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Ref no:
RGU06175
Published:
02/06/2023
Closes:
21/06/2023
Location:
RGU Garthdee, AB10 7GJ
Salary:
£38,205 - £51,283 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week
Work From Home:
Hybrid

Job Summary

Robert Gordon University is a leading modern university, renowned for the employability of its graduates and holder of a Gold Award in TEF.  Its professionally focused Law School has a strong reputation for innovative and flexible online and on-campus courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which have a global reach.

Building on its success, the Law School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic permanent Lecturer in Law. You will contribute to a thriving Law School primarily through lecturing at undergraduate and graduate levels.  Applications from practitioners or academics with a strength in Construction Law, Commercial Law, Property Law, Health and Safety Law. Oil and Gas Law, Renewable Energy Law, International Environmental Law, Criminal Law, Law of Evidence, and Property Law are particularly welcome.

In addition to teaching, you will be expected to undertake research and carry out appropriate administrative roles within the Law School including course leadership, assisting with the PG Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and the Grampian Community Law Clinic.

For informal enquiries please contact Margaret Downie at m.downie@rgu.ac.uk

Grade 7 Salary Scale: £38,205 – 44,263
Grade 8 Salary Scale: £45,585 – 51,283
Salary on appointment will be dependent upon experience.

Candidates with limited or no prior experience as an academic will be placed on the first point of the Grade 7 scale. Consideration will be given to offering an Academic Attraction Payment (adjusted annually) for those candidates who have specific industry knowledge, skills or, expertise which are required for the position.

Please see the job attachments for further information regarding the Grade 7 and Grade 8 criteria.  Further guidance on Academic Attraction Payments can be found here.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.  For more information visit: https://www.mygov.scot/basic-disclosure/

RGU's ultra-modern campus, located on the outskirts of the vibrant and prosperous city of Aberdeen, offers a superb place to live, work and develop your career. A relocation package is available to assist with your transition to RGU, where you’ll enjoy working in one of the most impressive university settings in the UK, with first-class educational infrastructure and outstanding sporting and leisure facilities, all set against a stunning rural backdrop on the banks of the river Dee. More information can be found in our Relocation Policy

In keeping with RGU's commitment to work/life balance you will have the opportunity to work from home for a portion of the working week and also benefit from a generous pension scheme, 46 days annual leave (including statutory days) an onsite nursery and sports centre, as well as a range of voluntary health and travel benefits. 

Job Description

RESPONSIBLE TO: Dean of School

RESPONSIBLE FOR: No supervisory responsibility

PURPOSE OF POST: Contribute to the teaching, development and running of the Law School’s portfolio of courses.  This position will actively underpin and support the teaching and consultancy activities within the Law School, as well as adding to the research profile of the School.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

  • Carries out designated teaching online and on campus (e.g. via lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, online activities, etc) and assessment duties in areas of expertise, or, as otherwise required by the Dean of School.
  • Participates in the development and preparation of teaching materials.
  • Provides tutorial and personal guidance for students.
  • Supervises undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
  • Develops and maintains expertise in subject areas.
  • Participates in subject and course development.
  • Participates in curriculum development and, in particular, contributes to the introduction of new methods of teaching and learning.
  • Undertakes Course Leadership responsibilities, if required and carries out all duties associated with the management of the course.
  • Assists with the PG Dip Professional Legal Practice and Grampian Community Law Clinic.
  • Undertakes appropriate administrative responsibilities (e.g. year tutor, student selection, examination organisation, placement organisation, timetabling, maintaining attendance records etc).
  • Assists in the supervision and visiting of students during their periods of work experience.
  • Promotes and markets the School and its courses to local, national and international clientele (including student recruitment).
  • Maintains working relationships with other Schools/Departments/Units within the University, as necessary, for the smooth operation and continued development of the School and its courses.
  • Actively participates in and suggests relevant staff development activities.
  • Actively pursues and/or encourages research activities (e.g. writing for publication, developing own research, supervising research students, establishing. externally funded research projects, presenting at conferences etc).
  • Engages with other staff, wherever possible, in consultancy activities relevant to the School.
  • Establishes and maintains relevant professional and industrial links, as necessary, for the effective operation of the School's courses (e.g. engagement in work of external bodies, educational and professional).
  • Represents the School on relevant University committees and the School and University on external committees.
  • Carries out such other related duties as may be required.

Note: Candidates with limited or no lecturing/tutoring experience will still be considered but will work to the Developing Academic and will be provided relevant professional training. Full details of both roles can be found in the attached PDF.

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Professional Memberships

First Degree: LLB or equivalent degree.

Masters in a relevant area, or equivalent.

Membership of a relevant academic or commercial professional body.

Knowledge

Demonstrates expert knowledge of one or more of the required legal specialisms.

Experience

Academic teaching and research, or practitioner role in one or more of the required specialisms.

 

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

PhD in a relevant area; Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, Fellowship or Senior Fellowship of a relevant professional body.

Knowledge

Awareness of the higher education environment, in the UK and internationally.

Experience

Online teaching and learning environments.

Strong, growing research reputation.

Unsociable Hours

Willingness to conduct classes occasionally in the evenings and/or weekends.

Travel

Willingness to travel for university purposes. As a rule the successful candidates will be required to live within 30 miles of the University.

Behaviours

Behaviour 1: Communication - Ability to receive, understand and convey information requiring careful explanation and information of a complex or conceptual nature, in a clear and accurate manner.

Behaviour 2: Decision Making - Experience of using own judgement to make decisions, making collaborative decisions with others to reach conclusions and providing advice or information that will influence the decisions of others

Behaviour 3: Teaching and Learning Support - Experience of providing standard information or delivering teaching or training, designing content or learning materials within existing frameworks and developing innovative approaches to learning experience and the curriculum.

Behaviour 4: Service Delivery - Experience of exploring and adapting a service to meet customers' expectations and also identifying ways of improving standards.

Behaviour 5: Analysis and Research - Experience of identifying or designing data gathering and analytical methods appropriate for each investigation and producing reports that identify key issues and findings.

Behaviour 6: Liaison and Networking - Experience of circulating information in an accurate and timely manner, working across team boundaries to build and strengthen working relationships, leading and developing internal networks to pursue a shared interest and leading and building external networks to enhance the work of the organisation.

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