Lecturer in Law - Teaching and Research in Cardiff

The School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer (Grade 6/7) in Law.

Responsibilities and qualifications

• The successful candidate will be, or have the potential to be, an excellent teacher and scholar.
• Must have obtained or be near completion of a postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area by the time the appointment begins or equivalent professional expertise in Law or a cognate field.
• Must have an ambitious research agenda that supports and/or expands the School’s current research strengths.
• The specific area of legal research expertise and teaching within Law is AI/cybersecurity.
• The post holder may also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students and contribute to the successful administration and management of the Law School.

This post is full time (35 hours), open-ended and available immediately. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Please direct any queries relating to this post to the Head of School at lawpl-management@cardiff.ac.uk.

Interviews are planned for Thursday, 9 July. We kindly ask applicants to keep this date available, as alternative interview dates may not be possible.

Salary: £41,064 – £46,049 per annum (Grade 6) or £51,753 – £56,535 per annum (Grade 7). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at the bottom of the scale, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Date advert posted: Thursday, 11 June 2026

Closing date: Friday, 26 June 2026

Equality and diversity statement

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT +, Ethnic Minority or those with disabilities.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published.

More information is available at Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University.