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Open Rank - Tenure-Track Law Professor
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Position Number: 5606847
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Business - Business Law

Open Rank - Tenure-Track Law Professor

Requisition Number: 58009
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Faculty
Schedule: Full Time
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Job Summary

The University of Colorado Law School invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for one or more full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty positions to begin at the start of the 2025-26 academic year.

We welcome applications from candidates in all subject areas and at all levels of seniority. However, we have especially strong needs in Business/Corporate Law, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Criminal Law, Health Law, Energy Law, and Administrative Law.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

We are an engaged and inclusive community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who help one another succeed. Our faculty is highly regarded for its scholarship, its engagement in policy work, and its contributions to the wider community. Our selective admissions process keeps our student body small, enabling our faculty, staff, alumni, and community to invest deeply in each student's success, while preserving resources for innovative faculty research. We take our responsibility to educate and train future lawyers very seriously. Our curriculum, research centers, and experiential learning opportunities are designed to prepare students for success in today's changing legal environment.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

The workload for this position is 40% Teaching/40% Research/20% Service:

Teaching (40%): Faculty members are expected to teach an annual workload of 9-10 credits per academic year and to provide instruction as assigned by the Dean or their delegate. Classroom instruction responsibilities include holding class for the entire period for which the class is scheduled (including the final examination period) and evaluating students' work and assigning grades consistent with the policies of the Law School and University. Ongoing curriculum development and planning are also important components of teaching.
Research (40%): Faculty members are expected to research and prepare scholarly publications in their areas of expertise. Faculty members are expected to participate in scholarly and research activities that enhance their professional development and contribute to their disciplines, including by participating in academic conferences.
Service (20%): Faculty members are expected to engage in service to the institution, to students, and to their fields and/or the broader community and the public. University service involves membership in departmental, college-level and university committees, attending departmental meetings, processing routine paperwork, answering email, and participating in surveys as appropriate. It also involves engaging in the life of the law school and contributing to law school culture and community, including by mentoring students and fostering an environment of inclusivity.

What You Should Know

As part of the University of Colorado Boulder's deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, the campus has implemented a reference check program with respect to final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check program is intended to allow CU Boulder to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination - before making hiring decisions. All final candidates for tenured faculty appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information.

What We Can Offer

Entry-Level (Associate Professor) pay range is $140,000-$155,000.
Lateral (Associate Professor or Professor) pay range is $155,000-$215,000.
Onboarding assistance is available within School of Law guidelines.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

Be Statements

Be collaborative. Be creative. Be Boulder.

What We Require

We seek candidates with great potential for, and records of, innovative scholarship and engaged teaching, appropriate to career stage. Successful candidates will also show potential for, and career-stage-appropriate records of, productively contributing to the life and culture of the law school by readily engaging in service work. Candidates must hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or equivalent degree in a related field.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

Cover Letter addressed to the Search Committee describing your interest; consider also highlighting ways in which aspects of your record and/or background experience show potential for dedication to formal and informal service work, including community-building and student mentorship in service of inclusivity.
Current resume/CV.
"Job Talk" Paper, the principal paper you would like us to consider as an example of your scholarship.
Research Agenda, describing your research to date along with proposed future trajectory of your research.
Teaching Statement, describing the courses you are interested in teaching as well as your approach to legal education and any prior teaching experience.

Should your candidacy advance, you may be asked to provide a list of references who may be contacted for letters of recommendation. We may also request additional materials from candidates, including teaching evaluations.

For full consideration, please apply by September 1, 2024, although we recommend that you submit your materials as soon as possible.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

For questions, please contact Professor Margot Kaminski, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at margot.kaminski@colorado.edu, or Victoria Johnson, Faculty Affairs Program Manager, at victoria.a.johnson@colorado.edu.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Open-Rank-Tenure-Track-Law-Professor/58009