ADJUNCT FACULTY INSTRUCTOR - Online MSL Program

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) seeks to hire part-time Adjunct Faculty to serve as course Instructors in the online Master of Studies in Law (MSL) degree program beginning in academic year 2024-2025. 

Instructors are sought for the following courses: 

• American Legal System
• Contracts 
• Torts 
• Property
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law 
• Legislation and Regulation 

Responsibilities of Course Instructors : 

Course Instructors support and guide student progress, provide detailed and substantive feedback on student submissions, and grade assignments, tests, and exams.  Instructors use existing online materials, tools, and procedures. 

Minimum Qualifications for Course Instructors :

Licensed attorney with a minimum of 5 years of experience practicing or teaching law. 

At least 3 years of experience in the subject matter of the course for which they are engaged. 

Experience using Canvas or a similar learning management system and skill at online interaction. 

Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Zoom.

Applications:   Applicants for a course instructor position should submit a CV and a cover letter. Please identify in your cover letter the specific course or courses you seek to instruct and document your suitability to teach each course you are applying to instruct.  

Salary :  Instructors are paid on a sliding scale.  If enrollment exceeds 15 students, compensation is $1,000 per week of course instruction; for lower enrollment, compensation is reduced proportionately. The School of Law reserves the right not to offer the course in that term if fewer than 6 students are enrolled.  In such a case, you retain your faculty position, but no compensation will be paid.

Please identify in your cover letter the specific course or courses you seek to instruct and document your suitability to teach each course you are applying to instruct.  

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