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It is late in the typical job cycle for the year, but Auburn University has posted an assistant professor position in education leadership with a focus on education law and finance. The position is such that I think they would hire a new graduate potentially, depending on the pool.
This would be a great job. I know some of the team members at Auburn and they are a strong program, at a strong university, and only a couple hours from the beach!
Scott Baurieson Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 9:20AM
Each year, the University of Kentucky College of Law brings to campus for a one-semester visit a distinguished scholar of law to add even more vibrancy to our already vibrant intellectual environment. In the inaugural year, we hosted noted constitutional law and legal history scholar William Wiecek, and this year we are honored to host noted tax scholar Nina Crimm. I post the Call for Nominations and Applications here because (1) the position is not limited by field; and (2) it would be great to see a distinguished education law scholar get the position. Here's the announcement:
University of Kentucky College of Law James and Mary Lassiter Endowed Distinguished Visiting Professor
The University of Kentucky College of Law seeks applications and nominations for the James and Mary Lassiter Endowed Distinguished Visiting Professor for one semester of the 2012-13 academic year. The Lassiter Distinguished Visiting Professor recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in his or her field and is not limited by subject matter.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants or nominees should have a record of scholarly excellence and of strong classroom teaching. The Lassiter Distinguished Visitor will teach one or two courses and will be encouraged to present workshops on research and participate broadly in the intellectual life of the College of Law.
The University of Kentucky College of Law is committed to diversifying its community and consequently welcomes expressions of interest from, or nominations of, professors who contribute to that diversity. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity campus and encourages any candidates who will contribute to the excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Review of candidates will begin upon receipt. Expressions of interest and nominations should be submitted no later than January 23, 2012 and should be directed to:
Prof. Bob Schwemm Ashland Research Professor of Law Chair, Lassiter Search Committee University of Kentucky College of Law 209 Law Building Lexington, KY 40506-0048 [email protected] 859.257.6013
Justin Bathonon Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:52AM
As Policy Director at iNACOL - a professional association and advocacy organization for online learning, and a large player in the Virtual School environment. I would really like to see an educational lawyer in this job - and in particular one that has some touch with the educational law scholarly community ... so, I thought I would post it.
Fellow CASTLE blogger Michael Barbour sent over the tip (for more info and a different take on the position, read the comments). If you have any interest in virtual schools or other online learning in K-12, he absolutely needs to be in your Reader.
I wanted to put our new Open Rank position at the University of Kentucky, Department of Education Leadership Studies out there. We are looking for someone in one or more of these areas: leadership in educational technology, teacher leadership, engagement with diverse communities, instructional leadership, professional learning communities, economics of education, or quantitative research methods. Basically, we're pretty open and are just going to take the best person we see on the market, so please send in your vita. We are a growing and exciting faculty looking to reorient educational leadership preparation programs. We have a fabulous new Dean that is very supportive of technology and our department. I'm biased, but it is a damn good position. And, if leadership is not your thing, then check out one of the other 7 positions we have in the college this year.
Plus, as a bonus, here are a few more law oriented jobs on the market so far this year (it is sort of a hot speciality this year - I think that is a good thing for law scholars on the market):
Wayne State - The sometimes forgotten 30,000 student university in Michigan.
George Washington University - This is a higher ed. and very good position. GW is doing a lot of cool stuff, especially online, plus you have access to the power players in Washington.
Plymouth State - Looking for someone in special education law. I hear New Hampshire is beautiful.
University of Toledo - Ohio is a hotbed for educational law profs - and Toledo looks to be joining the group.
Quinnipiac Law School - They would consider a candidate with expertise in special education law.
It is a tight market for educational leadership positions nationwide, as it is in law and other areas. So, academic jobs will be a little scarce this year. But, I wanted to pass along a few that have come out already with a focus on law.
University of Missouri - I like lots of people there. If I wasnt' happy at UK, I would apply to this one.
University of Oklahoma - Where our new Dean just came from and has some cool infrastructure. Also, chance to work with and learn under Lawrence Rossow.
University of Wyoming - A small but probably nimble department. I think this position would actually be fun with its heavily rural focus.
Boise State - This is beyond my knowledge, but they do have a great football team that plays on blue turf.
St. Cloud State - Close to Minneapolis and probably could serve a large market because of their R-I focus.
Anyway, hopefully that will help your academic job search along a little. You can always check out this page for more information on that. If you have an academic position related to education law, please let me know for priority posting.
Labor day unofficially marks the beginning of the academic job season in higher education. Today, for instance, around 20 educational administration jobs were posted at the Chronicle.
Since the job season has begun, I have started an educational law academic job board. There are multiple aspects to this page. First, is the job list. There are priority jobs and other jobs. The priority jobs are jobs that are sent directly to me for advertising on this board. These priority jobs will also get posted on the blog, usually in the Friday snippets. People that want to advertise such positions can contact me. The "other jobs" are educational law oriented positions I came across on my own. I am not promising I will find them all, but I hope to find a lot of them because I want to get a sense of the number of academic educational law positions available each year and begin tracking that over time. I will list the university with a link to the search description, the level of the positions (Assistant - Full) and other notes, such as whether J.D. only is acceptable.
Now, I am only linking to positions that specifically state they are interested in having someone with a specialty in law. But, many other positions are more general in nature and may consider a law person. For instance, Vanderbilt posted a couple positions today but did not specify law, even though I know from past conversations they may be interested in a law person if one applied. So, those of you on the job market are encourage to conduct your own searches and seek out particular universities that interest you. Thus, at the bottom of the page, I provide a primer on finding academic positions related to educational law and link to a lot of the academic job boards. Specifically, in obtaining my academic position, I found the UCEA Job Search Handbook to be particularly helpful and I encourage you to use it.
There is an Ed. Law assistant professor position at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Unlike some other Ed. Law professorship positions, this one does not necessarily require a Ph.D. - a J.D. and/or an Ed.D. may be enough so for any educational lawyers out there that have experience adjuncting at other universities, this may be an opportunity to get a full-time position at a growing university in the capital city of an important state.
As always, employers seeking to advertise educational law related positions can contact me about posting their position at the Edjurist. Hopefully there will be enough positions this coming fall to do a job board on the redesigned site.
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