Title: Dean, Academic Excellence
Status: Faculty Position
The Dean of Academic Excellence will work closely with the President and Dean, Associate Deans, Dean of Students, and faculty to provide a vision for and build a premier academic support program that reaches students in all four of its programs. The Dean of Academic Excellence will be responsible for all aspects of the Academic Excellence Program, which currently includes pre-orientation programming, skills workshops, student-led study groups, credit-bearing classes, bar preparation, and individual tutoring. The Dean of Academic Excellence will have primary responsibility for managing the budget of the Academic Excellence program and will inspire and manage a growing staff. He or she will also be responsible for analyzing bar pass data and for evaluating empirically the success of various bar initiatives. The successful applicant will have a strong academic record and be committed to outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service. The applicant will have a demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence, and a proven ability to work collaborative with students, faculty, and staff to promote the academic achievement of every student.
Qualifications: J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; record of academic and extracurricular success in law school; minimum of 5 years of teaching or law practice experience; ability to think imaginatively and critically about how to measurably improve law students’ academic development and to design and implement programs to promote that development; ability to work collaboratively with a diverse population of students, faculty and administrators, including students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in law schools; ability to successfully manage competing priorities and meet firm deadlines; ability and initiative to forge partnerships with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the surrounding legal community; experience with online education; knowledge of and interest in recent changes in legal pedagogy and the legal profession; ability to understand and work with data to effectively evaluate the school’s programming. Prior teaching experience in an academic success or legal writing or prior leadership experience in an academic setting is preferred.
To apply please send cover letter and resume, salary requirements and three professional references by e-mail to hr@mitchellhamline.edu; by fax to 651-290-8645; or by mail to Human Resources, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE.
Priority will be given to applications received by September 16, 2016.
Title: Assistant Directors of Academic Excellence
Status: Two (2) Full Time positions
The Assistant Directors of Academic Excellence will be responsible for developing and teaching courses in the Academic Excellence Program that build analytical skills and prepare students to pass the bar examination. These duties may include teaching courses in the on-campus programs and assisting in the development and implementation of online academic excellence programming to reach students in the school’s Hybrid online and other part-time programs. The successful candidate will have a track record of inspiring success with academically at-risk students, proven ability to work collaboratively with others, and a commitment to providing outstanding services in a challenging atmosphere.
Qualifications: JD from an ABA-accredited law school; record of academic and extracurricular success in law school; minimum of 3 years of law practice or other relevant experience; ability to implement programs to promote development of every student; ability to work collaboratively with a diverse population of students, faculty and administrators, including students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in law schools; ability to manage multiple competing priorities and meet firm deadlines successfully. Prior teaching experience in academic support or legal writing and previous experience in providing instruction in an online format preferred.
To apply please send cover letter and resume, salary requirements and three professional references by e-mail to hr@mitchellhamline.edu; by fax to (651) 290-8645; or by mail to Human Resources, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE.
