Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor for Immigration Clinic
Position Overview
Organization: School of Law
Title: Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor for Immigration Clinic
Position Details
Position Description
The University of Washington School of Law seeks to hire a full-time, Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor, on a non-tenure track, for the Immigration Clinic during the 2023-24 academic year. The Immigration Clinic provides legal representation to indigent immigrants and refugees, while also providing students with invaluable hands-on lawyering experience. In addition to direct representation, students engage in policy advocacy, community outreach, and community education.
The faculty member hired will teach the seminar component of the clinic, supervise clinical students and together with students and community stakeholders, shape the docket. The successful applicant should have extensive experience advocating on behalf of immigrants and asylum seekers. The faculty member hired will be responsible for:
- Forming relationships and pursuing collaborative projects with community organizations, service providers, and advocacy groups, among others.
- Supervising and mentoring law students and expanding the clinic's strategic litigation and advocacy docket.
- Managing the operational and administrative tasks involved in case and community project work.
- Supervising clinical students on cases and projects and teaching students a broad range of lawyering skills including research and writing, legal and policy analysis, problem-solving, and oral advocacy.
- Working in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Experiential Education to ensure the quality of student work product.
This is a full-time, 9-month position - September through June of every academic year. It's promotion eligible through the teaching-professorial track. The anticipated start date is September 2024.
The base salary range for this position will be $10,000 - $11,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.
All UW faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.
The University of Washington School of Law holds to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Multi-culturalism, and Anti-racism as fundamental values. This work is an ongoing effort engaging the entire UW Law community. Candidates are encouraged to examine our Diversity web page and review the Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Multi-culturalism, and Anti-Racism see https://www.law.uw.edu/about/diversity.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or foreign equivalent and 5 or more years of related legal practice.
- Admission to a state bar and 3 or more years of experience in Immigration Court.
- Demonstrated expertise in advancing immigrants' rights and a strong understanding of its intersectionality with other areas of law, including criminal law, constitutional law, and administrative law.
- 3 or more years of experience in immigration removal and asylum practice
- Demonstrated expertise in clinical teaching
Instructions
Applications should include:
- A detailed cover letter describing qualifications for the position, including academic preparation, professional experience, teaching, and research
- Curriculum vitae
- The names and contact information of 3 individuals who can provide a reference. (Please do not send letters of recommendation at this time; the School of Law will contact references as needed)
- Diversity statement - this should include a statement of past and planned contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
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