Lecturer - Legal Studies Program - School of Law
Company: University of California-Berkeley
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: May 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Position overview
Position title:
Lecturer
Salary range:
The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment.
See the following table for the current salary scale for these
positions:
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t15.pdf.
The current full-time salary range for these positions is $66,259 -
$186,446.
Percent time:
Generally part-time; 5 - 100%
Anticipated start:
July 1, 2024 or later
Review timeline:
Completed applications will be reviewed when openings arise.
Appointments for the fall semester are usually reviewed in January
and for the spring semester in July.
Applicants who remain interested in consideration after the final
deadline will need to submit a new application.
Position duration:
Positions may be for one semester or for the full academic year,
with the possibility of renewal. Appointments may be renewed based
on need, funding, and performance.
Application Window
Open date: April 29, 2024
Next review date: Sunday, Jun 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific
Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the
committee.
Final date: Monday, Apr 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but
those received after the review date will only be considered if the
position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Berkeley Law is generating an applicant pool of qualified
instructors to teach courses in our Legal Studies program should
openings arise.
Legal Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate major that
engages the meanings, values, practices, and institutions of law
and legality. The faculty of Berkeley Law's Jurisprudence and
Social Policy Program (JSP) has primary responsibility for the
Legal Studies program at UC Berkeley. JSP faculty and other Law
faculty teach a curriculum that examines how law shapes, and is
shaped by, political, economic, and cultural forces. The major is
designed to stimulate critical understanding of and inquiry about
the theoretical frameworks, historical dynamics, and cultural
embeddedness of law.
General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, general
duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising
students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and
maintaining a course website.
To receive full consideration for any openings please submit a
complete application. Completed applications will be reviewed when
openings arise.
Candidates who are interested in remaining in the pool after the
final date will need to submit a new application.
Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to
diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their
teaching.
UC Lecturers are academic appointees in an organized bargaining
unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of
Teachers - Unit 18.
Curricular Details: http://legalstudies.berkeley.edu
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
J.D. degree or equivalent international degree, or Ph.D. degree or
enrollment in a Ph.D. degree (or international equivalent) program
at the time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent international degree is required by
start date. Experience teaching at the postsecondary level is
required by start date.
Preferred qualifications
Excellent student evaluations as primary instructor of an
undergraduate course at an accredited university. Expertise in one
or more areas of the legal studies curriculum (I. Crime, Law and
Social Control; II. Law and Culture; III. Law and Markets; IV. Law,
Rights, and Social Change; V. Law and Sovereignty).
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Teaching evaluations and or additional materials may be requested
of top candidates.
(Optional)
This Statement on Contributions to Support of Diversity is not
required. However, ability and skill in teaching and working with
our diverse student body and in an environment characterized by
diversity in all dimensions are factors considered in evaluation of
candidates applying to teach at Berkeley Law.
(Optional)
Reference requirements
Apply link:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04418
Help contact: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and
belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an
environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students,
and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will
demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and
inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g.,
teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action
Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination
Policy.
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will
be treated as confidential per University of California policy and
California state law. Please refer potential referees, including
when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service
or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality
prior to submitting their letter.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining
agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or
local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location
Berkeley, CA
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