Associate Professor, School of Law

• Full‑time, Ongoing position at Academic Level D.
• Parramatta South campus with flexible working arrangements.
• Salary: $179,822 – $197,660 per annum, plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.

Lead impactful legal education and research with an ambitious School committed to a diverse student community.

The Opportunity

Western Sydney University's School of Law is an ambitious and growing School recognised for its strong social justice mission, high-quality clinical legal education, and impactful research. You will join a collaborative academic community committed to outstanding teaching, meaningful research, and strong engagement with Greater Western Sydney and beyond.

As an Associate Professor, you will make a significant contribution to the School's teaching, research, and engagement activities. You will provide academic leadership through excellence in learning and teaching, contribute to curriculum development and innovation, and support student success across undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.

You will maintain an established research profile, undertaking high-quality research that contributes to the School's recognised strengths, including commercial law, human rights and international law, inter-Asia legalities, and social justice and critique. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will contribute to research partnerships, attract competitive funding, supervise higher degree research candidates, and strengthen the School's research culture and reputation.

As a senior member of the academic community, you will mentor colleagues, contribute to School governance and strategic initiatives, and build productive relationships with the legal profession, industry, government, and community organisations. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of legal education and research within one of Australia's fastest-growing regions.

What Success Looks Like:

• Deliver outstanding teaching, curriculum leadership, and student learning experiences across undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.
• Contribute to curriculum innovation and academic quality, supporting excellence in learning and teaching across the School.
• Maintain an established research profile through high-quality publications, competitive grant applications, and collaborative research.
• Supervise Higher Degree Research candidates and mentor early career academics.
• Build productive relationships with industry, professional bodies and community partners.
• Contribute to School leadership, governance, and strategic initiatives while fostering a collaborative and inclusive academic culture.

Please refer to the Position Description for full details.

About You

• A PhD in a relevant area of law.
• Demonstrated excellence in tertiary teaching, curriculum development, and student engagement.
• An established research profile with evidence of high-quality publications, successful research collaboration, and scholarly impact relative to opportunity.
•  Experience supervising Higher Degree Research candidates and supporting the development of emerging researchers.
• Demonstrated academic leadership through mentoring, academic service, curriculum development, or research initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across academia, the legal profession, industry, government, and the wider community.

Benefits
We invest in the people who make our mission possible. Alongside a rewarding career, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your financial, personal and family wellbeing.

• Financial benefits: Access to staff-only products and offers with selected banking partners, salary sacrifice options for onsite parking, and novated motor vehicle leasing.
• Health and wellbeing support: Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), complimentary annual flu vaccination, eligibility for Fitness Passport membership, and access to discounted private health cover.
• Onsite childcare: Long day care and early learning services operate at our Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, and Penrith campuses. Staff may be eligible for discounted fees and salary packaging, with places subject to centre capacity.

Application Details

• Position Enquiries: Direct to dean.law@westernsydney.edu.au. Please include the job reference code REF1564Q.
• Closing Date: 11:59pm, Sunday 9 August 2026.
• Working Rights: You must provide evidence of full-time working rights in Australia at application.
• How to Apply: Please note that only applications submitted via the University’s online recruitment system will be considered. As part of your online application, you will be asked to respond to screening questions addressing the key qualifications, experiences and skills required for this position.

Belonging at Western
We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact talentacquisitionteam@westernsydney.edu.au.

About Western
This is your opportunity to be part of something bigger. By joining Western Sydney University, you become a valued member of our community. As our region changes, so too does our university. Western is boldly different, energetic, global, diverse, dynamic, and youthful.

Our mission is to deliver student success, impactful research, and stronger communities. As part of our team, you will have a stake in shaping the future of education, broadening horizons, and changing lives. Making a difference starts at Western.

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