Senior Lecturer in Law (REC Pathway) - (8989)

Manchester Metropolitan University's Law School is recruiting and is offering outstanding opportunities for excellent scholars committed to making a difference for our students and wider society through excellent education that transforms lives and high quality, impactful research.

We are based within a fantastic global city and are a warm, supportive and inclusive Law School community. We were delighted to be awarded ‘Law School of the Year' in the Educate North Awards 2025 and to be part of the Times/Sunday Times ‘Modern University of the Year' 2026. We were awarded the Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2025, which recognises our commitment to equality and inclusion. Our research has delivered impact in national and international legislatures, partnership work with the third sector and attracted funding, including from UKRI, Wellcome, Leverhulme and the British Academy.

As part of the University's commitment to the growth of our successful Law School, in this particular round of appointments, there are opportunities to join our strong and vibrant research community, on our research and education pathway, including at Senior Lecturer Level.

Our key areas of research strength are:

• Rights, Inequalities & Justice
• Regulation & Sustainability
• Sports & Creative Cultures

For this appointment, we are looking to further strength our research groups in RIJ and Sports Law. RIJ draws on broad range of interests and methodologies, including research relating to LGBTQI+ communities, people seeking asylum, children's rights, caste discrimination, feminist legal scholarship, disability rights, hate crimes, human rights defenders, witnesses of crimes and human trafficking. Within Sports Law & Creative Cultures, we are keen to build on what is already one of the largest and strongest groups of academic sports lawyers in the country, with links to the University's Institute of Sport, leading law firms, and Sports Law institutes across Europe and in India.

You will have a track record of internationally excellent publications and a clear research agenda that will deliver internationally excellent and world-leading outputs for Manchester Met in the coming cycle and a strong longer-term research trajectory, including with funding plans.

We have a number of areas of priority teaching need – especially in areas of Sports Law modules, Intellectual Property Law, Public Law, the Law of Tort, EU / Free Movement. We would like to see applicants who are excited to teach in these areas and play a role in leading their development within the School.

More generally, we are interested in recruiting colleagues with the knowledge and enthusiasm to contribute to the teaching of our sector-leading legal tech modules at UG and PGT.

Every appointment will be expected to deliver excellent learning and teaching in, at least, one of our core UG modules and elective modules at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.

To apply, please submit your CV and Covering Letter via our application portal. For informal enquiries, please contact Andrew Francis (Dean of Manchester Law School) on Andrew.Francis@mmu.ac.uk

Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from all local and international communities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals.      

We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support.      

Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups.      

Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy.