Term Faculty (Non-Tenure Track) Jaharis Health Law Faculty Fellow (24-25)

The Jaharis Health Law Institute is accepting applications for a Faculty Fellow in Health Law and Intellectual Property/Information Technology. We are looking to hire for this coming academic year and plan to start interviews in the coming weeks.

Established in 1984 and supported by the Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute (JHLI), DePaul’s health law program has consistently ranked among the top in the nation. JHLI offers students coursework that reflects the diversity of health law from community health to high-tech health care, making DePaul a leader in the education of future generations of health law partners, policy makers and critical thinkers. 

The Fellow will be expected to:

• Teach curricular offerings at the intersection of health & IP/IT;
• Write and present scholarly work in health & IP/IT;
• Supervise and advise JD, LLM and MJ students in these areas;
• Support the work of CIPLIT® and JHLI;
• Continue the work of the Jaharis Podcast. 

The appointment will be for one academic year, with the possibility of extending for one additional year.

Qualifications

• JD degree or equivalent
• Excellent writing skills
• Either relevant job experience or relevant scholarly work at the intersection of health law and IP/IT

DePaul is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

Application Instructions

For application information please visit go.depaul.edu/jaharisfacultyfellow.

Interested candidates should apply online. Required materials include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of three references, law school transcript, teaching statement and writing sample. 

Questions concerning the Jaharis Faculty Fellowship should be sent to Professor Joshua Sarnoff, Chair of 2024-2025 Jaharis Faculty Fellow Hiring Committee (jsarnoff@depaul.edu).

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