Northwestern University’s Center for Legal Studies invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible, faculty appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor of Instruction, beginning September 1, 2023. This is a teaching-track position that offers good prospects of job security and promotion, contingent upon continuing excellence in job performance. Duties include teaching six quarter-long undergraduate courses per academic year.
We welcome applications from stellar teachers, especially those with proven ability to teach a range of lower- and upper-division courses on law and society. We particularly welcome applicants who can teach courses in the following area(s): race, ethnicity, and the law; law and courts; international and comparative law. Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in Political Science, Sociology, History, or a related field, which must be conferred by September 1, 2023. A J.D. is welcome but not required. Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated experience working with diverse student communities.