Assistant/associate Professor in Space Law - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

Durham University
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Space Law

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Durham Law School

Grade 8/9:

  • Grade 8 £45,585
  • £54,395 per annum Grade 9 £57,696
  • £64,914 per annum
Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time


Contracted Hours per Week: 35


Closing Date: 29-Feb-2024, 5:59:00 PM


Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.


Working at Durham University


A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a warm and friendly place to work, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other.

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The University is located within a beautiful historic city, home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and surrounded by stunning countryside.

Our talented scholars and researchers from around the world 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.

Being a part of Durham is about more than just the success of the University, it's also about contributing to the success of the city, county and community.


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.

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Together, we celebrate difference, value one another and are each responsible for creating an inclusive community that is respectful and fair for all.


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 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.


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.


This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution.

For more information, please visit our School pages at Durham Law School - Durham University


Assistant/Associate Professors at Durham


Assistant/Associate Professors on the Education and Research track are encouraged to focus on research and teaching but are also expected to engage in wider citizenship to enhance their own development, support their department and discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.


Academic colleagues are supported to publish internationally excellent research in high impact outputs including (monographs and journal articles), in their area of interest with a focus on quality rather than quantity.

We will fully support your research needs including practical help such as resources to attend conferences and to fund research activity, as well as a generous research leave policy and a designated mentor.

Sitting alongside world class research; teaching quality and innovation is criti
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