Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 16 September 2025

The Role

Newcastle Law School seeks to appoint a full time, permanent Lecturer in Family Law to join our forward thinking, inclusive Russell Group Law School that seeks to embed its values in all that it does: Challenge; Social Justice; Compassion; Wellbeing; Excellence; Responsibility; and Respect.

We are looking for a passionate researcher in the area of Family Law. Your research should engage with socially relevant and important questions that address current and future problems. A willingness to collaborate across legal fields and disciplines is also desirable. An ability to contribute to the teaching of at least one of the foundational legal knowledge subjects is also essential.

Newcastle Law School is a globally connected, locally rooted and compassionate community. We embrace diversity and advance social justice by addressing contemporary and future challenges through our research, our scholarship, our engagement with partners, and as a lasting impact of our legal education. We are based in Newcastle upon Tyne, a city with a wide variety of cultural, social and leisure offering, with outstanding schools and close proximity to beautiful nature and heritage sites. We want to appoint someone who shares our values, and who will work with us to realise them across all our areas of activity. We are particularly interested in the strengths and lived experiences of researchers from different ethnic groups and cultures to broaden the diversity of Newcastle Law School, as we strive to avoid perpetuating biases and oversights on legal research and legal education.

If you see yourself in the above description, then please get in touch and consider applying. If you would like a confidential discussion about this role please contact Samantha Ryan, Head of Newcastle Law School at samantha.ryan@newcastle.ac.uk

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 22 September and the successful applicant will be expected to commence their role on January 5 2026.

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.

Key Accountabilities

Teaching & Learning

To provide high quality research led teaching activity
To supervise dissertation students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level (commensurate with experience)
Mentor and support students throughout their studies in the role of personal tutor
Set and mark assessment of modules in accordance with university standards and utilise on-line and digitised curricula and education frameworks
Contribute to curriculum development at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level
Provide education for life, that engages, challenges and supports our students to discover and fulfil their potential both while they are studying with us and once they have graduated

Research

Conduct research that demonstrates international standards of excellence in terms of originality, significance and rigour
Contribute to the research profile of Newcastle Law School by publishing high quality outputs
Pursue external funding commensurate with experience
Potential to demonstrate impact by developing research-based solutions to real-world problems and engage with external stakeholders to develop the impact of your work
Supervise PGR (postgraduate research) students commensurate with experience

Other

Operate as an active and present citizen in the Newcastle Law School community
Have a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and an understanding of how individual behaviour can contribute to a positive research and education culture
Undertake a range of administrative tasks to support your area of teaching, research and/or engagement
Take responsibility for a defined citizenship or leadership role
Contribute to the wider work of the School, Faculty and University through input to project teams, working groups and committees
Ability and skill to develop sustained relationships, including with internal colleagues, external partners and organisations

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Expertise (teaching and research) in the area of family law
Experience of designing and delivering high quality teaching and learning material, resources and activities for students making effective use of technology to enhance learning
A developing national/international research profile
Ability or potential to develop and secure research funding
Evidence of ability to contribute to the research community of the Law School
Ability to supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate students’ research projects
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent organisational, time management and presentation skills
Demonstration of successful team working
Personal resilience in a context of change and fast paced environment
Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

Qualifications

A good LLB Honours
PhD (or equivalent) at or near completion (strictly within 3 months of submission at time of application) in a relevant subject
HE teaching qualification or equivalent experience (Desirable)

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 28420

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