Assistant Professor in Law (Investment Arbitration/International Commercial Arbitration)University

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Salary is no less than £71,476 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE Website

The LSE Law School invites applications for an Assistant Professor position. We seek candidates whose research and teaching lie in one or more of the following areas: Investment Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, Energy Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Expertise in more than one of those fields is desirable but not essential.

The post holder will contribute to the intellectual life of the Law School by conducting and publishing research of outstanding quality, delivering excellent undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and participating in LSE and wider Law School activities.

Candidates should have teaching interests in and have the ability to establish an international reputation in one or more of the relevant fields.  Candidates will have a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications. Candidates should have a PhD in Law or its research equivalent (or be close to obtaining a PhD) by the post start date and be committed to high-quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

The appointment is expected to commence on 1 September 2027.

In addition to a competitive salary, the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

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The closing date for receipt of applications is 6 December 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

From £71,476 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE Website