The University of Arkansas School of Law has two current openings for nine-month tenure track Assistant or Associate Professors of Law. The law school is hoping to find candidates to begin in the Fall of 2018.
The law school is focused on hiring an individual to direct a well-established Immigration Law Clinic. All applicants for the position should have significant practice experience in immigration or asylum law and some familiarity with supervising law students or new attorneys. Any successful applicant will be expected to gain admission to the Arkansas bar. In addition to teaching, other duties will include scholarly research and service activities for the law school. Minimum qualifications include holding a law license, a JD degree or international law degree, a distinguished academic record, and scholarly promise. Preferred qualifications include having teaching experience, experience supervising law students or attorneys, and at least three years of practical legal experience. In furtherance of the law school’s fundamental commitment to experiential learning, clinical professors and legal research and writing professors have full tenure rights and equal voting privileges on all faculty issues.
The law school is also focused on hiring an individual to teach first-year curriculum, and associated upper level classes. Topics may include constitutional law, torts, or legal research and writing. In addition to teaching, other duties will include scholarly research and service activities for the law school. Minimum qualifications include a JD degree or international law degree, distinguished academic record, and scholarly promise. Preferred qualifications include teaching experience, holding a law license, and having two years of practical legal experience.
The University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, located in the northwest corner of the state, is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University welcomes applications without regard to age, race/color, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
Questions should be directed to Annie Smith, Co-Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at abs006@uark.edu
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