Closing Date: 31st March, 2024

Description:

A Law School is one of the nation's great centers for legal education, ever exploring and pushing new intellectual boundaries while tackling urgent, real-world issues. The law school is also known for its vibrant and engaged community of students and scholars who are committed to providing leadership and making a difference on problems of local, national and global import. Currently ranked among the top law schools in the country, the School of Law has ambitious development goals as it looks to continue producing leaders in law, government, and society. Further information about Berkeley Law is available at: http://www.law.berkeley.edu.

Berkeley Law invites applications from tenured and untenured lateral candidates for full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty positions. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of law, although subject areas of particular interest include Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure and Law, Race and Law, Business Law, and Law and Social Justice for lateral candidates.

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence by providing leadership in teaching, research and service toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

Additional materials, including letters of reference, may be required of candidates during the recruitment process.

School: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications:
  • Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
  • Candidates must either: a) hold a J.D. or equivalent international degree by date of application, or b) hold a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree.