Lecturer in Law

Job Details

Job title: Lecturer in Law

Job reference: REQ260318

Date posted: 18/05/2026

Application closing date: 15/06/2026

Location: Loughborough

Package: Research, Teaching and Enterprise grade 7 from £47,389 to £56,535 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Full time, open ended

Role Overview

We have recently established Loughborough Law in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities and wish to recruit up to two full time open ended posts at Lecturer level, commencing in September 2026. Posts will be based on the Loughborough campus in the East Midlands, and may also involve teaching at the Loughborough London campus. The department seeks specialists bringing critical perspectives to sports law, intellectual property law, law of evidence and legal methods and skills, especially mooting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver modules and engage in research led teaching.
• Lead own modules and contribute to the growth of Loughborough Law.
• Conduct critical, interdisciplinary, socio legal research.
• Engage collegially with faculty and students.

Qualifications / About You

• Developing a body of critical, interdisciplinary, socio legal research.
• Ability to develop and lead modules and engage in research led teaching.
• Keen to contribute collegially to the growth of Loughborough Law.

Benefits

Time off: generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme.

Where you work: access to a range of facilities with green space across our 523 acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Financial wellbeing: competitive pay, two pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities.

Support for you and those close to you: life event leave policies, on site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options.

Health and wellbeing: discounted gym memberships and access to world class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, eyesight testing and wellbeing support.

Travel and sustainability: electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes, and a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups.