Professor of Law, Emphasis on Mentorship

Company: University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: January 26, 2025

Job Description:

Position overview

Position title:
Professor of Law, Assistant Professor of Law



Salary range:
The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table 8. The salary range for this position is Step 4 to Step 9 ($221,000-288,300). "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.










Application Window




Open date: September 25, 2024




Most recent review date: Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.




Final date: Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.




Position description

The UCLA School of Law invites applications for a full-time, tenured faculty position at the Professor rank. As a public higher education institution in California committed to inclusive excellence, the UCLA School of Law has increasingly reflected the state's gender and ethnic/racial composition, enrolling a growing number of students who identify as Latina. As such, we specifically seek scholars with significant academic distinction and extensive experience in mentoring historically underrepresented students, scholars, and/or practitioners, including, a demonstrated commitment to the advancement of Latinas in academia and legal professions. Successful applicants are expected to continue and expand on their track record of mentoring Latinas and other historically underrepresented students and/or legal scholars. Teaching and service expectations will not exceed those of other faculty positions. Applicants may demonstrate substantive expertise in any subfield of law, but we especially encourage applicants with expertise in legal issues relevant to women in Latinx communities.

UCLA aims to achieve federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) as early as 2025. In preparation for this designation, the Office of the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost have sponsored this search in order to recruit exceptional scholars whose teaching, scholarship and/or mentoring has strong ties to Latinx experiences in the United States. This search is conducted in partnership between the Chicano Studies Research Center and the UCLA School of Law. Faculty hired through this search are expected to maintain an active affiliation with the Chicano Studies Research Center and encourage the success of Latinx and first-generation scholars and future legal practitioners.

All candidates must hold a J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree in hand by July 1, 2024. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please apply online via RECRUIT. Interested applicants should submit their most recently updated C.V., a list of references (contact information only), a statement of contributions to diversity, and an Authorization to Release form. Letters of reference do not need to be sent at this time. Optional materials that may be submitted include a cover letter; statement of current research and teaching interests; a scholarly writing sample that best represents the kind of work you plan to do in the future; and teaching evaluations. Early applications are encouraged.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table 8. The salary range for this position is Step 4 to Step 9 ($221,000-288,300). "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.



School: https://law.ucla.edu/





Qualifications


Basic qualifications
All candidates must hold a J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree in hand by July 1, 2025.



Additional qualifications
Successful applicants are expected to continue and expand on their track record of mentoring Latinas and other historically underrepresented students and/or legal scholars.






Application Requirements



Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
• Cover Letter (Optional)
  
• Statement of Research and Teaching Interest (Optional)
  
• Scholarly Writing Sample - A sample that best represents the kind of work you plan to do in the future.
  
  (Optional)
  
• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQdocument, and Sample EDI Statements.
  
• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
  
• Cover Letter (Optional)
  
• Teaching Evaluations (Optional)
  
  
  
  Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)Names and contact information of (3) professional references.
    
    
    Apply link:
    https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09839
    
    Help contact: douvan@law.ucla.edu
    
    
    
    About UCLA
    
    As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
    
    The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
    
    For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
    
    For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
    
    As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
    
    
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    • "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
      
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      UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
      
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      UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
      
    • APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Job location
      Los Angeles, CA

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