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Job Description
The Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University (TRU Law) invites applications from candidates with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching research and collegial governance. We expect to fill one position subject to budgetary approval. The position will be a tenuretrack appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor depending on qualifications and experience. The appointment is expected to start on July 1 2025.
While open to applications from candidates in all research and teaching areas the Committee is especially interested in individuals with scholarly and teaching interests in courses in our curriculum or in business law. We encourage all applicants to identify any areas of teaching interest falling in the core JD curriculum.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
Thompson Rivers University is strongly committed to hiring based on merit with a focus on fostering diversity of thought within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff our faculty and its scholarship including but not limited to women Indigenous Black and People of Color persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply however applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Candidates are required to submit the following as part of their application package:
- A letter of application identifying areas of interest in research and teaching
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- Transcripts of all legal studies (undergraduate and graduate)
- The names of three academic referees
- Course evaluation reports if available
Application Packages are due by Monday January 27 2025
Questions about this posting can be addressed in confidence to the Chair of the Appointments Committee Professor Robert Diab:
About TRU Law
TRU Law is a dynamic progressive and respected law school with a strong and dedicated group of fulltime faculty members. We benefit from the contributions of highly talented lawyers and judges as sessional lecturers moot coaches and mentors. Our alumni have succeeded in interesting and varied career paths. We are located in the stunning natural beauty of British Columbias Thompson Valley in the unceded Secwepemc territory. TRU Law has stateoftheart facilities in an awardwinning new building with bright modern classrooms and student study spaces. More information about TRU Law can be found atwww.tru/law.html
Requirements
Ordinarily applicants must have a JD (or equivalent) and a completed or inprogress PhD. The Committee also welcomes applicants without a completed or inprogress PhD where they have in addition to a JD (or equivalent) an LLM (or equivalent) coupled with extensive research or practice experience. Applicants should have the ability and willingness to contribute to the intellectual and scholarly life of the Faculty and the University more generally. Candidates considered for appointment with tenure must have an outstanding record of scholarship as well as a significant record of strong performance in teaching.
Please note the ranks and associate scales:
Assistant Professor: TS1 to TS 12 $73666 $114124
Associate Professor: TS13 to TS28 $117787 $163085
Professor: TS21 to TS35 $144156 $187353
This role is also subject to LOU #15 (MARKET SUPPLEMENTS ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRU FACULTY OF LAW) of the TRU/TRUFA Collective Agreement.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
