Professor/Associate Professor in Law (Academic)
Professor: FJ$ 135,249.00 plus superannuation
Closes in 27 days
About the company
Fiji National University is a national tertiary institution in Fiji offering programmes across multiple colleges, including the College of Humanities and Education. It operates several campuses, including the Nasinu Campus where this Department of Law role is based.
About the role
This posting covers two academic ranks within the Department of Law, College of Humanities and Education: Professor and Associate Professor. A Professor is expected to be internationally recognised in their field, publish in high-quality peer-reviewed journals, run a research programme involving other researchers, and hold collaborations outside the University, often internationally. They are expected to show leadership in curriculum and discipline development, sit on senior University committees such as those handling staff appointments, and attract external funding through consultancy and knowledge-transfer activities. An Associate Professor is expected to hold a national profile with likely international collaboration, have chaired sessions or given talks at academic conferences, maintain a significant research record in high-profile outlets, link research to teaching by developing new courses, and supervise thesis graduate students. The reference number for this vacancy is AC 130/26.
Key responsibilities
- Publish in high-quality, peer-reviewed international journals and potentially edit texts or write books (Professor)
- Run a research programme involving a group of researchers, with collaborations outside the University and internationally (Professor)
- Show leadership in curriculum and discipline development at national and international levels (Professor)
- Sit on senior University committees, such as those responsible for staff appointments (Professor)
- Attract external funding through consultancy and knowledge-transfer activities to diversify income and enhance HE-TVET links (Professor)
- 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 inspired by research expertise (Associate Professor)
- Supervise thesis graduate students (Associate Professor)
About the successful candidate
- PhD or Doctoral degree in the relevant field from a recognised university, possibly with professional qualifications in law
- Minimum 5 years' experience as an Associate Professor or equivalent, or holding the rank of Professor from a recognised university
- Alternative pathways include: PhD with minimum 5 years as Assistant Professor; or PhD with minimum 15 years of relevant experience including 5 years in leadership/supervisory roles; or Master of Laws/relevant postgraduate legal qualification plus Bachelor of Laws with a current or eligible Fiji Practicing Certificate and minimum 15 years of legal practice experience including 5 years in leadership/supervisory roles
- Outstanding record of research and high-quality publications, including some in high-profile international journals
- Excellent record of leadership and supervision of academic staff, emerging researchers, and graduate students
- Proven leadership in teaching and learning with scholarly and innovative teaching approaches, and demonstrated ability to design, coordinate, and teach undergraduate courses
- Track record of securing research funding from external sources and quality research supervision of higher degree students
- Community service, membership of at least one relevant professional body, and a record of regional or international contributions