Associate Professor / Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
UCL Laws has a student body comprising around 1100 students and a Faculty of around 135 academic staff. It provides some of the finest, research-led thinking and education on law anywhere in the world. UCL Laws achieved 1st place ranking in the REF 2021 for research quality and is ranked 1st in the UK for studying Law in The Times Good University Guide 2025 and 2nd in the UK in the Guardians University Guide 2025.
We believe research and education should make a difference; a difference to thinking about law, to the practice of law, and to the administration of justice. Our scholarship and research-led education draws on theory, doctrine, and social science, and is interdisciplinary and global in nature.
About the role
UCL Laws has outstanding strengths in both intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) law. A growing number of Faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral researchers cover the topic from different angles and in intersection with other areas of law and practice. UCL Laws’ Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) is one of only a small number of UK-based university research centres which focus solely upon IP law.
We are looking to appoint to one or more posts in IP/IT Law, as Associate Professor or Lecturer in Law. Applications from colleagues who can also teach in other subject areas, including French Law, are most welcome.
The closing date for applications is 28 February 2025. Interviews will likely take place in the week(s) commencing 05 and 12 May 2025.
About you
Successful candidates will be expected to engage in world-leading research and to contribute to the Faculty’s development and advancement of both intellectual property and information technology law and policy. It is also expected that the post-holders will contribute to all aspects of the academic life of the Faculty and University.
We welcome scholars with research interests in copyright law, platform regulation, enforcement with and through technology, and the intersection of emerging technologies with other IP rights such as designs. UCL Laws faces growing demand for teaching and engagement on IP and IT issues from other parts of the university, as well as in executive education.
Applicants should possess excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, a strong sense of teamwork, and a demonstrable commitment to UCL’s Equal Opportunity Policy.
What we offer
The salary for each grade can be found on the job descriptions, located at the bottom of this page.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, including:
1. 41 Days of holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
2. Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
3. Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
4. Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
5. Relocation scheme for certain posts
6. On-site gym
7. Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
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