Research Associate

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Job ID:

032165

Salary:

£38,304 - £45,023 pro rata including London Weighting Allowance

Closing date:

12-Oct-2021

Business unit:

The Dickson Poon School of Law

Department:

Law School

Contact details:

Renato Nazzini, [email protected]

The Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution is looking to hire a Research Associate to explore specific areas of international arbitration and dispute resolution where our work is having and is likely to have significant impact in the UK and globally.

The Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Reoslution is part of the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London. The Dickson Poon School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world. It is ranked 16th in the world and 5th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings for Law 2021.

he Centre is housed in the Old Watch House, one of the oldest buildings on the College’s Strand Campus, no more than a couple of minutes’ walk from the Royal Courts of Justice and Inns of Court and midway between Westminster and the City of London. The Centre’s work and location have always enabled it to have excellent contacts with practitioners and policy-makers, and there is a strong tradition of engagement with the legal profession.

The Dickson Poon School of Law embraces equality, diversity and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract for 3 years.

This is a full-time post

Key responsibilities

• Researching and analysing issues relevant to dispute resolution in construction, focusing on international arbitration, statutory adjudication and dispute boards
• Researching and analysing issues relevant to other forms of dispute resolution in construction such as mediation and expert determination
• Examining case law, practice and literature
• Designing and administering questionnaires and surveys and collating and analysing data
• Drafting reports and presentations and contributing to other Centre’s publications  
• Undertaking comparisons of different approaches in different legal systems or under international law
• Working with government agencies, funding institutions, professional bodies, arbitral institutions, lawyers, experts, clients and project participants to raise the profile of our ground-breaking work
• Developing, organising and participating in seminars, conferences and vocational training
• Writing and co-writing journal articles and other publications including on-line and social media activity 
• Contributing to research-led teaching of the MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution within the scope of the research undertaken

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

1. Good first degree or Masters in Law or Construction Management or equivalent discipline
2. Specialist knowledge in a relevant area(s)
3. Understanding of current issues in Law and Higher Education
4. Proven experience in research
5. Knowledge of, and/or experience in, construction disputes
6. Experience in delivering presentations and conferences
7. Good interpersonal skills
8. Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships
9. Able to work to and meet deadlines
10. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
11. Wishes to specialize in research in the construction sector, in a field where there is significant potential for high-profile research on dispute resolution
12. A keen interest in the construction sector

Desirable criteria

1. Some previous exposure to construction law or the construction sector
2. PhD awarded in Law or very near completion, or equivalent experience
3. Some experience in empirical legal research

Further information
For further details about the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, see: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/construction-law/about