Environmental Law Faculty, Tenured/Tenure Track - Cornell Law School

Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 13th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the Lawyering Program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.

Cornell Law School seeks experienced candidates, whose primary experience and interest is in environmental law, for a senior-level faculty position commencing in the 2024-2025 academic year. Tenure will be considered for the successful candidate as part of the appointment process.

Responsibilities of the position include research in environmental law and other area(s) of expertise, teaching a normal cohort of three courses per academic year, and service to the school. Benefits are competitive and include a budget for research and travel. Faculty may also apply to the Dean for summer research stipends to work on individual and collective projects.

Qualifications: Applicants must be established teachers and scholars whose research, publications, and teaching are recognized as innovative and notable in the field of environmental law.

To apply:

Interested candidates can apply via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25280 . Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research statement and teaching statement, the names of at least three references, a writing sample, and other significant supporting materials. Please note that references will be asked to submit their letters via the application portal.

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To ensure maximum consideration, please submit all application materials by December 31, 2023.

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Pay Range:

$111,500.00 - $309,900.00

Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
• Unique applicable skills.

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2023-08-07