Adjunct Professor of Law (Temporary Employee Pool)
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
McGeorge School of Law invites applications for one (1) adjunct
professor position to develop a new online course on Contract
Drafting immediately, and to teach the course in the 2024-2025
academic year. This three (3) unit course will be fully online and
asynchronous in delivery, and will primarily be offered as part of
the Master of Science in Law, Business Law concentration.
In this course students will learn the fundamental contract
concepts underlying the drafting process and will learn how to
draft contracts that effectively deliver the parties' expectations
and manage their risks and remedies intentionally. The faculty
selected through this posting will choose the text and develop the
substantive curriculum consistent with McGeorge standards.
Faculty-student interaction (via asynchronous discussion, feedback,
messaging, and remote office hours), accessibility, and achievement
of credit hour standards are the highest priorities.
The adjunct professor will be required to follow a strict timeline
for course development with mandatory deadlines, and to coordinate
with McGeorge Online Graduate Programs and program partners on an
ongoing basis. The professor will be assisted by an Instructional
Designer (ID) who will handle technical issues and manage course
development. The professor will be responsible for ensuring that
content and content delivery is consistent with University of the
Pacific and McGeorge School of Law policies, in coordination with
the ID and McGeorge's Faculty Director for Online Learning.
Full-time faculty with subject-matter expertise are available for
consultation. Training in online course development, recording
technology, and other support will be provided.
Non-tenure-track faculty members collaborate in fulfilling the
University's mission to provide a superior, student-centered
learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional
education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and
responsible leadership in their careers and communities.
Part-time faculty are appointed as needed by each unit and
considered as less than full time annual appointment as specified
by each unit. Part time is determined by the unit based on a
comparison to year-long appointments. Time of service on a
part-time appointment may not accrue to time for appointment with
tenure. (FHB 7.1.6). Appointments for full-time non-tenure-track
faculty members may be issued as single-year or multi-year terms,
and may be renewable.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and
inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and
employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that
demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways
socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality,
socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and
staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Applicant must possess an advanced degree in law (JD, LLM, MSL,
or JSD).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Applicant must possess the capacity to translate substantive
law and policy content into effective learning outcomes, lectures,
and hands-on tasks such as discussion, assignments, and quizzes,
with the support noted above.
- Applicant must have minimal facility with computer navigation
and possess the ability to quickly learn new software, including
but not limited to Canvas and Zoom.
- Applicant must possess the ability to meet deadlines and
coordinate with a team.
- Applicant must be willing to record media such as video,
narrated slides, and podcasts, with the support noted above.
- Relevant experience such as teaching or legal practice is
strongly preferred but not required.
- Experience with online course development or online teaching is
preferred but not required.
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse
backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity,
and inclusion in a university setting.
- Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices
and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative but not
definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:
Schedule is dependent on the course and department need.
Special Instructions:
Your application will be active for 90 days. Applications are
accepted on a continuous basis and are reviewed by the hiring
department as openings become available. To maintain your
application within the system, you will need to re-apply.
Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online
application to be considered for a position. Candidates who are
called for an interview must notify the Department of Human
Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed before
the date of the interview.
Note: if a job-specific posting is created and you are interested
in that specific position, please apply to that job posting.
Submission of materials does not guarantee consideration for future
employment in openings of this type since availability can be
unpredictable and consideration competitive.
To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/27705
University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal
opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In
compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is
committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff
and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in
the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff
on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,
age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and
veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy,
gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical
disability.
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