University Teacher in Law in Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university. We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement, a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

We have an exciting opportunity at the University of Sheffield, School of Law for an inspiring teacher of law to join a dynamic group of scholars in law and criminology. We are looking to recruit a fixed-term University Teacher who will contribute to high quality teaching at UG and PG levels and embed, develop and deliver Pro Bono activities. We are especially keen to attract applicants able to teach in one or more of the foundations of legal knowledge.

The School of Law enjoys an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. We have a diverse team which aspires to address global challenges and our vision is to advance the interdisciplinary understanding of law, socio-legal studies, and criminology. We enjoy a global network of research and teaching links and encourage all undergraduate students to spend a year either abroad with one of our partners, or on work placement.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Design, develop and deliver teaching modules across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
• Carry out assessment for modules, including designing assessment instruments and criteria; marking assessments, ensuring adequate moderation; providing written/oral feedback.
• Supervise and assess UG and PG dissertation students and doctoral students.
• Embed Pro Bono activities into the curriculum and develop/deliver future Employability strategy.
• Provide pastoral and academic support for students by acting as an Academic Tutor.
• Contribute to the life of the School, Faculty and wider University community.

Person Specification:

• High standard teaching potential in relevant subject areas.
• Proven teaching ability, ideally with a recognised teaching qualification.
• Ability to design and deliver modules to a high standard.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Proven ability to work to and meet deadlines.
• An understanding of and demonstrable commitment to promoting and embedding equality, diversity & inclusion principles.

Further Information:

• Grade 8.2
• Work arrangement: Full-time
• Duration: 18 months
• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.

We are a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.