Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Law, Teaching & Research

Overview:

• 2 x Full-time, ongoing positions for a Law Lecturer and/or Senior Lecturer
• Salary Academic Level B ($115,303 - $136,925 ) or C ($135,814 - $ 156,608) + 17% Super depending on qualifications and experience
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University

About You

Lecturer (Level B):

The Lecturer is expected to contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School, in the discipline of law. More specifically, the Lecturer is responsible for carrying out teaching activities within undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Law, and for maintaining and advancing their scholarly, research and professional capabilities relevant to their work in the School of Law. The Lecturer will be required to teach and conduct classes in the Priestley courses as required and otherwise in law courses relevant to their field of expertise, and to assist in the academic and administrative, consultative and coordination tasks involved with these courses. Academics with expertise in any of the Priestley 11 subject areas (contracts, torts, evidence, civil procedure, equity and trusts, constitutional and administrative law, company, property law, ethics and professional responsibility) should apply.

Expertise in the fields of family law, wills and probate, Indigenous people and the law, law and technology, commercial law is desirable.

The Lecturer is also expected to actively promote the program by establishing and maintaining memberships, links and partnerships with academic, industry and professional communities. The Lecturer is expected to work collaboratively and collegially with fellow academics within the teaching team and update colleagues and students on developments in their subject area or specialisation. The Lecturer will be responsible for course coordination. Experience in coordination, course design, assessment design, and team management is desirable.

The Lecturer is expected to have expertise in using educational technologies in delivery of legal education and/or be engaged in research on the intersection of law and technology.

To be successful for Level B, you’ll have as a minimum:

• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including online delivery, and the ability to produce high quality curriculum or program materials.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake course coordination and course development.
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with and to negotiate sensitively with students especially on issues related to effective learning.
• Ambition to engage at the forefront of ed tech and research in technology and/or law and social justice.
• Emerging track record and recognition for quality research outputs which will contribute to existing Discipline and School research areas evidenced by publications, development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and industry links.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise higher degree by research candidates.
• Ability to build effective networks with colleagues and generate alternative funding projects through effective liaison with industry and government.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills appropriate for interacting with higher degree by research candidates, staff and industry, together with a strong commitment to teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Senior Lecturer (Level C):

The Senior Lecturer will contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School in the discipline of law. The incumbent is to make a significant contribution to the delivery of programs and to be actively involved in research, consulting and other professional activities relevant to their work in the School of Law.  The Senior Lecturer will be required to teach and conduct classes in the Priestley courses as required and otherwise in law courses relevant to their field of expertise and to contribute substantively to the academic and administrative, consultative and coordination tasks involved with these courses. The Senior Lecturer may have responsibility for program management, or other service role.  Academics with expertise in any of the Priestley 11 subject areas (contracts, torts, evidence, civil procedure, equity and trusts, constitutional and administrative law, company, property law, ethics and professional responsibility) should apply. 

Expertise in the fields of family law, wills and probate, Indigenous people and the law, technology and law, commercial law is desirable. 

The Senior Lecturer will develop, engage in and lead high quality research projects that are aligned with the University’s research focus areas to achieve success in attracting research funding and to produce high quality outputs in the discipline of law. The Senior Lecturer will have an important research leadership role in embedding their research expertise into the life of the School and will be required to develop high quality, productivity-driven networks across RMIT and with local, national and global, internal and external partners.

The Senior Lecturer will have expertise in using educational technologies in delivery of legal education, and scholarship in the field of law and technology including research leadership in this field is highly desirable.

To be successful for Level C, you’ll have as a minimum:

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate large courses, prepare and deliver programs at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including high quality curriculum and program materials.
• Demonstrated ability to implement innovative approaches to student-centred learning and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a large program or a number of small programs.
• Demonstrated ability to support student issues related to effective learning.
• Ambition to engage at the forefront of ed-tech and research in technology and/or social justice.
• Nationally recognised research track record including substantial record of research outputs in high quality outlets.
• Experience in research leadership with the ability to build and develop collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff to deliver high quality outcomes, attract and secure external research funding to sustain research effort and manage funded research projects including complex budgets and reporting requirements.
• Experience in supervising higher degree by research candidates to maximise research performance.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About The College

The School of Law, launched in 2025, emerged from the Graduate School of Business and Law. The School provides an open and collaborative intellectual environment, with academics who stand at the frontiers of interdisciplinary knowledge creation that is both rigorous and relevant, benefiting business, the legal system, and society at large. The School of Law, located at the historic Emily McPherson Building, provides RMIT law students with an engaging learning environment, superior educational resources, quality teaching staff and strong industry connections.

Our research approach focuses on co-creation with stakeholders in a range of different sectors across Australia, the Asia Pacific, and the world. Through our research, we aim to develop thought leaders in important technological, social, environmental, and economic debates. Law academics are involved in research across many fields of law and engage in interdisciplinary research. Interest areas include Business and Human Rights, Law and Technology, International Law, Labour Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice, Company Law and Corporate Governance and Regulation, Climate and Energy Law, Gender Justice and Mental Health Law.

Our teaching programs are intricately linked to our research efforts, and we teach students the same techniques that we use to help solve the most complex problems facing the legal sector. The Juris Doctor Program (JD) was introduced in July 2007 and provides non-law graduates the opportunity to obtain a qualification that leads to entry into the legal profession. In 2021 RMIT commenced offering accredited Bachelor programs in Law including Law double degrees, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting and in 2025, the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Professional Communication and Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce.

Our strength lies in our ability to develop well-educated, self-aware and highly competent graduates. For more information please visit:

School of Law - RMIT University

To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing the key selection criteria  for  this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Lola Akin Ojelabi via email lola.akinojelabi@rmit.edu.au

Position Description – Level B

Position Description – Level C

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Applications Close:

19 Oct 2025 11.59 pm

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