Director of the Federal Appellate Immigration Clinic (Full-time, Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position directing our new Federal Appellate Immigration Clinic. We will consider both entry level and junior lateral candidates with potential for outstanding legal practice, clinical education, and scholarly achievement. The position will begin July 1, 2022. The Federal Appellate Immigration Clinic will be part of the Chacón Center for Immigrant Justice at Maryland Carey Law. The successful candidate will be principally responsible for designing, teaching, and supervising the new appellate immigration clinic in coordination with other Chacón Center faculty and staff, as well as pursuing independent scholarly and professional research and writing. The position may also include non-clinical teaching responsibilities in the law school as appropriate and feasible. The University of Maryland has a strong commitment to diversity. We welcome applications from persons of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and other members of historically disadvantaged groups. Contact: Chair of the Appointments Committee, Professor Natalie Ram, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 500 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Email: nram@law.umaryland.edu .

Qualifications :

Admission to practice law and good standing in a U.S. jurisdiction is required, as is a demonstrated record of excellence in legal practice, including appellate, immigration and/or criminal litigation; experience teaching or supervising law students in legal practice; and interest in scholarly and practice-oriented research and writing. Proficiency in Spanish is preferred.