Associate Professor / Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, London

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Associate Professor / Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, London

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Location: London, United Kingdom

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Job Reference: caf037a79a13

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Posted: 14.02.2025

Expiry Date: 31.03.2025

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About the role

UCL Laws has outstanding strengths in both intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) law. A growing number of Faculty members, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral researchers cover the topic from different angles and in intersection with other areas of law and practice. UCL Laws’ Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) is one of only a small number of UK-based university research centres which focus solely upon IP law. Home to the Hugh Laddie Chair in Intellectual Property and led by Prof Sir Robin Jacob, the institute hosts a wide variety of research and education in frontier IP issues such as generative artificial intelligence and copyright law, standard essential patents, the scope of trade mark protection and infringement and its impact on competitors, the intersection of IP and diversity and historical backgrounds of modern patent law. The Faculty's Law and Technology Group brings together researchers looking at data governance, platform regulation, algorithmic systems, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. We run a range of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level on foundational to advanced topics in both fields, as well as integrating these topics into more generalist teaching.

UCL Laws holds all varieties of legal research in equal regard and is highly supportive of interdisciplinary and collaborative research. Beyond Laws, UCL houses relevant crosscutting initiatives such as the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and the School for the Creative and Cultural Industries, as well as an enormous range of relevant specialist research groups, with strengths in computer science fields including information security, spatial computing, and human-computer interaction to groups in heritage science, digital anthropology and disability innovation.

We are looking to appoint to one or more posts in IP/IT Law, as Associate Professor or Lecturer in Law. Applications from colleagues who can also teach in other subject areas, including French Law, are most welcome.

The closing date for applications is 28 February. Interviews will likely take place in the week(s) commencing 05 and 12 May.

About you

Successful candidates will be expected to engage in world leading research, and to contribute to the Faculty’s development and advancement of both intellectual property and information technology law and policy, and other areas of law falling within their subject matter expertise. It is also expected that the post-holders will contribute to all aspects of the academic life of the Faculty and University.

The Faculty has a particular interest in recruiting scholars with research interests in copyright law, platform regulation, enforcement with and through technology, and the intersection of emerging technologies with other IP rights such as designs. UCL Laws faces growing demand for teaching and engagement on IP and IT issues from other parts of the university, as well as in executive education, and we particularly welcome applicants with interest and experience of teaching contested legal topics to technologists, creatives and other non-lawyers.

Reflecting the broad strength of the Faculty, we welcome scholars from a wide array of approaches to these issues — socio-legal, comparative, doctrinal, empirical, historical and/or theoretical and interdisciplinary approaches. Applicants should, however, pay particular attention to how their work illustrates their capacity for depth and rigour in a fast-moving field prone to superficial analysis.

Applicants at all levels should possess excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, a strong sense of teamwork, the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds, and a demonstrable commitment to UCL’s Equal Opportunity Policy.

The UCL Academic Career Framework sets out four ‘domains’ of activity for teaching and research posts (Research; Education; Enterprise and External Engagement; and Institutional Citizenship). Appointments to a Lecturer or Associate Professor in Law post are expected to make a balanced contribution across all four domains. The key requirements for each role under each of these domains is outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification.

What we offer

The salary for each grade can be found on the job descriptions, located at the bottom of this page.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, some of which are below:

• 41 Days of holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay