic and financial contexts.
The Faculty of Law seeks to appoint a Departmental Lecturer to undertake teaching, supervision and research in the field of Law and Finance. The teaching will be spread across the MLF core course of Law and Economics of Corporate Transactions (‘LECT’) and two MLF elective courses delivered by the Faculty of Law: Principles of Financial Regulation and Corporate Finance Law. The postholder will also undertake research and support the management and continued development of the MLF, in collaboration with other members of the MLF teaching and administration team across the Law Faculty and the Saïd Business School.
The successful candidate should hold, by the time of appointment, a doctorate or other relevant higher degree in a relevant subject; or an established record of accomplishment in research and a record of high quality research and publication in Law and Finance commensurate with career experience; demonstrate the ability to provide outstanding teaching to high-achieving students in the taught postgraduate programmes and especially in the MLF programme and have administrative and pastoral skills, to work co-operatively with University and college administration and to deal effectively with the pastoral needs of graduate students.
Enquiries about the position should be addressed to the HR Manager, Emma Gascoigne, recruitment@law.ox.ac.uk.
Informal enquiries about the role may be sent to Horst Eidenmueller (horst.eidenmueller@law.ox.ac.uk) who is not a member of the selection panel. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.
The post is full time and fixed term until 30 September 2026. The postholder will be based at the Law Faculty, St Cross Building, St Cross Road, Oxford, OX1 3UL.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and to download further details (including the job description and selection criteria), please visit Oxford University website The date for applications is midday on Wednesday 26 March 2025
Candidates should arrange for 1 item of written work (in total 6,000-10,000 words), published or unpublished to be sent in a single email to recruitment@law.ox.ac.uk by the closing date.
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to arrange for three references to be submitted before the interviews take place.
Interviews will be held in person at the Faculty of Law on Thursday 15 May 2025 (am).