Semester Adjunct Lecturer School of Law
Semester Adjunct Lecturer School of Law
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$ 2800 - 10500
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Job Description
Position Title:
Semester Adjunct Lecturer School of LawPosition Type:
TemporarySalary Range:
$2800 $10500 per course taught by a single lecturer (subject to a split for coinstructors). Amount varies depending on the specific course taught.
Purpose:
Santa Clara University School of Law is dedicated to educating lawyers who lead with a commitment to excellence ethics and social justice. The School of Law is creating an applicant pool of qualified parttime adjunct instructors as openings arise.
As one of the most diverse law schools in our nation the School of Law has a longstanding commitment to the diversity of its faculty and its student body and an inclusive learning environment that is welcoming for all. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills a solid commitment to engaging and innovative teaching methods a desire to serve our students and the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity equity and inclusion goals of the School of Law.
Applicants are required to submit a statement of interest which includes courses or subject matter areas in which the applicant is interested and qualified to teach. The School of Laws curriculum may change from time to time; however the preexisting course listing can be found at: Clara University is a private Jesuit Catholic university offering its 9178 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences business and engineering plus masters Ph.D. and law degrees. Santa Clara University School of Law one of the nations most diverse law schools is dedicated to educating lawyers who lead with a commitment to excellence ethics and social justice. Santa Clara Law offers its 700 students an academically rigorous program including certificates in high tech law international law privacy law public interest and social justice law as well as numerous graduate and joint degree options. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley Santa Clara Law is nationally distinguished for its faculty engagement preparation for practice and topranked program in intellectual property. Applicants are invited to visit the Law Schools website for background on the Law Schools mission and scope of programs offered.
Basic Qualifications
J.D. degree.
Strong sense of service to the next generation of lawyers.
*Please note that for certain barrelated experiential or clinical courses admission to the California Bar may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
For experiential and writing courses material practice experience in the relevant field.
Prior teaching experience.
Prior mentoring experience of junior attorneys or law students.
Responsibilities
Teaching one law course in a given semester including:
Design a syllabus including learning outcomes;
Deliver weekly inclass lectures;
Hold regular weekly office hours on campus;
Design formative and summative assessments;
Submit student grades in a fair and timely manner in accordance with designated deadlines;
For certain courses such as academic and bar success experiential and legal writing courses assign periodic assignments and provide timely meaningful feedback to students;
Fulfilling other academic duties as may be assigned by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Start Date
Start date varies per semester.
How to apply Applicant documents required
To be considered for the position the following documents must be submitted:
Letter of interest specifying qualifications bar admissions courses or subject matter areas of interest and teaching philosophy
Current resume or curriculum vitae
Teaching evaluations for any courses taught
Names and contact information for three outside references
For certain legal writing academic and bar success and experiential courses applicants may be contacted after submission to submit writing samples.
COVID19 Statement
The health and safety of the University community is a top priority. The University strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID19 as the vaccination and boosters are safe effective tools that significantly minimize the chances of serious illness and hospitalization. Please contact Human Resources if you have any questions.
Telecommute
Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California Nevada Oregon Washington Arizona and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.
Work Authorization:
SCU does not sponsor any applicants for work visas for this position. The successful candidate must be able to provide evidence of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States.
EEO Statement
Equal Opportunity/Notice of Nondiscrimination
Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer.For a complete copy of Santa Clara Universitys equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies see IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Santa Clara University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender and prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally. Information about Title IX can be found at Information about Section 504 and the ADA Coordinator can be found at Inquiries can also be made to the Assistant Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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Employment Type
Part-Time
