From a recent email message:
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for an opening for an open rank (entry-level or lateral) faculty position beginning August 2024. Duties include engaging in high quality research and teaching, as well as being an active participant in law school and university service. Applicants must hold a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school, or a foreign law school equivalent, and must provide evidence of the potential for engaging in high quality research and teaching.
NIU Law is a public law school. It resides at the heart of a diverse and active university campus of over 17,000 students in DeKalb, Illinois, located on the western edge of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Preferred qualifications include a record of scholarly publication, teaching experience (particularly in a law school), legal-practice experience, a strong law school record, law journal membership, and clerkship experience.
We will consider candidates with a broad range of teaching and research interests, but the successful candidate will be expected to teach our two-semester Contracts course. Applications are encouraged from women, members of minority groups, and others whose background and experience would contribute to the diversity of the law school community. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications; position includes a robust benefits package.
For full consideration, prospective applications should visit https://employment.niu.edu/postings/74086 to apply by October 31, 2023. Applicants will be required to submit a cover letter, CV, list of references, scholarly agenda, and diversity statement. Applications received after October 31 will be considered as needed.
Please direct questions to the search committee chair, Professor Marc Falkoff, at [email protected]; or to Tita Kaus, Administrative Assistant to the Dean, at 815-753-1068 or [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community; as an AA/EEO employer, NIU considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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