Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion, School of Law

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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, a top-tier law school with an international reputation, is a community of leading legal scholars, teachers, students, and alumni dedicated to providing one of the finest legal educations in the world. Since our doors opened in 1872, we have admitted and enrolled accomplished students to our program regardless of their race, gender, and religion. The breadth and depth of our curriculum and scholarship as well as our innovative spirit are distinctive in U.S. legal education.

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Boston University School of Law is seeking a candidate to serve as Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion. This position is a full-time, tenured, faculty position. In addition to teaching a reduced teaching load, the Associate Dean will oversee, coordinate, and expand all the programs and initiatives related to equity and inclusion at the School of Law. We expect that specific initiatives will evolve in response to the strategic goals that the successful candidate develops in consultation with the Dean and other senior leaders. At present, we anticipate that the Associate Dean will (1) propose new faculty recruitment & retention initiatives and new student admission strategies designed to enhance representation of faculty and students from historically under-represented groups; (2) develop and/or organize inclusive pedagogy and classroom climate training programs for faculty and students; (3) chair the “Classroom Climate Committee” and oversee surveys and other tools for obtaining feedback about equity and inclusion for students; (4) develop intellectual life initiatives designed to foster open, vibrant and pluralistic debate about legal issues related to equity and inclusion among faculty and students; (5) collaborate with the Office of Student Affairs on programming related to student well-being; (6) oversee and expand the Law School’s Academic Enrichment Program as related to equity and inclusion; (7) coordinate ABA Standard 303 implementation; (8) oversee the Law School’s ASPIRE (Antiracist Scholars for Progress, Innovation, and Racial Equity) Program which is a collaboration between the School of Law and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.

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Candidates must satisfy the tenure requirements for Boston University School of Law and should have a distinguished record of scholarly achievement, effective teaching, active service, and a record of inclusion. Applicants should send a letter of interest and C.V./resume to lawappts@bu.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

To learn more about the law school, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law.

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job LocationBoston, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular