Durham University Seeks Assistant Professor in Trusts Law

The following is from Durham University's job announcement:

The Law School at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor in Trusts Law. We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of equity and trusts, and we are particularly eager to hear from applicants with a focus on critical or comparative approaches to trusts law.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our School’s pages at https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/

The school offers a very competitive contract with 40% research 46% teaching and 14% administration. In your first year at Grade 7-9 staff will also be entitled to 30% probationary hours.

We are proud to deliver some of the best results for student satisfaction and employability – and our graduates include some of the law’s leading figures, such as current members of the UK Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, Members of Parliament and in Government. Our top-ranked global law courses are very competitive with an excellent and diverse student population from across the world delivering a cutting-edge, research-led curriculum with a commitment to small-group teaching through seminars and tutorials much prized by employers.

Our School’s strategic objectives put EDI at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and actively develop our policies and procedures to ensure that everyone within our community is treated fairly and is provided with the same opportunities. This applies to our everyday working in teaching, research, and administration, including academic progression and promotion processes. Our Law School is currently in the process of applying for our Athena Swan Bronze award.

The deadline to apply is March 15, 2022.