From a recent email message:
Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications from exceptional individuals to fill an open faculty position. Requisition 34049BR. The position is open to candidates who would be on the tenure-track or who are tenured at another law school. Anticipated curricular needs are varied but will likely include courses in Constitutional Law and Civil Rights.
Applicants must possess a J.D. degree and have a commitment to or demonstrated record of scholarly distinction, exemplary teaching, and institutional or public service. Experience working with diverse student populations or first-generation law students is highly desirable. Service to the School of Law and University is expected and may include relevant extracurricular activities. Although we recognize that external funding opportunities have traditionally been limited in legal academia, candidates who have strong records of scholarship supported by extramural funding or who have the proven capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply.
Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a state-supported National Research University with an enrollment that exceeds 40,000 students. In addition, Texas Tech University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). The law school has approximately 420 students and 38 full-time faculty members. The law school is an integral part of the University and offers 10 dual-degree programs with other Texas Tech schools and colleges. The Lubbock metropolitan area is home to over 300,000 people, enjoys affordable housing, abundant sunshine, friendly people, and offers easy access to other parts of the country. For more information, visit our website at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references electronically at the Texas Tech Jobs website: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/ to the attention of Jarod Gonzalez, J. Hadley and Helen Edgar Professor of Law and Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee. You may also contact Professor Gonzalez at [email protected]; but for your application to be considered, you must submit it at the Texas Tech Jobs website. Submission of applications is preferred by September 1, 2023.
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