The University of Akron School of Law is looking to hire two intellectual property professors. Details below...
Patent Position
The University of Akron School of Law anticipates hiring a tenure-track or tenured faculty member with a particular focus in the area of patent law to begin teaching in Fall 2016. Experience in the areas of International IP, Health, Trademark, and Privacy Law are also of particular interest. The committee is interested in candidates with scholarly distinction or great promise as demonstrated by strong early scholarship and a thoughtful agenda for future work, as well as a commitment to excellence in teaching.
Akron Law's Center for IP Law and Technology is renowned for its extensive curriculum, an LL.M. in Intellectual Property, joint degree program, rich scholarly and practical programming, and strong relationship with the national and international IP community.
The University of Akron School of Law is a public, mid-size law school of approximately 450 students located in the Akron/Cleveland metropolitan area. Akron Law offers excellent teaching, relatively low tuition and a commitment to student success. Akron Law prides itself on outcomes including our high bar passage rate (first in Ohio for the Feb. 2015 exam), award-winning clinical programs, national championship trial team program and various areas of excellence.
The University of Akron (UA), Ohio's Polytechnic University, is the region's most influential public research university, contributing to the resurgence of the local economy, providing a highly skilled workforce, and known for an innovative approach to higher education. With nearly 26,000 students and more than 300 associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate, and law degree programs, UA offers career-focused and experiential learning that defines the polytechnic approach to education. From polymers to psychology, to engineering and integrated marketing communications, to education and choreography, UA brings together various disciplines in ways that provide students with life-long skills, internships and co-ops, opportunities for academic research, study abroad, on-campus student employment and service projects designed for diverse groups of learners, including full-time, part-time and on-line students, veterans, and adults returning to the classroom.
Required Qualifications: Juris doctor or equivalent law degree with patent law experience.
Preferred Qualifications: A demonstrated record of or potential for successful scholarship and teaching.
For complete details and to apply for this position, visit: http://www.uakron.edu/jobs. Job ID# 9216. While all candidates are required to submit their applications via this centralized system, please feel free to direct any inquiries to Professor Sarah Cravens, Chair of the search committee, at [email protected]. Review of applications will begin immediately. Anticipated start date: August 15, 2016. The University of Akron is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with state and federal laws.
IP Position
The University of Akron School of Law anticipates hiring a tenure-track or tenured faculty member in the area of intellectual property law to begin teaching in Fall 2016. Experience in the areas of International IP, Health Law & IP, Trademark, Cyberlaw, and Privacy Law are of particular interest. The committee is interested in candidates with scholarly distinction or great promise as demonstrated by strong early scholarship and a thoughtful agenda for future work, as well as a commitment to excellence in teaching.
Akron Law's Center for IP Law and Technology is renowned for its extensive curriculum, an LL.M. in Intellectual Property, a joint degree program, rich scholarly and practical programming, and strong relationship with the national and international IP community.
The University of Akron School of Law is a public, mid-size law school of approximately 450 students located in the Akron/Cleveland metropolitan area. Akron Law offers excellent teaching, relatively low tuition and a commitment to student success. Akron Law prides itself on outcomes including our high bar passage rate (first in Ohio for the Feb. 2015 exam), award-winning clinical programs, national championship trial team program and various areas of excellence.
The University of Akron (UA), Ohio's Polytechnic University, is the region's most influential public research university, contributing to the resurgence of the local economy, providing a highly skilled workforce, and known for an innovative approach to higher education. With nearly 26,000 students and more than 300 associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate, and law degree programs, UA offers career-focused and experiential learning that defines the polytechnic approach to education. From polymers to psychology, to engineering and integrated marketing communications, to education and choreography, UA brings together various disciplines in ways that provide students with life-long skills, internships and co-ops, opportunities for academic research, study abroad, on-campus student employment and service projects designed for diverse groups of learners, including full-time, part-time and on-line students, veterans, and adults returning to the classroom.
Required Qualifications: Juris doctor or equivalent law degree with intellectual property law experience.
Preferred Qualifications: A demonstrated record of or potential for successful scholarship and teaching.
For complete details and to apply for this position, visit: http://www.uakron.edu/jobs. Job ID# 9214. While all candidates are required to submit their applications via this centralized system, please feel free to direct any inquiries to Professor Sarah Cravens, Chair of the search committee, at [email protected]. Review of applications will begin immediately. Anticipated start date: August 15, 2016. The University of Akron is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with state and federal laws.
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