Assistant or Associate Professor of Law, Civil Procedure

University of Denver•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law seeks applications from candidates for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Law. Although we welcome candidates across all subject matter areas and methodological perspectives, we are particularly interested in a candidate capable of teaching Civil Procedure, with additional expertise in the areas of Torts, Administrative Law, and/or Complex Civil Litigation. We seek candidates with J.D. degrees (or their equivalents), outstanding academic records, relevant professional experience, and the capacity to make future outstanding contributions in the realms of scholarship, teaching, and public engagement. Founded in 1892, the Sturm College of Law is a national leader in experiential learning and interdisciplinary legal study. Located in one of the nation’s most dynamic and beautiful cities, the Sturm College of Law features a faculty of outstanding and nationally recognized scholar-teachers, an accomplished student body, a highly talented and dedicated staff, and roughly 17,000 alumni who have achieved careers of distinction in law, business, government, public interest, and other professional domains. A private Research 1 university dedicated to the public good, the University of Denver offers more than 300 academic programs and serves roughly 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Requirements

J.D. degree (or its equivalent)
Outstanding academic record
Relevant professional experience
The capacity to make future outstanding contributions in the realms of scholarship, teaching, and public engagement

Nice To Haves

Capable of teaching Civil Procedure
Additional expertise in the areas of Torts, Administrative Law, and/or Complex Civil Litigation

Responsibilities

Engage in outstanding and innovative teaching, imparting relevant doctrine knowledge and professional skills.
Undertake research and publish scholarly works; participate in faculty workshops, conferences, lectures, and other scholarly events; read and comment upon faculty works-in-progress; and publicize their scholarship to relevant internal and external audiences.
Contribute institutional service to the law school, the University, their particular legal field(s), the profession, and the public good