The Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law is hiring, and has multiple positions open, including an innovative fellow dedicated to finding solutions to the problem of poverty. Villanova's VAP/Fellow program has been highly successful, placing many of its alumni in teaching positions all over the country.
1. Fellow to End Poverty:
The Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks a visionary thinker, scholar, and educator with the diverse skills, background, and interests necessary to advance creative and innovative ways to solve the problem of poverty in the United States. The successful candidate will lead the Initiative to End Poverty and Inequality at Villanova University, an interdisciplinary enterprise housed in the Charles Widger School of Law. The Initiative to End Poverty and Inequality will support programmatic initiatives to generate concrete ideas and policy solutions to address the problem of poverty, including development of an annual symposium. The Initiative will approach the causes and effects of poverty with an interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach that prioritizes efforts that will yield concrete results and maximum advancement toward eliminating poverty.
More details on this position are available here: http://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/18343. Applications should be submitted in the same place, though questions may be directed to Vice Dean Michael Risch (risch at law.villanova.edu).
2. Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES) Clinic:
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks an outstanding lawyer-educator to direct and teach its Clinic for Asylum, Refugee & Emigrant Services (CARES) as a Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor during academic year 2020-21. The Clinic represents asylum seekers in immigration court and before the USCIS Asylum Office.
More details on this position are available here: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/18442.
3. Fellow in Business, Law & Economics (VAP):
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks a qualified individual to serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Fellow in Law, Business and Economics during academic year 2020-2021. The position is a 12-month, visiting position beginning in the summer of 2020, with the possibility of one additional 12-month term.
Villanova Law has recently been enhancing its efforts to educate lawyers who understand the law's connection to business, economics, and entrepreneurship. Key initiatives have included the founding of the John F. Scarpa Center for Law and Entrepreneurship, with scholarly programs, innovative courses, and experiential learning opportunities. The successful candidate will augment these efforts by focusing on teaching and scholarship at the intersection of law, business, and economics.
More details on this position are available here: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/18441.
Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University's mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values.
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