Associate Professors and Professors of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law [R0152946]

University of Nevada Las Vegas•Las Vegas, MD

67d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) William S. Boyd School of Law invites applications from both entry-level and lateral candidates for tenure system positions expected to begin July 1, 2027. The school aims to fill two positions: an entry-level tenure-track candidate for the rank of Associate Professor of Law for its Lawyering Process (Legal Writing) Program, and a lateral candidate for the rank of Associate Professor of Law (tenure-track) or Professor of Law (tenured). A selected candidate may be offered an initial one-year term as Director of the Workplace Law Program, with the opportunity to teach courses in labor law, disability law, and/or employment law. The Directorship is subject to satisfactory performance and the Dean's discretion for additional terms. The law school offers a 3-course teaching load and generous research leaves, with a unified tenure system for all faculty. Faculty teaching lawyering process courses may also teach a doctrinal course. Additional curricular areas include Contracts, Torts, Professional Responsibility, and Sports/Entertainment Law, as well as building on existing academic concentrations. The Boyd School of Law is a leading public law school in Las Vegas, Nevada, committed to knowledge production, assisting policymakers, and serving Nevada's diverse communities. UNLV is an R1 research university, a Minority Serving Institution, Hispanic Serving Institution, and Asian American and Native American Pacific-Islander Serving Institution.

Requirements

Graduate degree, typically a J.D. or a Ph.D from an accredited college or university.
Experience in an academic or institutional setting involving the formation, application, or practice of law (or law-related matters).
For Associate Professor (Tenure-Track): Terminal degree and experience demonstrating potential for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
For Professor (Tenured): Terminal degree and an established record of excellent teaching, scholarship, and service recognized by tenure.
An established record of excellent teaching, scholarship, and service to a law school community or the potential for such excellence.
Credentials must be obtained prior to the start date.
Support diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.
Contribute to a respectful, positive work environment.
Use Campus Values to guide decisions and actions.
Demonstrate Rebel spirit.

Nice To Haves

Teaching, scholarship, and service within a law school community.

Responsibilities

Teach courses in the areas of labor law, disability law, and/or employment law (if serving as Director of the Workplace Law Program).
Teach doctrinal courses (optional for lawyering process faculty).
Engage in scholarship and service to the law school community.
Contribute to the production of knowledge and assist policymakers.
Serve the diverse communities of Nevada.