Assistant Professor in Public International Law - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

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Assistant Professor in Public International Law (LAW_01)

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Durham Law School

Grade 8:

£45, £54,395.00 per annum

Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time

Contracted Hours per Week: 35

Closing Date: 11-Sep-2023, 5:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.

Job title:
Assistant Professor in Public International Law

Vacancy reference:

Department:
Law School

Responsible to:
Dean

Working arrangements:
The role is full-time, but we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements including potential job shares

Open date: 9 August 2023

Closing date:11 September 2023 at Midnight (UK Time)**
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Durham Law School fosters innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to legal research and wishes to attract scholars with strong backgrounds in these areas.

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