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Professor of Practice - Law

  • 493333
  • Full-Time
  • Dean, Law

Department: Dean, Law

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

The Law Center at the University of Houston offers graduate level courses in Law in multiple specialty areas and occasionally has openings for instructors under the title of Professor of Practice. Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply to be considered for these positions. Please indicate your areas of expertise. This posting is for a full-time, non-tenure track, position for an academic term or academic year depending on the need.

Opportunities vary in terms of the type of course. Opportunities include: (i) traditional doctrinal courses taught in a lecture format; (ii) clinical education, which is a type of experiential learning course; and (iii) simulation courses, which is a type of experiential learning course.

As a non‑tenure track (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: https://www.uh.edu/provost/faculty/faculty-policies/non-tenure-track/.

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

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

Qualifications
J.D. degree

Required Attachments
Curriculum Vitae, Unofficial Transcripts

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 are security sensitive and will require a criminal background check.
 

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution. 

 

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