Transnational Academic Group, in partnership with Lancaster University UK, delivers British undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation programmes at its campus in Ghana. As we move onto the next exciting phase of our mission to develop African leaders of tomorrow, we are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic, and self-motivated academic with a passion for excellence, to a full time Lectureship position at Lancaster University Ghana’s Law Department. The successful candidate should be able to teach across the following subject areas of Law:
| Ghana Legal System and Methods | Public International Law | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Commercial Law | Conflicts of Law | Criminal Law |
| Company Law | African Union Law | Intellectual Property Law |
| Law of Natural Resources | Gender and Law | Cyber Crime Law |
| International Human Rights Law | Equity and Succession | Law of Torts |
| Contract Law | Law of Natural Resources | Jurisprudence |
| Land Law | Constitutional Law | Taxation |
| Environmental Law |
The Role
Includes, but is not restricted to:
- Provide operational and strategic leadership to the Law Department
- To develop and maintain links with relevant professional bodies and academic groupings.
- To contribute to the development of the interface with partner institutions and other external organisations.
- To support and facilitate the development of research and scholarly activity in Law and associated areas.
- Contribute to the teaching commitments of the Department by carrying out:
- Teaching, examining, and administrative duties at the Law Department and as required.
- Contribute to the curriculum development and the design of individual courses offered by the Department.
- Supervision of project dissertations undertaken by students.
- To oversee and contribute to the Department’s academic and pastoral care of its students and to the enhancement of their learning, personal development, and achievement.
- To support the marketing activities of the Department as appropriate, including Law Week, Law Colloquium, Open Days, etc.
Person Specification
| Required Academic Qualifications and Competencies | Essential/Desirable | *CV/ Supporting Statement/Interview/Presentation |
| At least a master’s degree in law.
PhD is preferred |
Essential | CV/References |
| Have at least 3 years of teaching, and applied research interests in subject areas of Law as indicated above. | Essential | CV/Supporting Statement/ Interview |
| Experience of teaching the various subject areas of law as indicated in Higher Education | Essential | CV/Supporting Statement/Interview |
| Experience of module design, curriculum development and quality assurance, using pedagogical research to develop the learning experience | Essential | CV/ Supporting Statement/Interview |
| Experience or good understanding of the issues involved in transnational education | Desirable | Interview/ Supporting Statement/ Presentation |
| An emerging record of research experience in Law, as evidenced by a record of publications comparative to the position and career history | Desirable | CV/ Interview |
| A high degree of motivation within the discipline and a strong desire to work towards embedding a research culture | Essential | CV/ Supporting Statement/Interview |
| Experience of working co-operatively and flexibly with colleagues including undertaking appropriate administrative responsibilities | Essential | Interview/Supporting Statement |
| Evidence of the ability to take an effective leadership role | Desirable | Interview/ Supporting Statement |
Qualified persons should please send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) together with a Statement of Interest to [email protected] and mention LECTURER – LAW in the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Deadline–30th June 2023.
Job Features
| Job Category | Academics |
| Job Location | Accra, Ghana |
| Application Deadline | 30th June |