From an email message that I recently received:
The Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa is seeking applications for a tenure-track position in law to commence on July 1, 2023.
Applications are accepted at all ranks, including full professor based on experience. We have particular needs in international law, especially international trade, environmental law, health law, and clinical legal education. In our Programme du common law en français, we have needs in private and public law.
Application deadline: October 30, 2022. The selection process will begin immediately after the closing date and will continue until the position is filled. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
About the Common Law Section
The Common Law Section offers Juris Doctor degrees in English and in French. Together with the Civil Law Section, the Common Law Section offers master’s and doctoral programs. The Common Law Section has over 1,200 students in JD programs and over 200 in graduate programs. We are an innovative and international faculty of more than 60 full-time professors dedicated to inclusive teaching and research, located in the heart of Canada’s capital.
Position title: Assistant or associate professor or full professor. Appointment at the higher rank of associate professor will only be considered should the successful candidate have the appropriate level of experience and commensurate achievements.
Skills: Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: international law, especially international trade, environmental law, health law, clinical legal education, public or private law.
Terms: This tenure-track position is in either the Programme de common law en Français, taught in French; the English Common Law Program, taught in English; or in both. Applicants should note at the top of their cover letter which program(s) they are applying for.
Location of work: University of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur Pvt., Ottawa, ON Canada.
Salary and benefits: According to the current Collective Agreement. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. They typically range (as of May 1, 2023) from $89,622 to $123,951 for an assistant professor and from $98,999 to $171,917 for an associate professor and from $118,864 to $207,511 for a full professor.
The University of Ottawa offers a comprehensive, generous compensation package that includes long-term disability benefits, basic group life insurance, supplemental health insurance, a defined benefit pension plan, optional life insurance and reimbursement of eligible moving expenses. The faculty also offers a reduced teaching load and seed money for research in the first year of hiring.
Duties: Professors’ functions include teaching, an active scholarly agenda, academic service to the Faculty and University, and supervision of graduate students.
Skills requirements
- An undergraduate degree in common law, and either a doctorate in law or a related discipline (or enrolment in a soon-to-be-completed doctoral program), or an LLM. For applicants currently enrolled in a doctoral program, their supervisor must confirm that it is reasonably likely that their dissertation will be submitted prior to their appointment.
- A superior academic record, a strong background in research and publication, including external research funding or the potential for such funding, and the capacity for excellence in teaching and contribution to the academic life and governance of the Common Law Section.
- Strong communication skills in either English or French. Passive knowledge of the other official language in Canada is a requirement for tenure.
Applications must contain:
- Cover letter (2-3 pages) specifying experience, teaching interests, awards and honours, and the level of competence in English and French. The letter must indicate explicitly whether the applicant is able to teach in English, French, or in both languages.
- CV (2 pages)
- Detailed research agenda (3-4 pages)
- Description of pedagogical interests
- Transcripts for each university degree received
- Names and contact information of three references We don’t require letters at this time.
Complete applications must be submitted through the Academic Careers application portal.
Questions concerning this position may be sent to [email protected].
Applicants currently employed in legal education elsewhere are encouraged to contact the dean directly and in confidence at [email protected] for further information.
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