Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor in Law

Position Details

• Full Time I Continuing
• Academic Level C I AU$141,370 - $162,619 pa | 17% Super
• Academic Level D I AU$169,706 - $186,706 pa | 17% Super
• Senior Lecturer Position Description | Associate Professor Position Description
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

Shape the future of Law at Flinders:

Join a growing and ambitious Law discipline recognised for the strength of its academic expertise, innovative legal education and commitment to research that makes a difference. Flinders University is seeking an accomplished Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor in Law (Teaching and Research) to provide academic leadership and make a significant contribution to the future direction of the discipline.

You will bring an established research profile, academic leadership and a passion for developing the next generation of legal professionals, while building meaningful connections across the legal profession, government, industry and community. Current teaching needs include areas such as Evidence, Health Law, Torts, Administrative Law, and Public Law. Your research will contribute to one of Flinders’ strategic research priorities, with opportunities to collaborate across leading research centres including the Jeff Bleich Centre and Centre for Social Impact .

You will:

• Lead innovative legal education, shaping curriculum, coordinating topics and courses, and enhancing the student experience
• Drive research excellence and impact through high-quality publications, competitive grants and research collaboration
• Mentor and lead others, including early career academics, research students and high-performing teaching and research teams
• Build influential partnerships with industry, professional and community stakeholders nationally and internationally

About You:

You are an established legal academic with a strong reputation for research, teaching and academic leadership. You will have a demonstrated record of research achievement appropriate to your career stage, alongside the ability to inspire students, colleagues and research collaborators.

You will bring the following, aligned with your career stage:

• A PhD in Law or equivalent qualification, with significant tertiary teaching experience
• A strong research track record, including high-quality publications and success securing competitive external funding
• Evidence of tertiary teaching excellence, including topic and course coordination, and curriculum design, including the ability to teach and assess practical legal skills.
• Demonstrated academic leadership, including curriculum development, course or topic coordination, supervision and mentoring
• Strong national and/or international networks, with the ability to develop partnerships that create meaningful teaching and research opportunities

About the College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences

The College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences delivers innovative and socially impactful education across a diverse range of disciplines. Our Law programs are recognised for their practical focus, commitment to social justice and strong engagement with industry and community. The College’s mission is to embrace innovative knowledge and practice to tackle the challenges of our time, with a strategic focus on technology, health and social impact.

We are committed to developing career-ready graduates equipped with the knowledge, skills and critical thinking capabilities to succeed in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.

Why Flinders University?

They say know your place.  We say you've found it right here. 

Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next. 

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.  

So, why work at Flinders? 

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options  
• Flexible working arrangements  
• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program 
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers   
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.  
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).  
• Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice   

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace that supports Indigenous advancement in education, employment, research and wellbeing.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check satisfactory to the University will be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Appointment is also conditional upon completion of a Gender Based Violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence (2025).
• International candidates may be considered where they hold an Australian law degree or PhD, or have relevant legal practice experience in Australia that meets the requirements of the position. Relocation support is available to the successful candidate.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the relevant position description:
  • Position Description I Senior Lecturer in Law
  • Position Description I Associate Professor in Law
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Associate Professor Sam Kontra

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) on Friday, 9 October 2026.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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