Assistant Professor

Job Description

We welcome entry-level or junior lateral candidates seeking tenure-track or teaching-professor status and interested in a variety of areas, including Legal Methods, Civil Procedure, business and commercial law, and more.

Please direct any questions to Professor John M. Newman, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, man.

The successful candidate will provide high quality instruction, pursue excellence in research, scholarship, creative activity, and contribute to meaningful service to the university. Contribute to the missions of teaching, research, scholarship and creative activity, and public service.

This position requires a Juris Doctor (J.D.).

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

The University of Memphis is a leading, student-centered, urban public R1 research institution. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, on 1,160 acres. The University serves a population of nearly 20,000 students and 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 full-time faculty members. The University offers bachelor's degrees in more than 230 areas of study, master's degrees in more than 50 subjects and doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines;

supported an institutional record of more than $100 million in research awards for FY24; and has an operating budget of close to $500 million.