Faculty Fellows Program
Applicants Sought for Fellowships Beginning Summer 2010
The Washington University School of Law invites applicants for its Faculty Fellows program. The program’s objective is to train a select few talented law graduates for success in the entry-level law teaching market by providing feedback and assistance in developing academic legal scholarship as well as mentoring and teaching experience. Candidates should demonstrate promise as a legal scholar and teacher and a commitment to pursuing a career in legal academia. The Washington University School of Law is committed to diversity in the legal profession and in legal academia and is interested in applications from persons of color, women, disabled persons and other under-represented groups, and regardless of sexual orientation.
Except in unusual circumstances, fellows will be appointed for two consecutive academic years. It is anticipated that one or possibly two faculty fellows will be appointed with terms commencing in summer, 2010. The expectation is that fellows will participate in the entry-level teaching market beginning in the fall of the second fellowship year. Ordinarily, fellows will be expected to teach one course in each of four semesters in residence. One of these courses might be a seminar. Course assignments will be made by the law school dean based upon academic program needs and the individual fellow’s research and teaching interests. The program is not restricted to any particular methodological or subject matter focus. Fellows will be offered mentoring, feedback, and other institutional support to develop their legal scholarship and teaching skills. They will have the opportunity to participate fully in the intellectual life of the law school, including faculty workshops, colloquia and conferences. It is expected that fellows will complete one scholarly article in the first year of residence and make substantial progress on a second piece during the second year. Fellows will be expected to present their writing to the faculty at a faculty workshop or seminar in order to refine the work and prepare for the scholarly give-and-take that they will face in the entry-level job talk. Fellows will receive a competitive annual salary along with employee benefits and support for research and teaching. The two-year fellowship is nonrenewable.
Interested applicants should submit a resumé, official law school transcript, a prioritized list of courses that the applicant is willing to teach, a list of references, copies of any prior scholarly publications, a brief description of the candidate’s scholarly agenda, and either an early draft or a description of the subject and thesis of the applicant’s proposed project (3-5 pages, minimum) for the first year of the fellowship. Please submit an application and materials no later than March 1, 2010 to:
Professor Peter Wiedenbeck
Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1120
Anheuser-Busch Hall
St. Louis, MO 63130
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