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All vacancies within Faculty of Law
There are currently 5 vacancies within Faculty of Law:
| Title | Closes | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Communications Officer | May 27, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum pro rata |
| Examinations Administrator | May 28, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum |
| External Relations Officer | May 29, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum |
| Postdoctoral Researcher (Phase 2) | June 2, 2025, noon | Research Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum |
| Regius Professorship of Civil Law | June 23, 2025, noon | not specified |
Senior Communications Officer
Closes: May 27, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum pro rata
<div> <p></p><div>The Faculty of Law has an exciting new role for a Senior Communications Officer who will play a key role in the communications function at the Faculty of Law, providing support to the Head of Communications in implementing the Faculty communications strategy. Reporting directly to the Head of Communications, this role is responsible for developing effective communications, with a focus on promoting the Faculty activities and achievements of the Faculty, tailoring for different audiences and measuring the effectiveness of those communications.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post holder will create high-quality content for various internal and external channels. This will range from working with the University’s Public Affairs Directorate to write press releases ensuring top research stories are covered by the media, to writing and editing copy for the website, alumni newsletters, campaigns and printed publications. This work will be driven by the Faculty’s communications strategy and will involve working strategically with senior leaders and academics, providing expert advice on communications methods, tools, and best practise.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate should be educated to degree level or have an equivalent professional qualification; directly relevant or transferable work experience; high standard of writing skills and attention to detail, with a proven ability to communicate complex ideas to a non-academic audience; effective research and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret and summarise complex information; ability to present research findings in innovative and engaging ways that appeal to a broad range of audiences and an understanding of how to plan, structure, and target communications to maximize impact and engagement across various channels.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post is permanent and part time (0.6 FTE – 0.8 FTE). The Law Faculty supports hybrid working, and currently requires staff to be on site at least 40% of their working week. The postholder will be based in the Faculty of Law, St Cross Building, St Cross Road, Oxford, OX1 3UL.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is midday on Tuesday 27 May. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application. Please visit the University <a rel="nofollow" href="https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=179294">website</a> to apply for this role.</div> </div>Examinations Administrator
Closes: May 28, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum
<div> <p></p><div>The Faculty of Law is looking to appoint an Examinations Administrator to assist with examinations processes across the Faculty’s Undergraduate and Graduate taught programmes. This is a new role which will play a critical role in delivering a core area of operations by providing high quality and accurate administrative support for examinations.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The postholder will report to the Examinations Officer, who is responsible for the Faculty’s Undergraduate programmes, but will also work closely with the administrators of all or most of the Graduate taught course programmes.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of the University’s examining processes for the Faculty, including: ensuring compliant data management; communicating effectively and clearly with Law Faculty students; co-ordinating the provision of materials in examination venues for in-person examinations; supporting the marking processes; managing Mitigating Circumstances Notices to Examiners (MCEs); providing administrative support in relation to Subject Access Requests and student appeals; supporting assessment by submission; being responsible for some aspects of the process of finalising exam question papers; attending meetings of Boards of Examiners across all programmes; and other exams and assessment-related tasks set out in the job description.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The postholder will have excellent organisational skills and efficient working methods, able to manage and prioritise a number of competing tasks; proven administrative experience in a comparative role; be able to work independently, using own initiative with good judgement for assessing when advice or approval is required; and be IT proficient and capable of using a variety of software packages for a range of functions. It would desirable if they have experience of working in the Higher Education sector, particularly in course administration.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This post is full time and permanent and will be based at St Cross Building, St Cross Road, Oxford, OX1 3UL.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications for this vacancy are to be made to the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=179373">website</a>, the vacancy ID is 179373. You will be required to complete an application form and upload supporting statement as part of your online application.</div> </div>External Relations Officer
Closes: May 29, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum
<div> <p></p><div>The External Relations Officer is an exciting new opportunity to support  the Law Faculty’s numerous external relationships and provides administrative support for related activities within the IECL.  The postholder will initially be based in the Institute for European and Comparative Law (‘IECL’) in the St Cross Building.  The External Relations Officer will be a member of the Faculty’s research team, reporting to the Head of Research.  On a day-to-day basis they will co-ordinate closely with the IECL Administrator, and will support both the Director of the IECL and the Associate Dean for External Relations (‘AD(ER)’).</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The postholder should be educated to at least A Level standard or equivalent; have experience of working within the Higher Education sector or a comparable environment; excellent organisational skills, with the ability to independently manage a complex and challenging workload, prioritising multiple tasks, and to meet deadlines; ability to work systematically and to a high level of accuracy, with excellent attention to detail, even when working under pressure; excellent communication skills (written and oral), and the ability to convey complex information to different audiences within an educational setting ;excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate sensitively and tactfully, both orally and in writing, with individuals at all levels within the University; able to act with diplomacy and handle confidential tasks, understanding when discretion is required in sensitive work; positive attitude to working in an environment of change, together with flexibility and the willingness to adapt tasks and learn new skills as the role develops.  Relevant experience of the full range of Microsoft Office products; a degree or equivalent and fluency in at least one foreign language  (French, German, Spanish, Chinese) is desirable.</div><br> <div>This is permanent and full time.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post is permanent and full time. The Law Faculty supports hybrid working, and currently requires staff to be on site at least 40% of their working week, however, depending on workload, priorities and general requirements of the role, this percentage could be higher and up to 100%. The postholder will be based in the Faculty of Law, St Cross Building, St Cross Road, Oxford, OX1 3UL.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is midday on Thursday 29 May 2025. You will be required to complete a short application and upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Interviews will be held in person at the Faculty of Law, St Cross Building on Monday 16 June 2025</div> </div>Postdoctoral Researcher (Phase 2)
Closes: June 2, 2025, noon; salary: Research Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum
<div> <p></p><div>Reporting to Dr Natalie Kyneswood, the post holder will be based at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies as a Postdoctoral Researcher during Phase II of the Wellcome funded project: ‘Care in the Courtroom: Trauma-informed Specialist Courts and the Medicalisation of Justice’.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This five-year, interdisciplinary project explores the role of trauma informed care and neuroscience in transforming trial procedures, courtroom environments, and the treatment, questioning and wellbeing of victims of sexual violence. It will do so through in-depth, empirical case studies examining the emergence of specialty courts and trauma-informed justice in the UK. Throughout the project, the team will work closely with victim-survivors and UK government to evaluate the pilot of Specialist Sexual Violence Support (SSVS) project courts in England and the creation of a trauma-informed Sex Offence Court for Scotland.</div><br> <div>The Postdoctoral Researcher will contribute to research activities and outputs during Phase II of the project - the English Case Study investigating SSVS pilot project courts. This includes data collection, including court observation and participants interviews, coding and analysis of data, the development of project findings, the co-creation of a report on Phase II findings and co-authorship of a journal article on SSVS courts.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The postholder will be responsible for researching the provision of ‘enhanced support measures’ at one of two SSVS project court sites that form part of the case study, namely Snaresbrook Crown Court (London). It is therefore essential that post holder is ordinarily based in London, or at least resident in London during the duration of the fieldwork, so that they can travel to Snaresbrook Crown Court (to attend and observe court hearings) and surrounding areas (North London and East London) to interview victim-survivors who have relevant experience of SSVS court processes. Travel expenses will be reimbursed but accommodation costs are not provided.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate should hold or be close to completion of a relevant PhD/DPhil, together with relevant experience; possess sufficient specialist knowledge in Socio-Legal Studies, Law of Evidence, Psychology or Psychiatry to carry out the research required; manage their own academic research and associated activities; demonstrate previous experience of contributing to report writing, scholarly publications and presentations at conferences, meetings, or research dissemination events;  have experience of conducting empirical research, especially in sensitive research areas and with vulnerable participants; command excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication and present research proposals and results to a range of audiences, e.g., academics, stakeholders and policy makers.  Experience of working with victim-survivors of sexual abuse in a professional, voluntary or academic capacity and an understanding of the neurobiology of trauma and trauma-informed approaches to care in medical or criminal justice settings is desirable.</div><br> <div>This post is full time and fixed term for 12 months from 1 October 2025 until 30 September 2026. The postholder will be based at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Manor Road, Manor Road Building, OX1 3UQ and will be required to be in the office for a minimum of 3 days a week during term time and when not undertaking fieldwork activities.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via University <a rel="nofollow" href="https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=179070">website</a>. You will be required to submit a supporting statement, a CV, and a sample of your written work, published or unpublished, as part of your application. <strong>Note that the written work should be sent in a single email in one pdf file to the Faculty HR Team,</strong> <strong>recruitment@law.ox.ac.uk</strong>.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is 12 noon, midday on Monday 2 June 2025. Interviews will be held, in-person, on Monday 23 June 2025 at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford. <strong>Shortlisted</strong> applicants will be asked to arrange for two references to be submitted before interviews take place.</div> </div>Regius Professorship of Civil Law
Closes: June 23, 2025, noon; salary: not specified
<div> <p></p><div>The Faculty of Law and All Souls College are seeking applications for the Regius Professorship of Civil Law, with effect from 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The Regius Professorship of Civil Law is the oldest professorship in Law in Oxford. The new Regius Professor will have a leading role to play in the future of legal studies, both in the University and worldwide. We are seeking a scholar who will maintain and take forward a tradition of outstanding legal scholarship, informed by advanced learning in Roman Law. The role is strategically important, not least because of the importance of Roman Law in the evolution of modern laws; the internationalisation of so many areas of law in the 21st century; the connections between the common law and the laws of the European Union and of civil law countries; and because of the common frame of reference Roman Law has provided over periods of juridical and political evolution in both civilian and common law lands.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will be required to provide high level academic leadership in Oxford in Roman Law, its principles and history, and in some other branch of law. You will lead the development of pioneering concepts and/or methodologies to open up new avenues of research and intellectual understanding, collaborating with other departments to enhance interdisciplinary research and teaching collaborations. You will lead a programme of original research at international level and be expected to prepare funding applications for your own research and to support junior colleagues in this activity. You will design and teach courses at both postgraduate and undergraduate level, and supervise postgraduate research students. You will serve as a member of the Governing Body and trustee of All Souls College.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You should have an outstanding record of internationally recognised scholarship and an excellent publication record indicating the potential to produce further significant work during the tenure of the chair. In addition to excellence in your own research, teaching and supervision, you should have the intellectual leadership skills to be able to support colleagues to foster outstanding research and teaching in Civil Law at all levels.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is <strong>12:00 noon UK time on Monday 23 June 2025</strong>. Interviews are expected to be held in October 2025.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to Professor John Armour, the Dean of the Faculty of Law (<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:john.armour@law.ox.ac.uk">john.armour@law.ox.ac.uk</a>).</div> </div>