Faculty Position
Tenure Track Faculty Positions (3)
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law is an outstanding, small public law school that provides its students with an optimal mix of theoretical and experiential educational opportunities in a student-centered environment in order to prepare them for a changing legal profession in a global environment. SIU School of Law seeks to fill up to three full-time tenure-track faculty positions to begin in the 2012-2013 academic year. With a range of curricular needs, the School of Law welcomes applications from candidates with a wide variety of interests. Particular areas of need include, but are not limited to, constitutional law, torts, contracts, and business, corporate, and commercial law. Teaching packages may include these subjects or others depending on institutional need and the interests and experience of the candidate.
Rank & Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Law. Rank depends on qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must possess the Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or its equivalent and an outstanding law school academic record. Factors to be considered in assessing the academic record include: rank in class, participation on law review, participation in other co-curricular activities such as moot court, honors received, and other factors relevant to academic performance.
For Associate Professor rank: three or more years teaching experience and demonstrated achievements in scholarship and teaching consistent with the tenure and promotion standards of the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Duties & Responsibilities: Classroom instruction, scholarship, and service.
To apply: Applications may be submitted to ttfaculty@law.siu.edu or by U.S. Mail. A complete application will require a letter of application which details your interest, qualifications and relevant experience, along with a vitae or resume and three references with names. Address applications to:
W. Eugene Basanta, Chair
Personnel Committee
Mail Code 6804
Southern Illinois University School of Law
1150 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Deadline for application: September 30, 2011 or until position is filled.
SIUC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance the ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcome and encouraged and will receive consideration.