Professor (Open Rank), School of Law – Health Policy and Law

Northeastern University•Boston, MA

7d•$150,000 - $247,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northeastern University School of Law is seeking candidates at all ranks for full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty positions to join our scholarly community and enhance our leadership in training lawyers who make a difference in their chosen fields. We seek candidates whose research, teaching, professional experience, and/or service have prepared them to contribute to our unwavering commitment to the rule of law. Particular focus will be paid to candidates with experience and interest in health policy and law, specifically population/public health, disability, ethics and the law; as well as a deep understanding of law and policy as it relates to Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, universal health insurance; and public health challenges and societal health risks influencing healthcare accessibility policy and law. Opportunities are available for candidates whose background and qualifications might allow for a faculty appointment entirely within the law school or jointly within the law school and another department in Bouvé College of Health Sciences. The School of Law is a national leader in experiential legal education, with a deep commitment to law in service of the public interest and to engaged scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration. In making faculty appointments, the School of Law seeks to enhance its innovative curriculum, which combines experiential learning with rigorous analytical training and interdisciplinarity. The Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs. The search committee is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and/or service. We also encourage applicants to share how their background and experience will contribute to the Northeastern community.

Requirements

Hold a Juris Doctor (JD) or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution by the employment start date.
Academic rank at the Associate Professor and Full Professor levels will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated scholarly and teaching excellence.
Appointments at the Associate Professor rank require a minimum of 3 years of related experience.
Appointments at the Full Professor rank require a minimum of 6 years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated scholarship, teaching, or professional experience in health policy and law, health care regulation, or public health law
Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration across law, medicine, public health, or health administration
A record of, or clear potential for, engagement with policymakers or health care institutions

Responsibilities

Teaching law courses at the Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), graduate or undergraduate levels
Advising students
Conducting scholarly research
Providing service to the Law School, the University, and the legal profession