Visiting Instructor

Job No: 498686
Work Type: Faculty Full-time
Department: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Location: Brookdale Center, 55 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
Categories: Education/Teaching

Position Summary:

The Charles E. Scheidt Human Rights Clinical Teaching Fellowship is a one-year position with the possibility of a two-year renewal (for up to three years total). The Fellow works in the Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic and in the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR). Reporting directly to the Clinic and Institute Director, responsibilities include the following.

Position Responsibilities:

Co-design and teach clinical seminar in international human rights law, with an emphasis on critical, cross-cultural, and intersectional legal practice;
Co-design and lead clinic orientation for new clinical legal interns;
Supervise and mentor law students engaged in live and project-based human rights case work, including fact-finding, legal research, advocacy, and strategic litigation support;
Guide students on client- and community-centered human rights projects with a trauma-informed lens;
Conduct international legal research and writing toward finalizing project-based work for clients and communities;
Organize and convene events on urgent human rights challenges, including emerging issues in the field;
Lead curricular innovation, including simulations and experiential exercises focused on issue-spotting, international legal frameworks, and accountability mechanisms;
Foster reflective lawyering by integrating self-assessment, professional identity formation, and ethical decision-making into clinic pedagogy;

Experience & Educational Background:

Candidates must have: (1) a JD or equivalent (2) strong academic record (3) strong international human rights background, as exhibited by significant experience in human rights work and/or LL.M in international human rights (4) experience or interest in teaching (5) proven event planning, management and/or organizational skills; and (6) minimum 2 years relevant legal experience since law school or significant professional experience prior to law school. Fluency in English is required. Candidates with fluency in additional languages are strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

The position is ideal for a candidate with an interest in clinical teaching and in the substantive areas of international human rights law, international refugee law, and international criminal law.

Application Instructions:

Each candidate should submit: (1) a cover letter, (2) a resume or curriculum vitae, (3) a list of 3 references, (4) law school transcript(s), and (5) a legal writing sample of not more than 15 pages. We are receiving applications on a rolling basis. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until filled. Please submit your application electronically here and by email in a single PDF to: Cardozo.clihhr@yu.edu

Salary Range:

$60,000 - $125,000

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