University Adjunct - School of Law

About the position

The School of Law occasionally has openings for part-time temporary adjunct instructors to teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Applying for a part-time adjunct teaching appointment allows faculty chairs from across the School to access candidate materials if/when a teaching need arises throughout the current or future academic year.

Responsibilities

• To teach courses as assigned by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• To design and teach those courses in accordance with the established course descriptions, the School of Law's Academic Handbook, supplementary instructions and guidelines given by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and the applicable accrediting standards.
• To select required and recommended texts and to design and create any needed supplementary course materials.
• To prepare and disseminate a syllabus for each course that meets the School of Law's guidelines and the applicable accrediting standards and that includes an attendance policy, the instructor's contact information, the methods of formative and summative assessment, the method by which grades in the course will be determined, and sufficient assigned work outside of class to meet the School of Law's accrediting standards.
• To hold office hours outside of class in accordance with standards set by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and generally to be available to students outside of class by email or phone.
• To participate in the faculty's exchange of proctoring duties for examinations.
• To grade examinations and papers, and to do so with reference to any grading policies that the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs may establish from time to time.
• To submit grades by the deadlines established by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• To conduct post-exam conferences with students.

Requirements

• A Juris Doctor degree.
• Admission to the bar of a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Good standing in all jurisdictions where the person is admitted to practice law.

Nice-to-haves

• Computer skills sufficient to deliver online instruction (if applicable), navigate course management software, and use common Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexible teaching style to accommodate individual learning styles.
• Ability to maintain course schedule through regular, punctual attendance.