Hiring Announcement

I am on the Hiring Committee at my school and we are hiring! See below.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications from entry-level or junior lateral candidates for two full-time, tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor of Law to begin August 1, 2024. As part of a four-course teaching package (three in the first year), new hires will teach one or more required 1L course(s) and/or one or more core upper-level course(s), including Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, and Evidence.Applicants must hold a J.D. or equivalent degree. We seek candidates with potential for and/or a record of innovative scholarship, engaged teaching, and institutional service. We also value prior experience as a Visiting Assistant Professor or as a judicial clerk.

 

The Indiana University McKinney School of Law offers competitive salary and generous benefits, a three-course package in the first year for pre-tenure hires, a semester of pre-tenure research leave, a generous professional development account, funds to retain research assistants, and summer research compensation for active scholars.

 

IU-McKinney is committed to being a welcoming community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, and community-engagement efforts contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. For details on our commitment to inclusion, see:https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/committment.html. For more information about the school, please visit http://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/.We encourage applications from persons of color, women, persons with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and members of other groups that are under-represented on university faculties.

 

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.

 

IU-McKinney is located in Indianapolis, the state capital and the nation’s 16th largest city by population, with a wide variety of restaurants, theaters, and music venues; substantial outdoor green space; an award-winning international airport; and professional football, basketball, baseball (AAA), and soccer (USL) teams. The McKinney School of Law is on Indiana University’s main urban campus, located downtown between the state capital complex and the White River.

 

Review of applications to begin mid-August 2023 with initial interviews to begin in September. To apply, please forward a CV, a letter of application discussing your ability to contribute to student success at IU-McKinney and the strengths you will bring to the position, a writing sample, and a list of three references. Interested candidates may locate other application requirements and submit their application at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/19574. 

For more information, please contact the Recruitment Committee Chair, Professor Michael Pitts, at [email protected] or 317-278-9155.