Senior Lecturer & Director of Professional Legal Education

Type of contract: Part -Time Substantive

The School of Law is looking to appoint a part-time (0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE)) Senior Lecturer to act as Director of Professional Legal Education.  The successful candidate will be expected to act as Programme Lead for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and to seek to further develop the School’s Professional Legal Education portfolio.

There is some scope for flexibility in start date, but it would be preferable if the successful candidate could be in place in no later than 1^st August 2025.

The School of Law is an ambitious and growing School with which regularly ranks in the Top 20 UK Law Schools (11 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025; 16 in the Guardian Good University Guide).  We are committed to equality and diversity and hold an Athena Swan Bronze Award.

Applications are welcome on both the Teaching and Research and Teaching and Scholarship career track. The successful candidate(s) will have the opportunity to become an active member of one or more of the School’s Research Centres.

Our learning environment is one of support and personal development leading to well-rounded and highly employable graduates from across Scotland, the UK, the EU and more internationally.

The successful candidate(s) will be expected in particular to:

• Direct the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, liaising as appropriate with the profession, its regulators and other relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and implement strategy relative to the provision of CPD and professional legal education.
• Contribute as appropriate to the School’s commercialisation strategy.
• Design and/or oversee the design of teaching material and deliver it appropriately either across a range of courses or within a subject area.

Salary will be at the appropriate point on the Grade 8, £59,139 - £66,537 per annum, pro rata and negotiable with placement according to qualifications and experience.

Any appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and will be subject to a probation period.

For further information on various staff benefits and policies please visit: www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/working-here

Should you wish to make an informal enquiry please contact Prof Greg Gordon, Head of School:

Prof Greg W. Gordon, Head of School

g.w.gordon@abdn.ac.uk

Please note that this post does not meet the minimum requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route. We are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post that require sponsorship to work in the UK. 

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Please do not send application forms or CVs to Prof Gordon

Job Reference Number: LAW081A

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9^th April 2025

The School of Law embraces a diverse working environment and recognises the many benefits this can bring. Applications from individuals from across all of the equality protected characteristics are encouraged.

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