Law & Philosophy Fellow 2026-28

Position overview

Position title :

Law & Philosophy Fellow

Salary range : $75,000 / year

Application Window

Open date : July 24, 2025

Most recent review date : Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026 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

UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Department of Philosophy are offering a two-year research fellowship to a recent law school graduate or Ph.D. in philosophy. (A second year of the fellowship assumes satisfactory performance in the first year.) The fellowship is under the auspices of the UCLA Program in Law and Philosophy.

Fellows will be asked to teach three courses over two years (typically two courses in the first year and one course in the second year of the fellowship); to attend and assist with the planning of Law and Philosophy events; to attend talks and conferences at the Law School and the Philosophy Department; and to otherwise participate actively in the Law School and Philosophy Department communities. The bulk of their time will be devoted to independent research. Candidates should demonstrate a strong interest in a career involving teaching and research in law and philosophy. Typical candidates will have a post-graduate degree in law (e.g., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D.) or a doctorate in philosophy, but applicants with other relevant PhDs (e.g., a Ph.D. in political theory) are encouraged to apply. Certification of conferral of post-graduate degrees (e.g., diploma or official transcript) must be available upon request no later than June 20, 2026. The fellowship offers a salary of $75,000 per year, a small research stipend, and full benefits with a start date of July 1, 2026.

One or two postdoctoral fellowships will be available depending on funding.

Interested candidates should apply online at https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10489 .

Please submit PDF copies of the following : (1) a research statement focusing explicitly on the candidate's research plans and interests in law and philosophy; (2) a writing sample, preferably on a topic in legal philosophy, broadly construed; (3) a statement reflecting on the candidate's personal and professional experiences, highlighting past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan; (4) a cover letter; (5) a C.V.; and (6) three letters of recommendation. Applicants with teaching experience should also include their teaching evaluations, a summary thereof, or other testimonials concerning their teaching experience.

To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples and statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.

Program : https : / / law.ucla.edu / academics / centers / law-philosophy-program

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

A post-graduate degree in law (e.g., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D.) or a doctorate in philosophy, but applicants with other relevant PhDs (e.g., a Ph.D. in political theory) are encouraged to apply.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples and statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.

Statement of Research - A research statement focusing explicitly on the candidate's research plans and interests in law and philosophy

Writing Sample - A writing sample, preferably on a topic in legal philosophy, broadly construed

UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows :

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment :

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Teaching Evaluations - Applicants with teaching experience should also include their teaching evaluations, a summary thereof, or other testimonials concerning their teaching experience.

(Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF10489

Help contact : austin@law.ucla.edu

About UCLA

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.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA