Job description
The University of Memphis School of Law is excited to bolster its outstanding faculty with talented, engaged professors committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. We invite applications for one or more tenure-track or tenured faculty positions in all subject areas, with a priority on Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Torts. We will consider both entry-level and lateral candidates. Applicants should have a distinguished academic background and either great promise or a record of excellence in both scholarship and teaching. Memphis Law offers an outstanding educational program preparing students for the practice of law within an R1 research university. Our affordable tuition attracts a dedicated and hard-working student body. Our downtown home, in a beautifully restored U.S. Custom House overlooking the Mississippi River, perennially ranks as the best law school facility in the nation and positions students and faculty to have unparalleled access to the largest legal and business community in the Mid-South region. The city of Memphis is an attractive location in Tennessee, and is world-renowned for its music, food, and hospitality. Memphis is home to three Fortune 500 companies (FedEx, International Paper, and AutoZone) and has a strong presence in health, medical devices, transportation and logistics, automotive, and entertainment industries. Memphis Law offers an attractive compensation and benefits package enhanced by the lack of state income tax. Children of University employees enjoy priority for enrollment in the University Schools, a unique training and laboratory, tuition-free public school system recognized as one of the highest performing in the state.
Please direct any questions to Professor Lynda Wray Black, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, at [email protected]
Minimum Qualifications:
JD Required
How to apply
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
