"Bigelow Fellow/Lecturer"

Description

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL. We seek to appoint Bigelow Fellows at the rank of Lecturer to teach legal research and writing, effective July 1, 2025 or thereafter. The appointment is for one year with possible reappointment for a second term. We seek candidates who have a law degree, demonstrate promise of distinguished legal scholarship and teaching and who bring backgrounds and perspectives that enrich student experiences and the Law School’s intellectual culture.

The Bigelow Program has succeeded in placing its fellows in tenure-track academic positions. For further information, visit http://www.law.uchicago.edu/bigelow/howtoapply.

Application Instructions

Applications are accepted only at apply.interfolio.com/150679. Cover letter, resume, law school transcript, sample writing, and contact information for 2-3 letter-writing recommenders must be submitted when applying. Applications accepted until all positions are filled or until 6/30/2025.

All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.