Description:

The University of Houston Law Center (Law Center) invites applications for a non-promotion-eligible, non-tenure track, full-time Professor of Practice position for bar exam success.

The position can start immediately upon hiring. The UH fiscal year for 2025-2026 ends on 8/31/26. The position would then transition to an academic appointment for 12 months, corresponding to UH's fiscal year from the start of September 2026 through the end of the following August 2027. The initial appointment may commence mid-year, in which case future annual reappointments will follow the UH fiscal year.

The benefits-eligible non-tenure track (NTT) appointment of the position will have a one-year contract period with no presumption of renewal. Reappointment for future years will depend on performance and need for the position. The position is part of the Law Center's efforts to enhance bar exam success for its graduates.

The position will teach section(s) of the Law Center's various bar success courses. Example courses from prior years are given in the links below:

https://www.law.uh.edu/schedule/class_information.asp?cid=23091 (Legal Analysis and Writing – LAW course)
https://www.law.uh.edu/schedule/class_information.asp?cid=22998 (Professional Writing Strategies – PWS course)
https://www.law.uh.edu/schedule/class_information.asp?cid=23537 (Legal Methods course)

Other workload may include teaching bar prep workshops, assisting the clinical professors involved with the program in various modes of pedagogical support, working with students one-on-one, and other duties as assigned.

The person who obtains the non-tenure track appointment for this position can be an internal candidate eligible to apply for available faculty positions within UHLC.

An attorney appointed to the position must, at a minimum, hold a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school. As an NTT position, the appointee will accrue no time toward tenure at the University of Houston.

Please reference and review the University of Houston's NTT Faculty Policy, available at this link: http://www.uh.edu/provost/faculty/current/non-tenure-track.

Also applicable are the UHLC bylaws provisions relating to the NTT position of Professor of Practice:
https://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/P-T-CEAsections--UHLC-BylawsApril2018_ver1c_4_6_2018.pdf.

Further information about the Law Center and its programs is available at: http://www.law.uh.edu.

Applicants for the position must hold a J.D. degree and have an excellent record of or potential for bar exam success teaching and student engagement.

This search is administratively coordinated by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law Greg Vetter, gvetter@uh.edu. After submitting your application in the system of this posting, please send Professor Vetter a courtesy email, attaching a resume or curriculum vitae to that email.

The Law Center boasts an accomplished and collegial faculty representing a wide range of backgrounds including over 16 who are members of the American Law Institute. The Law Center's 2025 entering class has the strongest credentials in the school's history. Since Fall of 2022, the Law Center occupies a new, world-class facility designed by award-winning architects.

The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning, and strategic industry partnerships.

Required Attachments
Curriculum Vitae

Employees are expected to have a home address in the state of Texas for the duration of their appointments.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidates.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. Individuals conducting research in critical infrastructure areas (i.e., communication infrastructure systems, cybersecurity systems, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment systems, and/or water treatment facilities) are subject to regular review to ensure the security and integrity of the research is maintained.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.