Part-Time Faculty: Arbitration, School of Law

Part‑Time Faculty:
Arbitration, School of Law

Fordham University – Office of the Provost:
Law

Location: Lincoln Center Campus, New York, NY

Open Date: Feb 11, 2025

Salary Range: $2,000 to $15,000 per course (based on credits)

Fordham Law School invites applications for an adjunct instructor position to teach a course in International Commercial Arbitration Law and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The School is particularly interested in courses that combine theory with current legal practice.

• Teach an engaging course exploring legal issues in International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG, including developing arbitration skills for International Arbitration competitions.
• Develop practice‑oriented arbitration documents and teach topics such as:
  • Arbitration as a product of consent and a private method of dispute resolution
  • Dispute resolution process and impact of the Agreement to Arbitrate
  • Arbitration vs Litigation
  • NY Convention / UNCITRAL Model Law
  • The Civil Law approach vs. the Common Law (US) approach
  • The doctrine of separability
  • Fundamentals of International Commercial Arbitration and