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LSE Law School
Assistant Professor in Law (International Arbitration/International Commercial Arbitration)
The salary scale starts at £56,814 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE Website
To support our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes and to strengthen further our research profile, we are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in International Arbitration or International Commercial Arbitration.
The post holder will contribute to the intellectual life of the School through conducting and publishing outstanding quality research, engaging in high quality teaching as instructed by the Dean of the Law School, and participating in the School and wider Law School activities.
Candidates should have teaching interests in and have the ability to establish an international reputation in International Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Treaty Law or Alternative Dispute Resolution. Candidates will have a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications. Candidates should have a PhD in Law or its research equivalent (or be close to obtaining a PhD) by the post start date and be committed to high quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students.
The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.
The appointment is expected to commence on 1 September 2022.
In addition to a competitive salary, the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities. In addition, there is a generous personal research budget.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email law.department.manager@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 16 January 2022 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.