"Belmont Faculty Fellowship Program 2026- College of Law"

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Belmont Faculty Fellowship Program 2026- College of Law

We are now accepting applications for a qualified Belmont Faculty Fellowship Program 2026- College of Law at Belmont University.

Employment Type

Faculty

Internal Job Category

Non-Tenure Track (Faculty)
Full-Time

Department

Ofc VP for Academic Excellence

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The Belmont University College of Law invites applications for its Faculty Fellowship to begin Fall 2026. The fellowship program is designed to support faculty with limited teaching experience by helping them build teaching portfolios that foster hope, unity, and a sense of belonging in the classroom. Belmont is open to fellowship candidates with practice experience and teaching interests in the areas of legal writing, evidence, commercial law, or intellectual property law.

This fellowship is a two-year program designed for individuals who wish to pursue a career teaching law. Fellows will be assigned a dedicated mentor within the College of Law and are paid a base salary along with a full benefits package. Training in the fellowship program will focus on each aspect of an academic career, including teaching, research, and service.

Teaching. Fellows will teach a 1:1 load each year. Fellows will join Belmont’s faculty and benefit from its collaborative ethos while still retaining academic freedom to structure and shape their individual classes. Belmont University’s Teaching Center provides formative reviews of pedagogical progress and other professional development opportunities including one-on-one reviews, webinars, workshops, reading groups, and applied teaching and learning groups. Fellows will receive ongoing, direct mentorship from an appropriate faculty member, including an orientation to legal academia in general and their scholarly discipline of choice, in particular. Fellows will have the opportunity to shadow various faculty and courses to learn by observation. Fellows will become conversant in current curricular issues, including curricular integrations with Academic Success Programs, Experiential Learning Programs, and Bar Prep Programs in modern legal academia.

Research. Faculty fellows will be supported in the production of quality scholarship. Fellows have access to 30 hours of research assistant support each week, as well as some University travel funds. It is expected that fellows will be able to produce one published piece of scholarship and develop at least one work-in-progress before entering the academic job market at the end of the first fellowship year. Fellows will receive direct mentorship from Belmont Law’s Assistant Dean for Research and Scholarship, including assistance in the production of a scholarship plan and in the article submission process. Fellows will also have access to support from Belmont University’s Teaching Center related to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Fellows will benefit from inclusion in a cross-disciplinary cohort of other University Fellows. Fellows will have the opportunity to attend and potentially present at consortium schools and/or professional academic conferences in a related discipline.

Service. Fellows will have the opportunity to do certain, light service work on select committees at the law school to gain experience in institutional operations. Fellows will also have the opportunity to supervise one or more student notes produced by students on the Belmont Law Review and the Belmont Law Journal to gain experience supervising an upper-level rigorous writing requirement.

Career Placement. By the end of the Faculty Fellowship at Belmont Law, fellows will be well-prepared to enter the legal academic profession and will be stand-out candidates. Belmont Law will help Fellows apply for and interview for faculty positions at other universities. Fellows will be mentored in this process by the Faculty Recruiting Committee. Fellows are hired on a contract basis and are not tenure eligible at Belmont University. More information on the University Fellows Program can be found here: https://www.belmont.edu/academics/faculty-fellows/index.html. Belmont Law does not hire fellows to fill law faculty vacancies.

About Us. Belmont University is a private, Christian university focusing on academic excellence. It is located in the heart of Nashville, one of the fastest growing and most culturally rich cities in the country. Belmont is the second largest private university in Tennessee with approximately 9,000 students. Belmont students come from every state, more than 35 countries, and all faiths.

The Belmont Law faculty is dedicated to high quality teaching, service to the school and the profession, and active engagement in scholarship. Ranked 84th among ABA-Accredited law schools by U.S. News and World Report, Belmont Law’s median LSAT/GPA for the 145 students who entered the law school in August 2024 were 160 and 3.79 (75th percentile: 162 and 3.90; 25th percentile: 157 and 3.58). Belmont Law had the highest bar passage rate in the State of Tennessee in July of 2023; and, for the July 2024 administration, Belmont Law had a 95% first-time bar passage rate in Tennessee and a 100% first-time bar passage rate in twelve other jurisdictions. Belmont Law’s practice-ready pedagogy is supported by collaborative faculty members excited to bring their practical legal expertise to their scholarship and teaching; a robust experiential learning program; an award-winning advocacy program; unique study abroad experiences; and certificate programs in health law, criminal law, and entertainment law.

Required Qualifications:

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff who will support our mission and vision. As a Christ-centered and student-focused community, we aim to:

• Form diverse leaders of character;
• Equip people to solve the world’s complex problems through teaching, research and service;
• And be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.

The Belmont University College of Law encourages applications from people whose background, life experiences, and scholarly approaches would contribute to the diversity of our faculty, curriculum, and programs. Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited U.S. law school, which they should have earned within the last four years, and must demonstrate strong scholarly potential and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Belmont is an EOE/AA employer. Belmont College of Law reserves the right to exercise a preference for those candidates who support the goals and missions of the University.

Required Education Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited U.S. law school, which they should have earned within the last four years, and must demonstrate strong scholarly potential and a commitment to excellence in teaching.

Required Experience Teaching experience is preferred

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check satisfactory to the University.

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