Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor

Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor & Director of Academic Success Program, School of Law

About the Opportunity

Assess and address the support needs of full-time JD students, part-time JD students, and LLM students, working in collaboration with the Director of Bar Preparation Programs, the Dean of Students, and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. To promote student success, teach courses, provide other programming, review student work, and offer individual counseling.

Programming and individual services may be delivered through a mix of on-ground and remote modalities. Position requires availability for some evening and/or weekend hours to support part-time JD students; generally, support for part-time JD students may be provided virtually.

Salary is competitive and dependent upon experience and qualifications. Contract term 1-5 years, dependent on entering rank, consistent with University policy. Please note that this position could also be structured as a 12-month assistant dean position. For additional information about this position, please contact Kristin Madison, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, at k.madison@northeastern.edu.

Responsibilities:

Work collaboratively with the Director of Bar Preparation Programs, the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean for Digital Strategy, and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to assess and address the programming and individual support needs of part-time JD students, full-time JD students, and LLM students, from the period before matriculation to degree completion.

Track the academic progress of JD students, particularly at-risk students, to ensure that they are receiving necessary academic support services.

Provide individual counseling with respect to study strategies, curricular choices, and other issues related to academic success.

Provide academic support through individual meetings with students, review of student work, and programming. Programming may include workshops aimed at broad student populations as well as credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing courses designed to support at-risk students. Supervise teaching assistants and supervise or collaborate with others hired to provide more targeted forms of academic support.

Upon mutual agreement with the Dean, may teach 1L or upper-level courses in JD program or courses in the LLM or MLS programs on an on-load or overload basis, if appropriate.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have a JD or comparable degree from an accredited institution by the appointment start date (e.g., JD, LLB or foreign equivalent) and a minimum of three years of experience practicing law or providing law-related instruction in an academic institution or a law firm. Candidates must have been admitted to a state bar in the United States.

Documents to Submit:

Please attach a CV and cover letter in one PDF.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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