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Job Description and Selection Criteria Post Associate Professorship of Law and Finance Department/Faculty Law Division Social Sciences College Linacre College Permanent upon completion of a successful review. The review is Contract type conducted during the first 5 years. Grade 36S, £47,263 - £63,463 per annum. Associate Professors who are Salary awarded the title of full Professor may receive from the University an additional salary payment of £2,700 p.a. Vacancy Reference 140527 Closing date for Midday on Wednesday 5 June 2019 applications Overview of the post The Faculty of Law and Linacre College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Law and Finance to pursue research; to undertake teaching and supervision within the field of Law and Finance; and to work in collaboration with the Saïd Business School in the delivery and development of joint research and teaching programmes, in particular the MSc in Law and Finance (‘MLF’). The position will be held in conjunction with a non-tutorial Fellowship at Linacre College. The University of Oxford is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter to promote women in Science, Engineering, Technology and Medicine, Social Sciences and the Humanities. The University holds an Athena SWAN bronze award at institutional level, and the Law Faculty holds its own bronze award at departmental level. Contact [email protected] for further information about Athena SWAN at the University of Oxford. If you would like to talk to a colleague about joining our academic community, please contact Professor Liz Fisher ([email protected]), who is not a member of the selection committee. Enquiries about the post should be addressed to the Head of Administration and Finance, Charlotte Vinnicombe [email protected]). Administrative enquires about the application process may be addressed to Emma Gascoigne in the Faculty of Law ([email protected]). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in senior academic positions in Oxford. 2 The role of Associate Professor at Oxford Associate Professor is the main academic career grade at Oxford with a focus on research and teaching, spanning the full range of professor grades in the USA. Associate Professors are appointed jointly by a University department/faculty and an Oxford college, and you will have a contract with both. Associate Professors are full members of University departments/faculties and college governing bodies playing a role in the democratic governance of the University and their college. You will join a lively, intellectually stimulating and multi-disciplinary community which performs to the highest international levels in research and teaching, with extraordinary levels of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. There is considerable flexibility in the organisation of duties, with three 8-week undergraduate teaching terms and generous sabbatical leave to balance teaching and research (please see the Benefits, Terms and Conditions section for further details of sabbatical leave). There is the potential for temporary changes to the balance of duties between College and University to enable a focus on different aspects of work at different stages in your career. Oxford offers many opportunities for professional development in research and teaching. Associate Professors may apply for the title of full Professor in annual exercises. If the title is conferred, you will also have access to professorial merit pay opportunities. In exceptional cases, the title of full Professor may be awarded on appointment. Appointments are confirmed as permanent on successful completion of a review during the first five years. The vast majority of Associate Professors successfully complete this initial review. Duties of the post The main duties of the post are as follows: 1. to engage in research and publication at the highest level in the field of Law and Finance; 2. to give, under the direction of the Board of the Faculty of Law, not less than 36 lectures or classes and an average of 4 hours of tutorial teaching per week or broadly equivalent load in each academic year at the discretion of the Faculty;1 3. to supervise graduate students in the field of Law and Finance and in such other areas of research as may be appropriate; 4. to interact with colleagues working in cognate fields in other departments of the University, in particular the Saïd Business School, in such ways as may be appropriate; 5. to co-operate in the administrative work of the Faculty as required by the Board of the Faculty of Law, including participating in the management of the MSc in Law and Finance; 6. to participate in the graduate admissions process; 7. to examine as required by the appropriate committee for the nomination of examiners; and 1 The Faculty operates a stint system whereby an Associate Professor without Tutorial Fellowship has a teaching stint of 204 units per annum. Currently, a one-hour lecture counts as 3 stint units; a one-hour seminar counts as up to 3 stint units, depending on the number leading the seminar; and a graduate tutorial (BCL/MJur) counts as 1 unit. 3 8. For the College, to attend meetings of the Governing Body, and to act as a College Advisor to up to ten students to help them with any personal as well as academic problems which they may encounter. Selection criteria Your application will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet these criteria. The University is committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions. Members of selection committees will be aware of the principles of equality of opportunity, fair selection and the risks of bias. There will be both female and male committee members wherever possible. If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognising that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result. Selection criteria Essential: 1. a doctorate in a relevant subject, or an established record of accomplishment in research and a record of high-quality research and publication in Law and Finance commensurate with their career experience; 2. evidence of potential for producing further research of international quality in Law and Finance during the tenure of the post; 3. the ability to provide outstanding teaching to high-achieving students in taught masters courses; and to provide supervision and research leadership for doctoral students; 4. the ability to play a major part in developing the Faculty’s research and teaching programme, including participating in the design of graduate-level courses and promoting the development of interdisciplinary research in Law and Finance; 5. administrative and pastoral skills, to work co-operatively with University and college administration and to deal effectively with the pastoral needs of graduate students. Desirable: 6. a familiarity with the transactional practice of corporate and financial law and/or economic and financial analysis of corporate finance, corporate governance, and/or securities market regulation; and 7. experience of interacting and collaborating effectively with members of the legal profession in the design and delivery of innovative courses and knowledge exchange activities or policy development; or in the absence of such experience, evidence of an ability and willingness to do so. 4 How to apply The application process is in three parts: (1) the on-line application, (2) submission of written work by e- mail, and (3) the arrangement of references to be sent to us by the closing date for applications. The deadline for completed applications to reach the University (all three parts) is midday on Wednesday 5 June 2019. All applications will be acknowledged after receipt and will be considered by the selection committee as soon as possible after the closing date. Overnight accommodation can be arranged and economy travel expenses will be reimbursed. 1. On-line application If you consider that you meet the selection criteria, click on the Apply Now button at the bottom of the ‘Job Details’ page (go to https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/academic/index/, and click on the relevant post title) and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a new user or log-in if you have applied previously. Please refer to the “Terms of Use” in the left hand menu bar for information about privacy and data protection. Please submit the following, saved as pdf files: a statement explaining how you meet the criteria set out above using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in education or employment; a further statement (in approximately one page) of your current and proposed research; a full CV and publications list; and the names and contact details of three referees whom you have asked to supply a reference by the closing date. The University and colleges welcome applications from candidates who have a disability or long-term health condition and is committed to providing long term support. The University’s disability advisor can provide support to applicants with a disability, please see www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/disab/ for details. Please let us know if you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including the provision of these documents in large print, audio or other formats. If we invite you for interviews, we will ask whether you require any particular arrangements at the interview. The University Access Guide gives details of physical access to University buildings www.admin.ox.ac.uk/access/. Teaching commitments are mainly concentrated into Oxford’s three 8-week undergraduate teaching terms, making it easier to balance teaching and research.