Associate Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor Law

• Based at our Melbourne Burwood Campus or Waterfront Geelong Campus
• Full-time and continuing
• Level A ($83268 $111939) 17% superannuation (pro rata part time)
• Level B ($117684 $139191) 17% superannuation (pro rata part time)
• Level C ($143490 $ 165001) 17% superannuation (pro rata part time)
• Level D ($172171 $ 189376) 17% superannuation (pro rata part time)
• Level E ($220925) 17% superannuation (pro rata part time)

Deakin Law School

Deakin University located in the cities of Melbourne and Geelong is committed to educational excellence and innovation that provides transformative learning experiences and to high quality high impact research. Deakin Law School which sits within the Faculty of Business and Law is a diverse community of scholars teaching and researching in Australian comparative transnational and international law.

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; and an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in both online and on campus.

The positions

Deakin Law school is looking to appoint several developing or established scholars to ongoing academic positions both teaching and research and education-focused.

Scholars working in all fields of legal teaching and research are welcome to apply with expertise in the following fields being particularly welcome: Property Law; Equity and Trusts; Contract Law; Evidence; Criminal Law; Family Law; Commercial Law; Environmental Law; and Health Law.

As an Associate Lecturer (Level A) Lecturer (Level B) Senior Lecturer (Level C) Associate Professor (Level D) or Professor (Level E) in Deakin Law School you will be actively involved in teaching including:

• Delivering student-centred education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across a variety of teaching modes (asynchronous synchronous online and face-to-face);
• As a member or a leader of teaching teams developing and implementing effective and innovative curriculum design and educational resources;
• Creating and administering a variety of assessment tasks providing clear assessment criteria and timely feedback to students;
• Supervising research students (Honours and HDR);
• Contributing to a culture of collaboration and educational excellence within the Law School including mentoring of colleagues and building teaching and learning capability.

In a teaching and research role you will also undertake scholarly research publish in quality journals and secure research funding. By developing a body of work recognised for quality and impact you will build a national reputation. At senior lecturer level or above you will also participate in and lead collaborations that enable high quality research with national or international impact and an education-focused role you will contribute to the advancement of knowledge within your field or in relation to legal pedagogy.

You will foster relationships with other academics and universities the community government and the legal profession contributing to the Universitys community engagement agenda and enhancing the scholarly reputation of the University.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities for the Level A E positions and roles please review the position descriptions in the link below.

To be successful you will have:

• a PhD in Law (Levels B - E) or substantial progress towards completion of a PhD in Law (Level A);
• a strong (Level A) excellent (Levels B C and D) or outstanding (Level E) record of scholarly learning and teaching in undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs including research supervision;
• for teaching and research applicants a developing research agenda (Level A) or an emerging (Level B) national (Level C) or international (Levels D and E) research reputation underpinned by publications in quality journals and/or success in obtaining research funding;
• an emerging (Level B) national (Level C) or international (Levels D and E) research reputation underpinned by publications in quality journals and/or success in obtaining research funding;
• an ability to contribute to service and leadership within the Law School commensurate with the role and level sought;
• an ability to contribute to community engagement around legal research (teaching and research roles) and the teaching of law (all roles);
• strong interpersonal skills with an ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues;
• a commitment to fostering relationships with fellow scholars the community the profession and government and with other higher educational institutions.

For a comprehensive list of selection criteria for the Level A E positions and roles please review the position descriptions in the link below.

How to apply:

Please submit your current academic curriculum vitae and a cover letter that clearly states which level and role you are applying for.

Position Descriptions for each of the positions available are below:

Teaching-and-Research Law PD (Level A).pdf

Teaching-and-Research Law PD (Level B).pdf

Teaching-and-Research Law PD (Level C).pdf

Teaching-and-Research Law PD (Level D).pdf

Teaching-and-Research Law PD (Level E).pdf

For a confidential discussion regarding this role please contact Professor Marilyn McMahon Dean Deakin Law School at .

Applications for this position close on Sunday 23rd November