Visiting Assistant/Associate Professor

University of the Pacific

United States, California, Sacramento

3200 5th Avenue (Show on map)

Feb 04, 2025

Posting Details

Position Information

Title	Visiting Assistant/Associate Professor
Campus	Sacramento
Department	Law Instruction
Posting Number	F00954
Full or Part Time	Full Time
Open Date	02/03/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Days Per Week
Weeks Per Year

Position Description

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions	University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (McGeorge) invites applications from exceptional candidates for a visiting position for Fall and Spring 2025-2026 academic year. For academic year 2025-2026, we are looking for expertise in Legal Writing and Skills, Constitutional Law, Statutes and Regulations, Torts, Intellectual Property, Property, International Law, Other International courses, and Alternative Dispute Resolution, but all subject matters are welcome. Rank will be determined commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience. The McGeorge faculty is accomplished and engaging. The law school is a wonderful community with friendly people, a vibrant intellectual culture, and a beautiful campus. Our programs in international law, advocacy and dispute resolution, and government lawyering are innovative and well known. Our location in Sacramento, the capital of California, offers the opportunity to be part of a robust legal and policy-making community. We also have a public policy and public administration program within the law school. As a relatively small city by California standards, Sacramento also has a close-knit legal community and a number of interesting residential neighborhoods, as well as a burgeoning arts and restaurant scene. University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and staff.
Minimum Qualifications	Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or equivalent (LL.B). Three (3) years' experience in the subject area post law school. Experience teaching at the law school level.
Preferred Qualifications	Membership in the California Bar. Qualifications include a record of academic excellence. A demonstrated commitment to scholarship. Additional qualifications include the ability to work effectively with diverse students and other constituents. Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting. Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements	The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires extended periods of sitting and standing, occasional walking and infrequent bending and stooping and an enthusiasm for being part of an energetic, collegial, and committed faculty. Work Environment/Work Week/Travel: Schedule is dependent on the course and department needs.
Hiring Range	$125,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
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Are Applicants Required to Submit References for This Posting?	Yes
Minimum Number of References	2
Maximum Number of References	3
Background Check Statement	All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening. AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.
AA/EEO Policy Statement	University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.