Teaching Fellow in Land and Trusts Law - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

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Teaching Fellow in Land and Trusts Law

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Durham Law School

Grade 7:

  • £37,099
  • £44,263 per annum
Fixed Term - Full Time


Contracted Hours per Week: 35


Closing Date: 27-Aug-2023, 5:59:00 PM


Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.


The University


A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other.


As one of the UK's leading universities, Durham is an incredible place to define your career while enjoying a high-quality work/life balance.

We are home to some of the most talented scholars and researchers from around the world who are tackling global issues and making a difference to people's lives.


We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world.


Our University Strategy is built on three pillars of research, education and wider student experience, but also on our keen sense of community and of inspiring others to achieve their potential.

Our University Strategy

Our Purpose and Values


Find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Durham area on our Why Durham? information page.


The Role and Department
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 very generous sabbatical policy and an infrastructure of high-profile research centres that brings together colleagues for collaborative projects.

The School is housed in the iconic Palatine Centre overlooking Durham Cathedral in the heart of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It is located on the main East Coast trainline connecting to London and Edinburgh and also within convenient reach of Newcastle Airport.

The School has an extensive network of leading international partner institutions and close ties with the City of London and the Inns of Court.

It counts among its alumni two Supreme Court Justices (Retired)


Our top-ranked global law courses are very competitive with an excellent and diverse student population from across the world delivering a cutting-edge, research-led curriculum with a commitment to small group teaching through seminars and tutorials much prized by employers.

Our School's strategic objectives put EDI at the heart of everything that we do.

We are committed to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and actively develop our policies and procedures to ensure that everyone within our community is treated fairly and is provided with the same opportunities.

This applies to our everyday working in teaching, research and administration, including academic progression and promotion processes. Our Law School is holds a Athena Swan Bronze award.


Teaching Fellow in Land and Trusts Law**Teaching Fellowships offer the opportunity of valuable experience to those early in their academic careers and the University is keen to maximise the benefit to as many people as possible. The post of Teaching Fellow will involve a significant teaching load, and there may be related scholarship and the opportunity for administrative duties which relate to education and pedagogy.

The post is for a fixed term only. It is not anticipated that the post will be extended beyond this fixed term.

The successful applicant will, ideally, be in post by 02 October 2023.


Key Responsibilities

  • Teach modules in appropriate learning environments at undergraduate/postgraduate levels, demonstrating an increasing awareness of different approaches to and methods of teaching and supporting student learning;
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage own teaching and designing, planning and writing teaching materials;
  • Lead some aspects of modules and contribute to modules led by others by collaborating with colleagues on course development;
  • Develop and deliver an inclusive curriculum and make an active contribution to an inclusive community in which diversity is embraced and celebrated;
  • Seek and take on board feedback on teaching and engage with others in CPD;
  • Supervise undergraduate student(s), and where appropriate act as part of a PhD supervisory team;
  • Contribute to educational skill of colleagues, e.g. giving a seminar to colleagues or engaging in constructive discussion about a seminar;
  • Build internal contacts and participate in networks to exchange information;
  • In addition to Board of Studies, membership of some departmental committees and pro
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