Associate or Full Professor - Health Law

Department:
Dean, Law Salary:
Commensurate with experience

Description:

The University of Houston Law Center (Law Center) invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position in health law to begin in the academic year . The successful candidate may also be eligible for a chair or professorship depending on experience and qualifications.

Applicants for the position must hold a J.D. degree (or the equivalent), have an excellent record of health law scholarship, have made substantial scholarly contributions to that specific discipline, possess a strong teaching record, and have a record that demonstrates a proven commitment to service. Rank at the time of appointment will be made based on academic and scholarly record.

The successful candidate will teach health law courses or courses related to health law. The successful candidate will also be affiliated with the Law Center's top-ranked Health Law & Policy Institute (HLPI) (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

Further information about the Law Center and its programs is available at: http://.

This search is administratively coordinated by the chair of the Law Center's Faculty Appointments Committee, Alumnae College Professor of Law and Assistant Dean Meredith J. Duncan, mjduncan.edu. After submitting your application in the system of this posting, please send Assistant Dean Duncan a courtesy email, attaching a resume or curriculum vitae to that email.

The University of Houston Law Center is located in close proximity to the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical complex and an international leader in health and life sciences. The Law Center boasts an accomplished and collegial faculty representing a wide range of backgrounds, including over 16 who are members of the American Law Institute. The Law Center's 2024 entering class has the strongest credentials in the school's history.

Since Fall of 2022, the Law Center occupies a brand-new, world-class facility designed by award-winning architects.

The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning, and strategic industry partnerships.

Salary and rank commensurate with experience.

The University of Houston is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

An attorney appointed to the position must, at a minimum, hold a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

Qualifications

J.D. degree or equivalent.

Required Attachments

Curriculum Vitae

After submitting your application in the system for this posting, please send Assistant Dean Duncan a courtesy email , attaching a resume or curriculum vitae.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidates.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. Individuals conducting research in critical infrastructure areas (i.e., communication infrastructure systems, cybersecurity systems, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment systems, and/or water treatment facilities) are subject to regular review to ensure the security and integrity of the research is maintained.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions.