King's College London

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.

About the role

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 Dickson Poon School of Law is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in EU Law who will contribute to the teaching, research, and other academic and professional activities at The Dickson Poon School of Law.

The successful candidate is expected to have completed a PhD by the starting date. They should be keen to gain further experience in a research–led teaching role and being actively involved in the administration and academic life of a thriving law school. The successful candidate’s principal teaching contribution will be in EU Law, on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. This means that, beyond your specialism in the area of EU law, you are expected to have solid generalist knowledge and are able to impart this knowledge to undergraduate students. You may be required to teach across all modes of programme delivery: on-campus, blended and online.

On the research side, along with a demonstrable high potential to attract funding, the successful candidate will be impact-focused and will be able to contribute, as required, to the research priorities of the Centre of European Law (CEL) The CEL is an institution with a fifty-year tradition of action research in European legal affairs. Three of our past and current members were appointed to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. At the moment, our priorities focus on, but not limited to, the relations between the EU and the UK post-Brexit, as well as on the following One King’s Impact themes: ‘a thriving and sustainable planet’; ‘advancing equality and social mobility’ and ‘peace and justice in a turbulent world.’

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 (35 hours per week) post, and will be offered on an ​indefinite ​contract.

About you

Essential Criteria

1. PhD, DPhil or JSD in Law.

2. Track record of excellent teaching and knowledge of EU Law.

3. A commitment to, and interest in the area of EU Law, as the primary focus of the candidate’s teaching

3. Excellent oral and written communication skills

5. Competence with electronic learning platforms and other IT skills.

6. Ability to work effectively within a team, work collaboratively and collegiately as well as on one’s own initiative.

7. Demonstrable ability to publish high-quality research in EU Law with a potential to generate impact.

Desirable Criteria

1. The potential to attract funding for research

2. Experience of successfully undertaking academic administrative roles.

3. Teaching award e.g., Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held on-campus on the first week of February 2025.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.