LLM Program Chair & Professor (Open Rank)

University of Arkansas•Fayetteville, NC

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About The Position

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations. The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life. As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary. For more than forty years, the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law has led the nation in the advanced study of our food system, from farm to fork. The Program integrates on-campus study with distance education through video conferenced participation and state of the art classroom technology. Full and part-time enrollment allows experienced attorneys to enroll, enhancing or shifting their career path. With over 400 alumni, the Program is connected to a network of leaders throughout the U.S. and beyond. The University of Arkansas is pleased to announce that it is currently seeking applicants for the LL.M. Program Faculty Director position. This is a tenured assistant/associate or full professor (depending on qualifications) position that includes teaching advanced agricultural and food law classes, leading the Program with a vision for the future, producing scholarship to enhance the reputation of the Program, and meeting the expectations of a tenured faculty member (depending on qualifications). The Faculty Director must have national stature and be able to represent the LL.M. Program within the national and international professional communities. The University of Arkansas School of Law is committed to being a vibrant and supportive intellectual community and encourages applicants who further these values. We seek candidates with scholarly promise or distinction, a commitment to excellence in teaching and service to legal education as well as to the wider community, and a desire to engage in the intellectual life of the University. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

JD degree and significant expertise in a wide range of agricultural and food law subjects
National reputation in the agricultural and/or food law community
Ability to build connections across the food system, understanding the perspectives of the farmer, the manufacturer, the retailer, and the consumer
Demonstrated leadership skills
A vision for leading the LL.M. Program into the future, incorporating ideas for marketing, recruiting, and substantive coursework
Teaching experience, either in the classroom or in professional service with demonstrated public speaking skills
Excellent research and writing skills, with either published scholarship or a demonstrated ability to write effectively and a proposed research agenda for future scholarship

Nice To Haves

Hold a law license and two years of practical legal experience
Tenure-track teaching experience or experience as a visiting law professor or fellow
Ability to interact respectfully, collegially, and professionally with all people at all levels of responsibility
Comfortable working with students from varying backgrounds and perspectives, including work with international students
Proficient with technology including computer and digital literacy as well as video conferencing
Have a distinguished academic record
Demonstrated administrative management skills

Responsibilities

teaching advanced agricultural and food law classes
leading the Program with a vision for the future
producing scholarship to enhance the reputation of the Program
meeting the expectations of a tenured faculty member (depending on qualifications)
represent the LL.M. Program within the national and international professional communities

Benefits

university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
tuition waivers for employees and their families
12 official holidays
immediate leave accrual
a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

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