Senior Lecturer in Law

The Opportunity

USP Law is the leading higher education institution for legal study across the Pacific. We are seeking to significantly strengthen our staffing at the Emalus Campus to drive the online support we provide to legal education across the region. It is also seeking to consolidate and develop its contribution to Pacific inspired socio-legal studies. We are inviting applications from dedicated, experienced professionals to join the discipline at the Senior Lecturer level.

USP Law enrolls more than 600 first-year students across the Pacific each year. Appointees will teach into the core and elective courses of the LLB programme. We welcome applicants who can contribute across our core courses; where possible, academic staff are supported to teach in areas that align with their research interests.

The staff who will be based at the Emalus Campus in Vanuatu is primarily responsible for online teaching across the Pacific, as well as face-to-face teaching on campus. Emalus has substantial campus accommodation and serves as a hub for international students from throughout the region. We also offer the LLM and maintain a large cohort of higher degree research students (PhD and LLM by Thesis). All suitably qualified appointees will be expected to contribute to the LLM and higher degree research programmes.

In addition to teaching, the appointee will be expected to conduct research, publish their work, engage in university administrative roles, and actively engage with Pacific communities and society at large. Preference will be given to candidate with experience in, or a research focus on, Pacific communities and societies.. Appointee at the Senior Lecturer level must hold research publications that meet the University's Quality of Research criteria at the appropriate academic level.

The Person We Seek

To be considered for appointment, candidates must meet the following criteria:

Senior Lecturer

• a PhD in the relevant discipline with relevant tertiary teaching experience and/or research experience; or
• in addition, a Senior Lecturer will normally require a record of demonstrable scholarly and professional achievement in the relevant discipline.
• A portfolio of quality student evaluations of tertiary-level teaching;
• Experience in university administration is an advantage; and
• Demonstrated capacity and/or experience to supervise PhD students and/or secure research grants.

Remuneration

Appointments are offered on a five-year term, renewable by mutual agreement. Annual salary ranges are as follows:

Senior Lecturer: VUV 8,062,840 – VUV 9,303,278 per annum

Closing date: 8 November 2026