Casual Academic Talent Pool - Law - School of Global and Public Law
Casual Academic Talent Pool - Law - School of Global and Public Law
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Job Description
At UNSW Law & Justice our commitment to learning as an interactive process ensures our graduates acquire the knowledge and skills for success in pursuing a full range of opportunities from commercial legal practice to community law centres to running a startup or working in the justice or law enforcement system to roles in government or international organisations developing law reform or public policy.
The School of Global and Public Law draws on the facultys strengths in international and comparative law and Australian public law. In everything we do we seek to combine sound analytic frameworks with practical approaches that make a meaningful difference to the world.
Our outlook is socially and politically progressive. Were conscious of the role law has sometimes played in supporting unjust social and economic power relations and were open to laws transformative potential as a vehicle for social justice.
Our students benefit from the experience of some of the worlds leading public law and comparative and international law researchers whose passion for scholarship is matched by their dedication to stimulating interactive teaching.
About the role
Our academics are engaged in teaching across the LLB graduate JD and LLM programs but our students are also exposed to diverse methods of teaching and learning from our casual Teaching Fellows who include leading judges legal practitioners and policy officers. Teaching Fellows are an important and valued part of teaching delivery at UNSW Law & Justice. We are looking for professionals conversant with and passionate about the law to join our experienced Teaching Fellow community.
UNSW Law and Justice is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for casual teaching opportunities in 2025 courses.
We are particularly looking for people with an interest in participatory teaching methods and inculcating in students an appreciation of the connection between law and justice.
About you
You will need:
- A Masters or PhD degree in law or another relevant discipline; or
- A Bachelors degree in law or another relevant discipline plus at least 2 years of indepth professional and/or educational experience that demonstrates advanced legal knowledge independent learning critical thinking and problem solving and communication and interaction skills.
Additional Information
Teaching vacancies vary from Term to Term depending on availability of permanent staff course offerings and student enrolments. Employment is therefore offered on a Term basis. All employment details including the duties required duration of employment and relevant pay rates will be confirmed with the successful applicant(s) prior to the commencement of duty. Offers of employment will be made in accordance with the UNSW (Academic Staff) Enterprise Agreement 2018.
Closing Dates:
Term 1 course selections: please apply by shortlisting deadline (Friday 3rdJanuary 2025
Term 2 course selections: please apply by shortlisting deadline (Monday 14th April 2025
Term 3 course selections: please apply by shortlisting deadline (Monday 5th August 2025
Summer Term course selections: please apply by shortlisting deadline (Monday 18thNovember 2025
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds those living with disabilities members of the LGBTIQ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Gig
