Assistant Professor of Law

The University of Dayton School of Law invites applications for multiple tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to begin August 16, 2025. Areas of need include contracts, business organizations, torts, criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, family law, property, wills and trusts, secured transactions, and tax. The School of Law has a history of innovation and is a leader in international education. We have one of the first online JD programs, several successful non-JD programs, and fourteen law school partners around the world. To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV no later than September 20 at: https://employment.udayton.edu/cw/en-us/job/502086/assistant-professor-multiple-positions

UD is one of the nation's largest Catholic universities, and the largest private university in Ohio. Embedded in the dynamic city of Dayton, OH, and grounded in its Catholic, Marianist tradition, UD provides education to develop the whole student and is committed to experiential learning. The University of Dayton is nationally recognized among the top 2 percent of all AASHE STARS-rated schools and is the only Midwestern educational institution in the top 20 of Sierra Club's Cool Schools for Sustainability.

At the University of Dayton, we value inclusive excellence because we recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental to academic and institutional excellence. Inclusive excellence requires a comprehensive, cohesive and collaborative alignment of infrastructure, resources and actions. We strive to be active, intentional, and sustain engagement with and celebration of diversity in every dimension of institutional life. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we encourage all candidates to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:

• J.D. or equivalent degree from a foreign institution
• Demonstrated potential to publish scholarly works.
• Interest or experience teaching contracts, business organizations, torts, criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, family law, property, wills and trusts, and/or tax.

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may meet all preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• A record of original scholarship and potential to be an expert in one's field;
• Demonstrated potential to be an outstanding teacher;
• Potential to successfully mentor students from underrepresented groups;
• Successful experience working with people from socially and culturally diverse backgrounds;
• Prior experience in law practice;
• Outstanding academic record;
• An expressed willingness and enthusiasm to teach in and develop UDSL's hybrid online J.D. program;
• Effective interpersonal communication skills;
• Effective oral communication skills;
• Effective classroom management skills; and
• Commitment to breadth of education including educating the whole person in the Marianist tradition and a commitment of service to the community, university and profession

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