Position Title:
Semester Adjunct Lecturer – School of Law
Position Type:
Temporary
Salary Range:
$2,800 - $10,500 per course taught by a single lecturer (subject to a split for co-instructors). 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 part-time 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.
Basic Qualifications
*Please note that for certain bar-related, 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 in-class 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.
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.