Associate Professor, Director of the Academic Enrichment Program, Boston University School of Law
About The Position
Boston University School of Law invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty position as Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Academic Enrichment Program. The role has full voting rights except on tenure and promotion to Full Professor. The Director will lead academic enrichment and bar-preparation programming for first-year and upper-level students, with an emphasis on supporting diverse student needs and improving student outcomes through data-driven research. The position also includes teaching, counseling, collaboration with faculty and staff, and participation in the intellectual life of the University. Boston University seeks scholars committed to innovative scholarship, engaged teaching, and the robust exchange of ideas.
Responsibilities
- Implement, expand, and build upon programming for all first-year students, including academic skills and excellence workshops, professional legal skills workshops, and one-on-one academic coaching.
- Develop and implement academic enrichment programming for upper-level students, which may include one-on-one enrichment and courses in writing, analysis, and other skills to promote academic success and bar-readiness.
- Demonstrate sensitivity in counseling and teaching to the diverse needs and challenges of students, including differences related to socioeconomic background, race and ethnicity, veteran status, and first-generation college status.
- Oversee and implement bar exam preparation courses and initiatives for the UBE, NextGen Bar Exam, state-specific exams, and other relevant licensing exams.
- Manage Bar Skills classes, year-round bar programming, bar course engagement oversight, community-building initiatives, and bar application advising and support.
- Develop and expand the Academic Enrichment Program to improve student outcomes through data-driven research, collaborating with the Associate Dean for Academic Engagement and faculty and staff involved in data gathering and development.
- Track and analyze bar passage data by jurisdiction.
- Collaborate with commercial bar preparation vendors.
- Address NextGen Bar Exam curriculum integration and work with faculty to embed bar-relevant skills across the curriculum.
- Perform other duties necessary to ensure bar success.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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