Faculty Opening : Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Law

About Ashesi University :

Our vision is a flourishing Africa whose leaders make ethical decisions in the best interests of their communities, and where innovation drives economic, cultural and social growth. We educate leaders who will make this vision a reality, and we collaborate with other institutions to multiply this work.

Joining Ashesi means becoming part of a vibrant community dedicated to excellence, innovation, and a transformed Africa. We provide opportunities for everyone to do their most meaningful work, through cross-functional collaboration in an environment that encourages intellectual and personal growth.

Ashesi University has in its two decades of its life acquired a reputation for teaching that inculcates academic rigour and critical thought, nurtures creativity and innovation and empowers its students to solve problems. As part of our next two decades strategy, Ashesi is expanding its programmes and its impact. We are starting a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with a Public Policy component to train the transformational legal minds of the future.

If you're seeking an environment that values diverse contributions, supports professional development, and enables you to work with purpose, come join our team.

About the Department :

The Department is seeking applications in all areas of legal scholarship but particularly from those who have research interests in and can teach at least two of the following areas : Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contract, Ghana Legal System and Methods, Law of Torts, Law of Immovable Property, Conflict of Laws, Commercial Law, Company Law, Jurisprudence, International trade and investment Law, Law of Taxation, Intellectual Property Law, Equity & Succession, Administrative Law, environmental law, Gender and the Law, Corporate Insolvency Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Law and technology, and the Law of Evidence.

The successful candidates will be expected to engage in advanced study and research in Law, and to give high quality tutorials, classes, lectures, and academic supervision to undergraduate students, participate in examining, and take part in Faculty administration as requested by the Head of Department.

Applicants should have a first degree in Law (e.g., LLB, BA(Jurisprudence) or JD), and a postgraduate research degree in Law (e.g., LLM, MPHIL, PhD, D Phil and SJD). Applicants who do not have a research postgraduate degree in Law are also encouraged to apply if there is evidence of a strong publication record and relevant experience in teaching, legal practice, or the judiciary.

Successful candidates will join in the creation of a lively and intellectually stimulating research community which will publish truly impactful work and inspires students with our teaching. The appointees will have, or be on the way to establishing, a record of locally and / or internationally recognised scholarship and research and will be required to provide a high standard of research-led teaching at the under­graduate level, including the supervision of final year capstone research projects.

Role Summary :

You will conduct research that will establish the Department's reputation as a hub of excellent research, contribute to the Department's teaching and supervision at the undergraduate level, and contribute to the administrative work of the Department.

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Leadership :

• Undertake administrative roles and duties within the Department as appropriate to support whole Departmental development.
• Participate in the continuous review, quality assurance and development of the curriculum for existing programmes, contributing to and overseeing the design, development and launch of new programmes.

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Disability Confident : Ashesi University is committed to taking positive steps to employ, keep and develop the abilities of staff with disabilities.