Applications are invited for the position of Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law (Teaching and Research) in the Department of Law and Criminology. 

The Department of Law and Criminology is part of the Faculty of Business and Law. It is a forward thinking, inter-disciplinary and research active department, which offers undergraduate programmes in Law (LLB), Criminology & Psychology, Criminology & Sociology and Social Sciences; together with Masters programmes in Social Work, Forensic Psychology, and Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies. The Department is also home to an energetic research community and prides itself on its commitment to social justice which is underlined in its teaching, research, and external activities.

We seek an outstanding Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law (broadly conceived) to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team on our Teaching and Research pathway. In this post, we are looking for applicants to contribute to our research priorities in alignment with the University’s values and research themes.

The position will involve teaching undergraduate (and potentially postgraduate) core and optional subjects in our Law programmes. Expertise in Intellectual Property Law (broadly conceived) is essential, alongside teaching experience in one of the following core undergraduate modules: Tort Law, Contract Law, Equity and Trusts and/or Land Law. We expect applicants to possess a broad range of skills needed to teach effectively as well as academic leadership and an effective contribution to programme or department administration or projects improving the student experience.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
• Free parking 

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Head of Department, Professor Konstantinos Alexandris Polomarkakis K.Alexandris-Polomarkakis@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0626-175

Closing Date:  23:59, 30 June 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 30 Jun 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £60,815 to £70,058 per annum - including London Allowance

Applications are invited for a 12-month fixed term post of Lecturer in Criminology (Teaching Focused) in the Department of Law and Criminology. 

The Department of Law and Criminology is part of the Faculty of Business and Law. It is a forward thinking, inter-disciplinary and research active department, which offers undergraduate programmes in Criminology & Psychology, Criminology & Sociology, Social Sciences and Law together with Masters programmes in Social Work, Forensic Psychology, and Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies. The Department is also home to an energetic research community and prides itself on its commitment to social justice which is underlined in its teaching, research, and external activities.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated colleague to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team as Lecturer in Criminology (Teaching Focus) with a September 2026 start and on a fixed-term basis for 12 months. In this post, we are seeking applicants to contribute to our teaching delivery on our BSc Criminology & Psychology and BSc Criminology & Sociology programmes. The position will involve teaching undergraduate core and option modules on these courses and we are interested in candidates with teaching expertise or experience in the following: Crimes of the Powerful, Introduction to Criminology, Criminal Justice System, Key Perspectives and Debates in Criminology, and/or Quantitative Research Methods for Criminological Psychologists. Applicants with a (forensic/criminological) Psychology background that could supervise dissertations in our BPS-accredited BSc Criminology and Psychology programme are especially encouraged to apply. We expect applicants to possess a broad range of skills needed to teach effectively as well as academic leadership and an effective contribution to course or department administration or projects improving the student experience.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Head of Department of Law and Criminology, Professor Konstantinos Alexandris Polomarkakis (k.alexandris-polomarkakis@rhul.ac.uk)

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk 

Please quote the reference: 0626-177

Closing Date: 23:59, 29 June 2026  

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 29 Jun 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £49,979 to £59,125 per annum - including London Allowance

The Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) is a senior leadership role within the University. The role holder will provide strategic leadership with a focus on translating institutional priorities into deliverable plans that improve the student experience and student outcomes. They will help to drive the successful delivery of the RH2030s Education and Student Experience Action Plan, playing a pivotal role in delivering a portfolio of strategic projects that enhance the University’s curriculum, strengthen teaching practice, ensure the quality of our provision, and the agility and ongoing relevance of our educational approaches. They will be essential to sustaining the delivery of key education related performance indicators, with a particular focus on enhancing the student experience and improving student outcomes.

Reporting to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education and Student Experience, the successful candidate will work in partnership with the Faculty Deans, Associate Deans, Heads of Education and relevant lead/s for professional services to support the quality of our provision and the delivery of University strategy.

The Chief Student Officer, and their team, will work in partnership with the Associate PVC Education & Student Experience to ensure alignment of academic priorities and student facing services, ensuring a coherent delivery of RH2030s strategy. In particular, they will work together in key areas of student engagement, data driven improvement, and the delivery of policies and initiatives that support student success.

The role holder will participate in key groups and committees, including Education Leadership Group and University Education Committee, and will serve as deputy to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education & Student Experience) in their role as Chair.

The Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (ESE) is responsible for supporting a positive and inclusive environment for all colleagues and students.

The position is being advertised as 3-year term (with the possibility of extension). The role holder will transition back to a substantive role in their relevant discipline at the end of the period.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Teresa Martinez Sancho on teresa.sancho@rhul.ac.uk or +44 (0)1784 276171 to arrange a meeting with Prof Emma Mayhew, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education & Student Experience).

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Closing Date: 23:59, Friday 3 July 2026

Interview Date: 14 July 2026. Candidates will be required to deliver a presentation to the interview panel on the day of the interview. The presentation topic will be communicated to shortlisted candidates in due course.

Closing Date: 03 Jul 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: Associate Professor to Professor level salary, plus APVC allowance of £15,000.
London Allowance of £2,590 is payable in addition to salary.

Royal Holloway’s Faculty of Science is home to the world-renowned Information Security Group (ISG). The Information Security Group has a record of outstanding research and hosts established research groups under the themes of: People and Society, Systems and Software Security, Security of Smart Cards and Internet of Things, and Cryptography. The ISG is now recruiting for a 3-year fixed term lectureship in information and cyber security (teaching focused). 

The ISG is committed to delivering excellent teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Our MSc in Information Security, the first of its kind anywhere in the world when it was launched in 1992, is accredited by The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and has over 4,000 alumni worldwide. The Department has received an ACE-CSE Gold Award recognising excellence in cyber security education from the NCSC.

We are seeking to appoint a 3-year fixed term lectureship (teaching focused) in information and cyber security to deliver courses in core areas of information and cyber security, including usable security and privacy. Applicants will have a track record demonstrated excellence, or will show the potential for excellence, in delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. We welcome applicants with a strong teaching track record in all core aspects of information and cyber security and particularly welcome applicants with a background in teaching computer and network security encompassing both technical and sociotechnical dimensions. 

The ISG is committed to reducing gender inequality, as recognised by an Athena SWAN Bronze award (joint with the Department of Mathematics), and strongly welcomes applications from groups under-represented in academic posts. 

Royal Holloway recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements. We are happy to consider a request for flexible working for this post including part time, job share or compressed working hours. 

Royal Holloway offers a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. There will be also the opportunity to develop and deliver postgraduate programmes at our Central London campus, located in Bloomsbury. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Lizzie Coles-Kemp, lizzie.coles-kemp@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0526-157

Closing Date: 20 June 2026

 Interview Date: 1st or 2nd week of July 2026

Closing Date: 20 Jun 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £49,979 per annum - including London Allowance
This is the expected starting salary for this post. Appointment at a higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience relevant to the role.

We are very pleased to advertise for a part-time (0.9FTE) Lecturer post to support the delivery of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Royal Holloway. The post holder will bring clinical and research experience related to clinical psychology in the NHS or HEI sector. The Doctorate Course in Clinical Psychology, is a large, well-established course, with a national reputation for innovative practice and rigorous research. This post offers the candidates the opportunity to work across clinical, academic and selection aspects of the Course to enhance the existing staff provision. The appointee will also have the opportunity to develop their research interests in applied areas of clinical psychology, supervising Doctoral and master’s level research. 

This is a really exciting time for clinical psychology, with substantial expansion of doctoral and master’s level training at RHUL and nationally. The appointee will work within a friendly team of over 20 academic staff who are committed to training future psychologists to meet the psychological needs of the diverse populations with whom we work across London. The course sits within a vibrant Psychology Department, which ranks as joint third for research in the UK. Information about the DClinPsy can be found here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-education/departments-and-schools/psychology/studying-here/clinical-doctorate/

The post is designated as a lectureship within the professional practice pathway, which recognises and rewards the applied nature of the work of clinical psychology. Applicants should be HCPC Registered as a Clinical Psychologist, have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent recognised by the British Psychological Society/HCPC) and bring NHS or University clinical psychology training experience, with demonstrable skills in clinical practice and research. 

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

Informal enquiries regarding this post can be directed to the DClinPsy Course Director, Professor Helen Pote h.pote@rhul.ac.uk or DClinPsy Deputy Director, Dr Kate Theodore kate.theodore@rhul.ac.uk.

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.

Please quote the reference: 0526-145

Closing Date: 23:59, 16 June 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 16 Jun 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £49,979 to £59,125 per annum pro rata - including London Allowance
There is an additional Clinical Supplement of £8,588 per annum (pro-rata)

Head of Department role: 5-year term, renewable for up to 3 additional years (subject to performance), after which the post holder will continue in the permanent academic role. 

Royal Holloway, University of London, is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Head of the Department of Computing, Security and Mathematics. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced academic leader to help shape a new department from three vibrant, ambitious and internationally recognised disciplinary groups. 

The Department of Computing, Security and Mathematics is newly-formed, comprising of disciplinary activities from the fields of Computer Science, Information Security and Mathematics. Our community comprises around 100 academic colleagues and over 1,000 postdoctoral researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students. Our research areas include:

As Head of Department, you will translate the strategic ambitions of Royal Holloway’s RH2030s Strategy into clear, actionable departmental plans. You will lead their delivery and be responsible for the department’s academic direction, financial sustainability, operational effectiveness, and overall success. You will also be accountable for effective resource allocation, workforce planning and ensuring the department’s long-term financial sustainability in line with University priorities. 

Working closely with colleagues, you will ensure meaningful contributions to the University’s Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Strategic Action Plans.

You will shape the department's disciplinary identity and future development in partnership with academic colleagues and Professional Service teams, ensuring that the department’s values, priorities and operating approach are aligned with our vision to be a University of Social Purpose. You will also lead the effective planning, resource allocation and operational management, creating the conditions for innovation and excellence in research, education and student experience and outcomes. This includes oversight of student recruitment planning, promoting active student engagement and supporting continuous improvement informed by feedback such as NSS outcomes.

You will ensure the department is fully prepared for external assessments including REF, TEF and KEF, working in close partnership with the Faculty Dean and Associate Deans.

You will foster a culture that reflects our mission - championing inclusion, belonging and a supportive environment for colleagues and students alike. You will provide clear, values‑led leadership and support the development, performance and wellbeing of academic staff, encouraging excellence, collaboration and accountability. As a part of the Faculty Executive, you will help strengthen collaboration across the Faculty of Science and maximise opportunities arising from the University’s new academic structures. 

You will also ensure the Department operates in line with University policies and regulatory requirements, maintaining high standards of compliance in areas such as health and safety, ethics, data governance and codes of practice.

This role represents a significant opportunity within one of the University’s newly established departments, offering the chance to create the conditions for exceptional performance across research, education, and external engagement.

Who we are looking for

Applicants should demonstrate: 

The post is based in our beautiful Egham campus in Surrey, near Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance of London. We also offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans, and help with the cost of eyesight testing
• Free parking

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Prof. Hanna Zagefka, Faculty Dean, Faculty of Science: Hanna.Zagefka@rhul.ac.uk

The RHUL Recruitment Team can be contacted with queries by email at recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0526-147

Closing Date: 23:59, Friday 19 June 2026  

Interview Date: Tuesday 14 July 2026

Details about the selection process and timeline will be shared with candidates soon after the deadline.

(Note we are seeking applicants to demonstrate how they match with criteria noted in both the Head of Department and Professor Person Specifications within the two job descriptions)

Closing Date: 19 Jun 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: Competitive, starting at £85,000 per annum.
London Allowance of £2,590 is payable in addition to salary.