ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT
AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL in Boston invites applications for a full-time position as an Academic Support Professor starting in the fall semester of 2017. The appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor of Academic Support, commensurate with experience. Professors in the Academic Support Program (ASP) are responsible for assisting incoming students as they acclimate to the rigors of law school by teaching them skills such as case briefing, course outlining, legal synthesis, and legal analysis. In addition, ASP Professors work with upper-division students in order to enhance their study skills and analytical abilities. Candidates must be available to work with both day and evening-division students. The successful candidate will be required to teach an upper level course titled Legal Analysis and Methods in addition to working with students on a one-on-one basis. The position is not tenure-track, but may lead to successive long-term contracts.
We welcome applications from all persons of high academic achievement with a strong commitment to academic support and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching. We particularly encourage applications from women, people of color, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Experience in the field of Academic Support or other law school teaching experience is strongly preferred. Candidates for the position must have a J.D. degree and be admitted to a bar.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, résumé, and a list of three references by accessing the following link: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=oe5J3fwP&s=aals. The Committee will begin reviewing resumes in the Fall of 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.
- The position advertised:
___ a. is a tenure-track appointment.
XX b. may lead to successive long-term contracts of five or more years.
___ c. may lead only to successive short-term contracts of one to four years. (Full Time Position)
___ d. has an upper-limit on the number of years a teacher may be appointed.
___ e. is part of a fellowship program for one or two years.
___ f. is a part-time appointment, or a year-to-year adjunct appointment. (One-Year Visitorship only)
___ g. is for at will employment.
- The professor hired:
___ a. will be permitted to vote on all matters at faculty meetings.
XX b. will be permitted to vote in faculty meetings on matters except those pertaining to hiring, tenure, and promotion.
___ c. will not be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.
ASP faculty are entitled to vote on all matters except appointments and promotions of tenure track faculty and tenure issues.
- The school anticipates paying an annual academic year base salary in the range checked below. (A base salary does not include stipends for coaching moot court teams, teaching other courses, or teaching in summer school; a base salary does not include conference travel or other professional development funds.)
___ over $120,000
___ $110,000 – $119,999
___ $100,000 – $109,999
XX $90,000 – $99,999
XX $80,000 – $89,999
XX $70,000 – $79,999
___ $60,000 – $69,999
___ $50,000 – $59,999
___ $40, 000-49,999
___ this is a part-time appointment paying less than $30,000
___ this is an adjunct appointment paying less than $10,000
Depending on experience and qualifications, the successful applicant may be hired at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Academic Support, which accounts for the wide salary range checked above.
- The person hired will have the title of:
___ a. Associate Dean (including Dean of Students).
___ b. Director.
XX c. Professor
___ d No title
- Job responsibilities include:
XX a. working with students whose predictors (LSAT and University GPA) suggest they will struggle to excel in law school.
XX b. working with students who performed relatively poorly on their law school examinations or other assessments.
XX c. working with diverse students.
XX d. managing orientation.
XX e. teaching ASP-related classes (case briefing, synthesis, analysis, etc.).
___ f. teaching bar-exam related classes.
XX g. working with students on an individual basis.
___ h. teaching other law school courses.
- The person hired is required to publish, in some form, in order to maintain employment.
___ a. Yes.
XX b. No.
While encouraged, publication is not required to achieve the ranks of Assistant or Associate Professor of Academic Support. To be eligible for promotion to the rank of Full Professor of Academic Support, publication is required.
