From an email that I received earlier today:
Duke University’s Law School seeks to appoint a clinical
professor of law (open with regard to rank) in the field of international human
rights law beginning in the Fall 2013.
The appointment offers a unique opportunity to join a law
school that has deep faculty,
student and institutional engagement in human rights and international law.
Duke Law is home to both a Center for International and Comparative Law, as
well as a Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security. It offers a joint
JD-LLM in international and comparative law, has a variety of student
organizations relating to international law, and publishes the student-edited
Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law.
The precise contours of the position, including resources
and institutional support, will be tailored to the strengths and interests of
the successful applicant. In addition to a strong record of, or
demonstrated potential for, clinical teaching, intellectual engagement, and
leadership in the field, the ideal candidate will have experience in developing
effective clinical programs or practice-oriented courses, working
collaboratively with faculty members in law and related fields, and a record of
practical engagement in international human rights law.
Teaching obligations will focus on developing and
supervising experiential education opportunities for Duke Law students. Courses
offered may include some combination of the following—an international human
rights law clinic, broadly defined; carefully structured externship courses;
and a doctrinal course that could be integrated with the clinic or externship
courses.
This is an exciting time for
clinical and experiential education at Duke Law School. The Clinical
Program, which currently consists of nine clinical courses, is an integral
component of the Law School’s curricular focus on professional development and
problem solving. The candidate would be encouraged to engage actively
with faculty from across the Law School and University to continue to grow and
strengthen this key component of the curriculum.
Duke University is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. Persons of color and women are
encouraged to apply.
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Send a cover letter describing your
interest in the position as well as a current curriculum vitae to:
Professor Laurence R. Helfer
Co-Director, Center for International and
Comparative Law
Duke University School of Law
Box 90360
Science Drive & Towerview Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
U.S.A.
Applicants
are encouraged to submit their materials via email to Alison Prince
at ali.prince@law.duke.edu.
Priority
will be given to applications received by Monday October 29, 2012.