Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Law

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The City University of NewYork (CUNY) School of Law seeks several qualified (unitary) tenure track candidates across a broad curricular spectrum, including one faculty position to teach Torts and other core doctrinal courses, one faculty position in CUNY Law’s vaunted Skills (academic success) program, and up to three faculty positions in CUNYLaw’snationally rankedclinicalprogram,in areas including Health Law, Environmental Justice, Civil Rights, Immigration Law, National Security, and Workers’ Rights.

Clinic faculty appointments will be in one of CUNY Law’s existing clinics : Committee will consider lateral appointments at all levels for qualified candidates.

Appointmentsaretobegin no later than Fall 2025.

CUNY School of Law is a national leader in progressive legal education, being top-ranked for public interest law and isalsothemostdiverselawschoolinthenationandhasbothathree-yearfull-timedayprogramand a four-year part-time evening program.

CUNY School of Law’s mission is two-fold : training public interest attorneys to practice law in the service of human needs,and providing access to the profession for members of historically underrepresented communities.

The Law Schooladvances that dual mission through an innovative curriculum bringing together the highest caliber of clinical training asicpremiseof the Law School's program is that theory and abstract knowledge cannot be separated from practice, practical skill,professionalexperienceandthesocial,cultural,urriculum,therefore,integratespracticalexperience, professional responsibility, theoretical perspective, and lawyering skills with doctrinal study at every level.

TheLaw School faculty and administration are committed to providing academic and bar support to all students. They alsoperform teaching, research, and guidance duties at the CUNY School of Law in their areas of expertise.

Responsibilitiesinclude supervising students in legal practice or related activities, and sharing responsibility for committee and departmentassignments as well as administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

The primary responsibility of each hire will be to teach law students in the courses and clinics stated above, along withother courses as part of a course package.

For candidates in doctrinal areas, they must have backgrounds representing, or scholarship related to, thetopicsinwhichtheyseektoteach.

Candidates for faculty positions in Skills and Clinic should be prepared to discuss their scholarly ndividualshiredforthesepositionsmustaddressthroughtheirteachinganapproachthat integrates anti-oppression, liberation-oriented pedagogy to develop social justice lawyers capable of defending thelives of historically vulnerable populations, as well as inculcating in students the values of professionalism, civil discourse,strategicandzealousadvocacy,aloguewiththeAcademicDean,allfacultyatCUNYSchoolofLaw are expected to teach other subjects as needed, including required first-year Lawyering Seminars on a rotating basis,and are expected to teach in both the day and evening programs on a rotating basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

J.D., L.L.B., or Ph.D. in a law-related discipline. Also required are demonstrated or promised evidence of significant success as a faculty member;

interest in productive scholarship or law-related work; ability to teach successfully; and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

In addition,thefollowingqualificationsarepreferredrelatingtoCUNYSchoolof Law’s two-fold mission described above :

• a. At least five (5) years of practice experience in the relevant subjectareas;
• b. (For applicants seeking to teach in a clinic or in the Skills area) at least three (3) years of clinical or skills teaching or related practiceexperience;
• c. Admission to a bar of one or more of the states or territories of the UnitedStates;
• d. Social justice lawyering experience and an ability to bring this experience to theirteaching;

e.Candidates should also demonstrate promise of success in faculty governance, and in other ways that build and strengthen theinstitution.

COMPENSATION

LawSchoolAssistantProfessor : $115,000-$120,494

LawSchoolAssociateProfessor : $130,000 -$147,358

Law School FullProfessor : $155,000 -$180,196

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs.

We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.