Professor of Law and Vice Dean Education in London

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 Professor of Law and Vice Dean Education. The successful candidate will support the Executive Dean by providing academic leadership and strategic direction to the School’s education agenda in line with The School’s strategies and policies. The Vice Dean Education represents the School at College level in educational matters in Education Executive and College Education Committee. The Vice Dean Education manages the School’s education offering and chairs the School’s Education Committee. This post will be on either the Education and Research or Academic Education pathway for a candidate with outstanding teaching expertise and research interests in Law. The successful candidate will receive a teaching allocation reduction and an additional stipend for the duration of their tenure as Vice Dean Education. This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

• Essential criteria
• PhD, DPhil JDS or equivalent experience in Law.
• Excellent teaching skills, and a proven track record of teaching at postgraduate (including PhD) and undergraduate level, including competence with electronic learning platforms and other IT skills.
• Have an established international reputation in law as demonstrated by outstanding contribution through research publications, and a substantial record of highly cited publications of original research.
• Excellent understanding of the higher education landscape and of the regulatory context in which the School and wider university operate.
• Experience in institutional leadership and track-record of leading and delivering initiatives in improving education provision.
• A track record of scholarship on education and/or demonstrable national or international profile in education leadership.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships, to work on own initiative and as part of a team, and to contribute to the School’s culture of collaboration and mentoring of colleagues in research or education-focused contexts.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Desirable criteria
• Senior or Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, National Teaching Fellowship or equivalent.
• Experience of successfully taking on senior academic administrative roles.

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

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 person specification section of the job description. 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.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work. Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses. However, applications must reflect the applicant’s own work and experience. AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

Interviews are due to be held End of October/early November.

Grade and Salary: starting from £83,414 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.