Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in Law (Customary Law, Constitutional Law & Human Rights)
Associate Professor: $116,547.00 plus superannuation
Closes in 27 days
About the company
Fiji National University is a national tertiary institution offering higher education across multiple colleges, including the College of Humanities and Education. This posting is for the Department of Law, based at the Nasinu Campus.
About the role
This position sits within the Department of Law under the College of Humanities and Education, covering Customary Law, Constitutional Law and Human Rights. The listing describes two possible appointment levels: Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, each with distinct expectations. An Associate Professor is expected to hold a national and international profile, link research to teaching, develop new courses from their research, and supervise thesis graduate students. An Assistant Professor is expected to be building a national profile, contributing to curriculum development, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and beginning to take on academic leadership and administrative duties at Department or School level.
Key responsibilities
- Chair sessions at international conferences and give talks at academic meetings in Fiji and overseas (Associate Professor)
- Link research to teaching and develop new papers and courses from research expertise (Associate Professor)
- Supervise thesis graduate students (Associate Professor)
- Show significant academic leadership (Associate Professor)
- Contribute to curriculum development (Assistant Professor)
- Publish in peer-reviewed international journals or other appropriate outlets, and edit collections of work or meeting proceedings (Assistant Professor)
- Begin showing academic leadership in teaching and/or research specialty, and take on administrative duties at Department/School level (Assistant Professor)
- Lead on and mentor colleagues on knowledge exchange activities and projects to enhance University community skills
About the successful candidate
- Masters of Law and Bachelor of Laws
- Graduate/Professional Diploma in Legal Practice, or equivalent
- Bar Admission
- Current and valid Practicing Certificate, or eligibility for a Fiji Practicing Certificate
- Minimum of 15 years of legal practice experience including 5 years in leadership and/or supervisory roles
- Served as a Judicial Officer or in a senior leadership role in legal practice, or equivalent with a distinguished record in the legal fraternity, OR hold the rank of Associate Professor from a recognised university
- Desirable: track record of success in securing research funding or collaborative work with external stakeholders, and demonstrated academic or scholarly leadership
- Desirable: clear evidence of Master's/PhD supervision and examination, good teaching performance, university and community service, and leadership