The Faculty Lounge

Rumania, Rumania (Romania, Romania)

This classic Yiddish song was written by Aaron Lebedeff in the 1930s, and it has been a staple of klezmer music ever since. There is a 1947 recording of Lebedeff toward the bottom of this post.  But this is sort of a bait and switch, as I have also used this post as an opportunity to insert some unexpected Romanian rock music in between. There are five of them, but feel free to skip down to the rest of the Yiddish clips.

Hiring Announcement: South Texas College of Law Houston (VAP)

From an email message I received earlier today:

South Texas College of Law Houston (“STCLH”) invites applications for one or more Visiting Assistant Professor (“VAP”) positions for academic years 2023-25. The appointment as a VAP is designed as a two-year position, assuming satisfactory performance in the first year. There is a possibility for reappointment for a third year.

Our VAP program exists to help practitioners and others interested in legal teaching to develop their teaching skills and scholarship to transition to full-time academic positions. Members of minority groups and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.

A VAP is eligible to teach any course offered by STCLH. The specific courses taught by a VAP are determined based on the interests and abilities of the VAP and the curricular needs of STCLH. Currently, our curricular needs include criminal law, criminal procedure, and LRW (legal research and writing). A VAP’s teaching load is normally two courses during one semester and one course during the other semester each academic year (i.e., a “2/1 load”).

Each VAP is assigned a faculty mentor who advises and assists the VAP in all aspects of teaching and scholarship to increase the VAP’s qualifications for being hired for a permanent position. VAPs are eligible and encouraged to attend and participate in faculty scholarship presentations and all other similar faculty events.

A VAP is eligible to be appointed to a permanent position on the STCLH faculty. The permanent hiring process for a VAP is the same as that for non-VAP candidates for permanent faculty positions.

Hiring Announcement: South Texas College of Law Houston (LRW)

From an email message I received earlier today:

South Texas College of Law Houston invites applications from both experienced and entry-level faculty for a full-time, tenure-track position teaching legal research and writing beginning in the 2023-24 academic year. Faculty teaching legal writing at South Texas College Houston are fully integrated tenure-track faculty members with the same benefits and scholarship and service requirements as doctrinal tenure-track professors. Legal writing faculty teach the required first-year legal writing course, which includes legal research, legal analysis, legal writing, and oral advocacy. Legal writing faculty develop assignments, meet with students individually as needed, and provide detailed feedback on students’ writing assignments. South Texas College of Law Houston has evening as well as daytime classes, so candidates should be available to teach in the evening during occasional semesters. We seek candidates with outstanding academic records who are passionate about legal writing and committed to both excellence in teaching and sustained scholarly achievement. Legal writing teaching experience is preferred but not required. Members of minority groups and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.

Liberty University School of Law Seeks Faculty

This just in:

Liberty University School of Law invites applicants for a full-time associate professor in the residential Juris Doctor program.  The most competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and possess a strong Biblical worldview.  Additionally, faculty need to passionately support our mission to equip future leaders in law with a superior legal education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.  Liberty University School of Law is part of the broadest community in the world, namely the kingdom of God which encompasses every nation, ethnic group, and language. Accordingly, we welcome and encourage faculty candidates from across this diverse spectrum to apply.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teach first-year, upper division required, and elective classes
• Engage in scholarship
• Mentor students
• Provide timely feedback in the form of assessments, grading, and other requested formats
• Follow guidelines, policies, and procedures as outlined in the faculty handbook

 

Northern Kentucky Law Seeks Academic Success and Bar Prep Directors

This just in:

NKU-Chase is looking to hire both a Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation and an Assistant Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation. 

Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law invites applications for the position of Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation, with an anticipated start date of May 1, 2023.  This is a 12-month, full-time, non-tenure-track position, with an initial one-year appointment. The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 (plus benefits). 

The Director’s primary responsibility will be to help students develop the skills needed to reach their full academic potential for performance in law school and on the bar exam. Responsibilities include: (1) designing and implementing of academic support programs; (2) directing the law school’s bar exam preparation programs; and (3) teaching the law school’s academic support and bar preparation courses, along with other members of the Chase faculty. The Director will supervise and collaborate with of the Assistant Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation. Candidates must be willing to provide academic support for students in the evening division. 

 

Hiring Announcement: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

From a recent email:

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, a Jesuit institution, invites applications for a clinic faculty position focused on family law. The Law Clinic advances a dual mission of providing experiential, live-client clinical experience for law students and outstanding legal representation to underserved clients and community partners. The Clinic is dedicated to fulfilling the Jesuit Mission of pursuing justice while educating persons for others by exposing students to critical legal needs in the community. Clinic faculty must have a demonstrated commitment to justice. The Clinic serves as a large, well-respected social justice law organization within New Orleans and around the country.

Loyola Clinical Programs currently include teaching in children’s rights, criminal defense, externships, family law, immigration, special education, and workplace justice.

The successful candidate must be eligible to practice law in Louisiana. The family law clinic faculty position is expected to collaborate with clinic law professors, students, staff attorneys, and staff in developing and maintaining outstanding work in all areas of instruction and practice including but not limited to: client selection, intake, and representation. All clinic faculty report to the Dean and the Law Clinic Director.

Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law Seeks Dean

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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the premier public research university in the State of Illinois, invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Law. The University of Illinois is a major land-grant university committed to excellence in research, teaching, public engagement, and international programs. We have a long tradition of shared governance and are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The University seeks a visionary Dean dedicated to enhancing and strengthening the mission of the College and to furthering its commitment to excellence in research, teaching, outreach, and international programs.

As the chief academic and executive officer of the College, the Dean has primary responsibility for the faculty and academic professional staff development, budgetary oversight and planning, academic and curricular issues, fundraising, and facilities development.

The new Dean will be pivotal in positioning the College and University as national and international leaders in areas represented by the College. The Dean will provide visionary leadership that will position the College and the campus for continued innovation and success. The Dean will provide leadership for building and enhancing key partnership and collaborations with units across campus. The Dean will be a strong advocate and spokesperson for the College both on campus and with external partners and stakeholders, including alums. While enhancing the diversity of the College, the Dean will value the contributions of diverse faculty, staff, and students.

 

Taboo Trades Podcast: Marielle Gross on NFTs for Biobanking (with guest host Brian Frye)

This episode has two fabulous guests: Marielle Gross, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, and renaissance man, Brian Frye, the Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky.

 

 

Marielle provides clinical care at UPMC Altoona and her research focuses on the application of technology and elimination of bias as a means of promoting evidence-basis, equity and efficiency in women’s healthcare. Today, we’re discussing heny, Inc., a start up that Marielle founded that utilizes NFTs to allow breast cancer patients to remain connected to their biopsy results. When patients participate in research studies, their names and identifying features are taken off of their samples – in other words, they are deidentified. What this means is that if researchers find medically relevant information, they can’t pass that on to the patient. Nor can patients share in any of the profits that research on their tissue might generate. As we discuss in this episode, Marielle was inspired by the infamous Henrietta Lacks case to create a non-fungible NFT-like token that allows breast cancer patients to track and learn about research on their donated tumor and tissues.

 

That’s where Brian Frye comes in: he teaches courses on patent and intellectual property law, and has published widely about NFTs. Many of his articles are linked in the show notes. Brian is also a filmmaker. He produced the documentary Our Nixon (2013), which was broadcast by CNN and opened theatrically nationwide. His short films and videos have shown in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, the New York Film Festival, and the San Francisco International Film Festival, among other venues, and are in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. If you don’t get enough of Brian in this episode, then make sure to listen to my earlier bonus episode: The Plagiarism Taboo with Brian Frye.

 

Further reading and listening:

 

Marielle S Gross, MD; Amelia J Hood, MA; Robert C Miller Jr, BA, Nonfungible Tokens as a Blockchain Solution to Ethical Challenges for the Secondary Use of Biospecimens: Viewpoint, JMIR Bioinform Biotech 2021;2(1):e29905) doi: 10.2196/29905; https://bioinform.jmir.org/2021/1/e29905

 

This Pitt professor’s startup applies NFTs to bioethics, Technical.ly, Sept. 13, 2022; https://technical.ly/startups/heny-nfts-bioethics-marielle-gross/

 

The Plagiarism Taboo with Brian Frye, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/episodes/11050801

 

Frye, Brian L., NFTs & the Death of Art (April 19, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3829399 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3829399

 

Frye, Brian L., How to Sell NFTs Without Really Trying (September 25, 2021). 13 Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law 113 (2022), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3930430

 

Frye, Brian L., After Copyright: Pwning NFTs in a Clout Economy (November 25, 2021). 45 Colum. J.L.& Arts 341 (2022), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3971240 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3971240

 

Frye, Brian L., The Art of the Token (March 16, 2022). Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4059574

 

Frye, Brian L., After Andy Warhol? (June 28, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4149015 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4149015

 

Ryan, Christopher and Frye, Brian L., Patents & Legal Expenditures (August 12, 2019). 51 U. Pac. L. Rev. 577-592 (2020), Roger Williams Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 193, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3436410

 

Frye, Brian L. and Ryan, Christopher, Technology Transfer and the Public Good (November 3, 2018). Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3277721

 

Ryan, Christopher and Frye, Brian L., An Empirical Study of University Patent Activity (February 10, 2017). 7 NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law 51-84 (2017)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2915243 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2915243

Drexel University Kline Law Seeks Associate Dean for Online/Non-JD Programs

Drexel University's Kline School of Law is seeking a new Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Online Education.  This individual will manage, and continue to strategically expand, the Law School’s online Master of Legal Studies, LL.M, and post-bac certificate programs and will strive to advance the Law School’s stake in the online learning space, while ensuring the delivery of a superior and accessible learning experience for the Law School’s online student population.  The law school's non-JD program is large and extensive, and it does not currently partner with an online program management company.  The law school creates, delivers and markets these programs exclusively using law school and university faculty and resources.  The Associate Dean will lead these efforts.

The law school prefers a candidate based in Philadelphia but is open to other candidates seeking a hybrid work engagement.  Interested candidates should apply ASAP.  Please direct any questions to Dean Dan Filler.

For further details, and to apply, go here

CFP: HODL and Horizons: How Technology is Changing the Legal Landscape

This just in:

Artificial Intelligence, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ChatGPT.  Over the last few years, the world has seen an exponential proliferation of technology across all industries. With new inventions comes new legal territory as our judicial system begins to determine the boundaries within which these new technologies must operate. How will NFTs work under data privacy and copyright law? What laws govern the Metaverse? How will law firms adapt to the changing work environment brought on by COVID, work automation, and hybrid-office demands? The Elon Law Review invites submissions for our Symposium exploring such legal developments involving tech and law.

The Fall 2023 Symposium will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023 with a reception the evening before on Thursday, September 21, 2023. The central topic of papers must revolve around technology and the law. An abstract of the scholarly paper to be presented should be submitted no later than Friday, March 24^th, 2023, to Chief Symposium Editor, KimberMarie Faircloth, at kfaircloth4@elon.edu. Please attach a resume or CV to your submission. Accepted proposals will be organized into symposium panels around the proposed themes. Final papers will be due by Friday, June 30^th, 2023, for both presentation at the Symposium and publication in the Symposium issue of the 2023 Elon Law Review.

Liberty University School of Law Seeks Assistant Professor and Adjunct Professor

This just in:

Liberty University School of Law invites applicants for a full-time assistant professor in the residential Juris Doctor program.  The most competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and possess a strong Biblical worldview.  Additionally, faculty need to passionately support our mission to equip future leaders in law with a superior legal education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.  Liberty University School of Law is part of the broadest community in the world, namely the kingdom of God which encompasses every nation, ethnic group, and language. Accordingly, we welcome and encourage faculty candidates from across this diverse spectrum to apply.

Essential Functions:

• Teach first-year, upper division required, and elective classes
• Engage in scholarship
• Mentor students
• Provide timely feedback in the form of assessments, grading, and other requested formats
• Follow guidelines, policies, and procedures as outlined in the faculty handbook

Qualifications and Credentials

• J.D. Degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Recognized academic and professional background
• Superior scholarly promise
• Practice and/or judicial clerkship experience
• Experience teaching in legal education is preferred, but not required
• Commitment to student mentoring and professional development
• Enthusiasm for working with law students

Interested parties may submit an application here: https://careers.liberty.edu/?job_posting=R0000657 

 

Coal Miners' Music [UPDATED with vintage David Crosby at bottom of the post]

 

Hiring Announcement: Wayne State University Law School

From an email message I received today:

Wayne State University Law School invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Teaching) to teach jointly in our Legal Research and Writing Program and non-J.D. programs in law.  The position entails teaching a combination of first-year Legal Research and Writing at the Law School and courses in non-J.D. programs in law. Applicants must have a J.D. degree and a strong academic record. Ideal candidates should have demonstrated excellence in legal writing; one year of court clerkship, practice experience, and/or experience teaching legal writing; and a passion for teaching future legal advocates. 

Wayne State University is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity, and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities and prepares students for success in a diverse, global society. WSU encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups. WSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Candidates should send a cover letter, CV, writing sample, a list of references, and any other relevant materials to Professor Sarah Abramowicz, Teaching Faculty Committee Chair, at sabramowicz@wayne.edu.

Hiring Announcement: Wayne State University Law School

From an email message I received earlier today:

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL is seeking to hire an Assistant Professor of Teaching. We encourage applications from candidates who will enhance the diversity of our faculty and whose scholarship engages with questions of social justice.

The Assistant Professor (Teaching) would serve as instructor in courses in the Masters of Law program, taught to mid-career professionals, as well as the Minor in Law and B.A. in Law, taught to Wayne undergraduates. Other teaching opportunities may arise in the regular Law School curriculum as needed. This is a renewable contract position.

Applicants must hold a JD from an accredited American law school and have practice experience across a range of legal fields. Prior teaching experience is also a plus. 

Wayne State University is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity, and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities and prepares students for success in a diverse, global society. WSU encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups. WSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Candidates should send a cover letter, CV, writing sample, list of references and any other relevant materials to Professor Sarah Abramowicz, Teaching Faculty Committee Chair, at sabramowicz@wayne.edu.

Zachary Kramer Named Dean of Elon Law

Elon University School of Law has announced that Zachary Kramer will be its new dean.  He is currently the interim dean at Arizona State Law.  Kramer, who holds a JD from the University of Illinois College of Law, will  take over in June.

Hiring Announcement: Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law (Assistant Director)

From an email message that I recently received:

Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation, with an anticipated start date of May 1, 2023.  This is a 12-month, full-time, non-tenure-track position, with an initial one-year appointment. The salary range for this position is $50,000 to $55,000 (plus benefits). 

The Assistant Director’s primary responsibility will be to work with the Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation to help students develop the skills needed to reach their full academic potential for performance in law school and on the bar exam.  Responsibilities include: (1) assisting with the designing and implementing of academic support programs; (2) assisting with the law school’s bar exam preparation programs; and (3) assisting with the teaching of the law school’s academic support and bar preparation courses. Candidates must be willing to provide academic support for students in the evening division. 

Hiring Announcement: Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law (Director)

From an email message that I recently received:

Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law invites applications for the position of Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation, with an anticipated start date of May 1, 2023.  This is a 12-month, full-time, non-tenure-track position, with an initial one-year appointment. The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 (plus benefits). 

The Director’s primary responsibility will be to help students develop the skills needed to reach their full academic potential for performance in law school and on the bar exam. Responsibilities include: (1) designing and implementing of academic support programs; (2) directing the law school’s bar exam preparation programs; and (3) teaching the law school’s academic support and bar preparation courses, along with other members of the Chase faculty. The Director will supervise and collaborate with of the Assistant Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation. Candidates must be willing to provide academic support for students in the evening division. 

Drexel University Kline Law Seeks Tax Faculty

The Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law invites applications from entry-level and pre-tenure lateral candidates for a full-time, tenure-track position teaching and researching in the area of tax law.  Candidates must have a demonstrated record of significant scholarly achievement and a demonstrated commitment to excellent teaching. Because the law school is part of an R1 research university, tenure stream faculty are expected to engage in significant research and demonstrate educational, methodological, or practice backgrounds that add vitality to their work. .

Applications are particularly encouraged from people of color, individuals with disabilities, people of all sexual and gender identities, and anyone whose background, experience or viewpoint will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. 

To apply, please send a cover letter, research and diversity statements, and curriculum vitae (with references) to Faculty Appointments Chair David S. Cohen at dsc39@drexel.edu.  Applicants should submit materials as soon as possible.

Montana Law Names Four Dean Finalists

And they are:

University of Montana GC Lucy France, Interim Dean Elaine Gagliardi, attorney Kari Hong, and Professor Eric Christiansen (Golden Gate Law.)  Deets are here. 

Touro Law Seeks Legal Research and Writing Faculty

This just in:

The Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is pleased to announce that it is again seeking applicants for an appointment to its Legal Process (Legal Research and Writing) faculty starting in August 2023. We have already hired one Legal Process professor for next year; however, we are now able to hire another one.  

Legal Process is a six-credit, first-year course. Students receive three credits in the fall semester and three credits in the spring semester. In addition to the standard focus on predictive writing in the fall and persuasive writing in the spring, students are introduced to client interviewing. They are also introduced to client counseling and/or negotiation.

After two successive one-year contracts, Legal Process professors can apply for presumptively renewable three-year contracts. Following a successful three-year contract, LP professors with a record of scholarly publications and/or substantial service outside of the law school may apply for renewable five-year contracts. Legal Process is a directorless program; professors enjoy the same level of autonomy as the doctrinal faculty, as well as the same access to travel, scholarship, and other professional development funds.