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Job Description Summary:The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE} at A Public Land-Grant Research University invites applications for a 12-month Professor of Practice who will teach various classes in Environmental Law and related fields. Desired start date is August 1, 2024, but negotiable. This will be a full-time permanent position (non-tenure track). The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment currently offers a minor in Environmental Law and is building a graduate certificate in the same. Courses in the minor, including Environmental Law, Property Law, Energy Law, and Coastal Law, are extremely popular with students, and the College would like to offer more courses to meet student demand. We seek a colleague who can help build the graduate certificate program, teach courses, and contribute to our commitment to train the next generation of professionals.
Additional information about the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment and its programs can be found at our website: https://cfwe.auburn.edu/
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will serve as an instructor. The candidate will teach several courses (5-6 classes per year) at the undergraduate and graduate level on topics such as Environmental Law, property law, wildlife law, coastal law, energy law, natural resources law, or similar fields according to applicant background and expertise. The successful candidate will be expected to help develop, promote, and grow the Environmental Law graduate certificate program. The successful candidate will not have a research program.
About Auburn: At Auburn, our work changes lives. Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a premier public institution, A Public Land-Grant Research University is dedicated to shaping the future of the people of Alabama, the nation, and the world through forward-thinking education, life-enhancing research, scholarship and selfless service. Auburn is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, community outreach, positive work environment, student engagement, and thriving community.
Why employees choose Auburn: A Public Land-Grant Research University was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the state of Alabama's best employers, with employees staying an average of ten years. Employees enjoy competitive benefits that include top-notch health insurance, generous retirement plans, tuition assistance for employees and dependents, flexible spending accounts and more! Learn more about Auburn's impact, generous employee benefits, and thriving community by visiting aub.ie/working-at-auburn.
Minimum Qualifications:
- An earned Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and 5+ years practicing law in Environmental Law or related fields at the time employment begins. We seek applicants with broad knowledge about Environmental Laws and regulations, land use law, and similar fields. The candidate is expected to have outstanding communication, collaboration, and relationship building skills. Finally, the candidate must have experience teaching Environmental Law, or similar fields, at the college level.
- The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the term of employment.
Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated record of quality teaching.
- Experience teaching on-line courses.
- Documented history of publications and/or public speaking engagements in the field of Environmental Law
- Experience and commitment to working with diverse populations and underrepresented groups.
- Experience working and/or advising students in coursework or career preparation
