Lecturer in Healthcare Ethics and Law

About us

The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised as one of the best law schools in the world. We are based in the East Wing of Somerset House, a Grade One listed building, on our Strand Campus, a short walk from the Royal Courts of Justice and Inns of Court in the heart of legal London. Our location enables us to have excellent contacts with practitioners and policymakers, and we have a strong tradition of engagement with the legal profession. 

The School houses the world-renowned Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, the first of its kind in the UK, and one of the first internationally. The Centre’s interdisciplinary research is world-leading across a broad range of topics. Its members are involved in policy engagement and impact activities and hold various positions on committees and regulatory bodies. They also have a successful track record of attracting high-level grant funding. The Centre’s postgraduate programmes include the MA in Medical Ethics and Law, the MA in Medical Law and the MSc in Mental Health, Ethics and Law. Centre staff are also involved in PhD supervision and the provision of some undergraduate teaching.

About the role

The Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, part of the Dickson Poon School of Law, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Healthcare Ethics and Law. The post-holder will be an outstanding candidate with research interests and teaching expertise in the field of healthcare ethics and law. The successful candidate will be required to teach healthcare ethics on our postgraduate programmes, including the MA in Medical Ethics and Law, the MA in Medical Law and the MSc in Mental Health, Ethics and Law. The post-holder will also be involved in PhD supervision and in the provision of other postgraduate and undergraduate teaching in law. 

The post-holder will undertake world-leading research in healthcare ethics and law and will have a deep personal commitment to the delivery of teaching of the highest quality in this field. The post-holder will also undertake administrative duties for the Centre and the School. The Centre has particular research and teaching strengths in the following areas: mental health ethics and law; reproductive ethics and law; law concerning consent and capacity; law at the end of life; criminal law and mental disorder; legal issues in negligent healthcare; the intersection between law, science and society; and regulatory aspects of public and global health. The successful candidate’s teaching and research may add to or build on our existing strengths in these areas.

The successful candidate will be welcomed as an integral part of the faculty of The Dickson Poon School of Law and The Centre for Medical Law and Ethics.

We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability. 

This is a full-time post, and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

Interviews are due to be held on campus on 20th June 2025.

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