"Adjunct Professor of Law (Temporary Employee Pool)"

Job Description

McGeorge School of Law invites applications for several adjunct professor positions to teach online law courses in Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law, Business Organizations, and Election Law. These three-unit courses will be offered to graduate law students, including LLM and MSL students.

All our courses are fully online, asynchronous courses designed for graduate students. The courses are intended to have a strong focus on projects, practical exercises, and case studies. Faculty-student interaction, accessibility, and achievement of credit hour standards are the highest priorities.

The adjunct professors will be required to follow a strict timeline for course development (if applicable) with mandatory deadlines and coordinate with McGeorge Online Graduate Programs and partners on an ongoing basis. The professor will be assisted by an Instructional Designer who will handle technical issues and manage the course development process. The professor will have authority over course content and is responsible for ensuring that content is consistent with University of the Pacific and McGeorge School of Law policies, in coordination with McGeorge's Faculty Director for Online Learning. Training in online course development and online teaching, recording technology, and other support will be provided. Course development and teaching may be offered in separate contracts, and being hired for one purpose is not a guarantee of being hired for the other.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicant must possess an advanced degree in a relevant field (JD, LLM, MSL, or JSD).
• Applicant must possess the capacity to translate theory and skills-based content into effective learning outcomes, lectures, and hands-on tasks such as discussion, assignments, and quizzes.
• Applicant must have minimal facility with computer navigation and possess the ability to quickly learn new software, including but not limited to Canvas and Zoom.
• Applicant must possess the ability to meet deadlines and coordinate with a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant experience such as teaching or legal practice is strongly preferred.
• Experience with online course development and online teaching is preferred but not required.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requires extended periods of sitting and repetitive hand/wrist motion while using a computer keyboard and phone. Occasional standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, and reaching. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment/Workweek/Travel:

Work is performed during standard hours; Additional hours may be required to meet business needs or deadlines.

Special Instructions:

THIS POSTING IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF AN OPEN POSITION. Your application will be active for 90 days. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and are reviewed by the hiring department as openings become available. To maintain your application within the system, you will need to re-apply.

Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online application to be considered for a position. Candidates who are called for an interview must notify the Department of Human Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed before the date of the interview.

Note: if a job-specific posting is created and you are interested in that specific position, please apply to that job posting. Submission of materials does not guarantee consideration for future employment in openings of this type since availability can be unpredictable and consideration competitive.

To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/31207