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Unit 18 Lecturer Pool Recruitment - School of Law

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Position description

This is a pool recruitment for academic, non-tenure track, limited-term appointments for part-time Lecturer positions. We are seeking qualified candidates with current knowledge and work experience who can create an interactive and engaging learning environment for students. Lecturer positions are dependent upon the instructional needs for the 2017-2018 academic year. This may include instruction in areas such as:

Animal Law
Appellate Advocacy I
Accounting for Lawyers
Advanced Bankruptcy
Advanced Criminal Procedure
Advanced Trial Practice
Analytical and Persuasive Writing
Civil Rights
Corporate Law
Corporate Tax
Death Penalty
Energy Law
Environmental Practice
Estate Planning
Evidence
Intellectual Property
International Business Negotiations
International Arbitration and Investment Law
Introduction to U.S. Legal Methods
Judicial Process
Juvenile Justice
Land Use Planning
Legal Drafting & Transactional Skills
Local Government
Mediation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Moot Court
Negotiations
Pension and Employee Benefits Law
Poverty Law
Pretrial Skills
Problem Solving and Analysis
Professional Responsibility
Public Interest Law
Remedies
Renewable Energy
Securities Enforcement
Securities Regulation
Spanish for Lawyers
Taxation of Partnership
Trial Practice
Trial Evidence
Wine Law
Wrongful Convictions

We will not necessarily hire in all of these areas.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have a J.D. degree, be a member of the bar in good standing and possess exemplary professional experience in the substantive area of law covered by the course(s).

TO APPLY:

  1. Application materials must be submitted via the following website: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF01536 . To receive full consideration for any openings, please submit a complete application by April 21, 2017. A complete application will include (1) Cover Letter -- provide a concise description of proposed course(s) seeking to teach and qualifications to be considered, if there is an opening; (2) Current Curriculum Vitae; (3) Statement of Contributions to Diversity will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/diversity/equity_inclusion/index.html for guidelines about writing a diversity statement and why one is requested; (4) Statement of Teaching (Optional), however if teaching has been done before, please provide a statement of what course(s) have been taught; (5) Student Evaluation Sample (Optional), If teaching has been done before, provide a sample of student evaluation(s); and (6) the names, addresses, including email addresses of 3 professional references.

SALARY:
The minimum starting salary for full-time Lecturer positions is $52,059, but may be higher depending on a number of factors including experience, qualifications and course assignment. Salary will be prorated based on percent of appointment for part-time Lecturer positions. The percent of appointment depends on the type and number of courses assigned.

EXPECTED DUTIES:
General responsibilities include: Teaching, holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and other duties as assigned.

Screening of applicants begins immediately and will continue as needed. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis and the timing of decisions will vary according to a variety of factors including curricular need and course scheduling. Candidates under consideration will be contacted by the School of Law. The applicant pool will close on January 31, 2018; candidates who have yet to receive an offer and who are interested in remaining in the pool after that time will need to submit a new application. Please direct any questions to: Senior Associate Dean Madhavi Sunder (msunder@ucdavis.edu).

The UC Davis School of Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching. Qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

UC Davis is a smoke- and tobacco-free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) are strictly prohibited on any property owned or leased by UC Davis—indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter - A short (1-2 paragraph) description of the proposed course(s) sought to teach and qualifications to be considered for if there is an opening.

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Diversity contributions documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/diversity/equity_inclusion/index.html for guidelines about writing a diversity statement and why one is requested.

  • Statement of Teaching - If teaching has been done before, please provide a statement of what course(s) have been taught in the cover letter.
    (Optional)

  • Student Evaluation Sample - If teaching has been done, please upload sample evaluation(s).
    (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
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Job location

Davis, CA