Cannabis Adjunct Faculty College Law Fall 2020 Jobs

UNT System Overview

Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education.
Over the past decade, combined UNTS enrollment has grown by more than 25 percent to nearly 44,000 students. UNT System institutions award more than 11,000 degrees each year – including the largest number of master’s and doctoral degrees in the DFW region. As DFW’s university system, UNT World offers a wide range of degree programs and academic initiatives across our campuses. With more than 300 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, as well as convenient campus locations and teaching centers located throughout North Texas, our system provides a wide array of opportunities.

Posting Title Adjunct Faculty: College of Law, Fall 2020
Area of Specialty
Department DAL-CoL-Academic Affairs-517200
Job Location Downtown Dallas
Full Time/Part Time Part-Time
Salary Information Salary commensurate with experience
Department Summary

The UNT Dallas College of Law welcomes applications from experienced lawyers, judges, and law school instructors who are interested in serving as an adjunct faculty member during the Fall of 2020.

The UNT Dallas College of Law is a public law school in downtown Dallas with a full-time day division and a part-time evening division. The College of Law’s goals are: (1) widening access to legal education for those who could be superb legal professionals but who cannot realistically access a legal education given factors including location, cost, and the current role of the LSAT in admission to and financing of law school; (2) providing an educational program focused on excellence in developing practice-related competencies, through a curriculum mapped to those competencies and using best instructional practices, including multiple formative and summative assessment throughout, engaged class design, and a spectrum of experiential education; (3) creating opportunity for our students by keeping tuition and debt low and producing graduates with high value and ability in multiple segments of the market for legal services; (4) becoming a national leader in advancing understanding of best legal education practices, of professional formation, and of the relationship between legal education and the evolving practice and business of law; (5) improving access to justice for underserved legal needs; and (6) serving as a valuable partner in civic engagement with the City of Dallas and the North Texas region.

Position Summary

The appointments will be as Adjunct Faculty to teach one course each in the Fall 2020 semester.

NATURE OF POSITION AND APPOINTMENT
The appointment will be as Adjunct Faculty to teach a section of one of the following courses in either the Day Division or the Evening Division. Specifically, the courses to be filled are Bankruptcy (3 credits, Evening Division), Conflicts of Law (2 credits, Day Division), Criminal Law Topics (1 credit, Day Division and 1 credit, Evening Division), Effective Oral Communication (2 credits, Day Division), Family Law Topics (1 credit, Evening Division), Intellectual Property (3 credits, Evening Division), Principles of Accounting & Finance (1 credit, Evening Division), Remedies (2 credits, Day Division), Special Topics: Cannabis Law (1 credit, Evening Division) and Trial Advocacy Topics: Jury Selection (1 credit, Evening Division). Please be advised that Cannabis Law, Family Law Topics, and Trial Advocacy Topics will be taught on Friday evenings from 6:15-8:15 PM for 7 weeks and then a final exam will follow in Week #8.

EXPECTATIONS
Adjunct faculty members are a critical part of the College of Law’s learning community, and they will be involved in curricular and co-curricular activities and programs relating to student learning and professional formation throughout law school.
Because the educational program will strive for excellence in developing practice-related competencies, adjunct faculty members will be expected to follow the instructional and curricular practices of the College of Law, including use of the Canvas Learning Management System, learning outcomes, multiple assessments, and research and writing modules within a course, as appropriate, with support from other faculty as well as research librarians. The College of Law will support adjunct faculty in these areas by providing training, course design expertise, and learning management system support.

Additional Posting Details

Minimum Qualifications

J.D. degree; Strong academic and professional qualifications; five or more years of practice experience that is sufficiently extensive and high quality to be a foundation for teaching in the College of Law’s educational program; demonstrated ability to achieve excellence in teaching and in guiding and mentoring students; and commitment to the goals of the College of Law and its curricular and instructional methods and goals.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Required License / Registration / Certification
Work Schedule

As required to meet the academic schedule.

Driving University Vehicle No
Security Sensitive This is a security sensitive position.
EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.

Physical Requirements Carrying, Lifting up to 10 pounds, Sitting, Standing, Twisting, Walking, Talk or Hear
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number A045P
Position End Date (if temporary)
Special Instructions to Applicants

Start date: 8/15/2020
Ending date: 1/15/2021

Candidates should submit the following:

• Resume or Curriculum Vita
• Cover letter indicating which class(es) candidate is interested teaching.
  
• References: Please list contact information for 3 references.
• Writing Sample (optional)

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UNT System Overview

Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education.
Over the past decade, combined UNTS enrollment has grown by more than 25 percent to nearly 44,000 students. UNT System institutions award more than 11,000 degrees each year – including the largest number of master’s and doctoral degrees in the DFW region. As DFW’s university system, UNT World offers a wide range of degree programs and academic initiatives across our campuses. With more than 300 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, as well as convenient campus locations and teaching centers located throughout North Texas, our system provides a wide array of opportunities.

Posting Title Adjunct Faculty: College of Law, Fall 2020
Department DAL-CoL-Academic Affairs-517200
Job Location Downtown Dallas
Full Time/Part Time Part-Time
Salary Information Salary commensurate with experience
Department Summary

The UNT Dallas College of Law welcomes applications from experienced lawyers, judges, and law school instructors who are interested in serving as an adjunct faculty member during the Fall of 2020.

The UNT Dallas College of Law is a public law school in downtown Dallas with a full-time day division and a part-time evening division. The College of Law’s goals are: (1) widening access to legal education for those who could be superb legal professionals but who cannot realistically access a legal education given factors including location, cost, and the current role of the LSAT in admission to and financing of law school; (2) providing an educational program focused on excellence in developing practice-related competencies, through a curriculum mapped to those competencies and using best instructional practices, including multiple formative and summative assessment throughout, engaged class design, and a spectrum of experiential education; (3) creating opportunity for our students by keeping tuition and debt low and producing graduates with high value and ability in multiple segments of the market for legal services; (4) becoming a national leader in advancing understanding of best legal education practices, of professional formation, and of the relationship between legal education and the evolving practice and business of law; (5) improving access to justice for underserved legal needs; and (6) serving as a valuable partner in civic engagement with the City of Dallas and the North Texas region.

Position Summary

The appointments will be as Adjunct Faculty to teach one course each in the Fall 2020 semester.

NATURE OF POSITION AND APPOINTMENT
The appointment will be as Adjunct Faculty to teach a section of one of the following courses in either the Day Division or the Evening Division. Specifically, the courses to be filled are Bankruptcy (3 credits, Evening Division), Conflicts of Law (2 credits, Day Division), Criminal Law Topics (1 credit, Day Division and 1 credit, Evening Division), Effective Oral Communication (2 credits, Day Division), Family Law Topics (1 credit, Evening Division), Intellectual Property (3 credits, Evening Division), Principles of Accounting & Finance (1 credit, Evening Division), Remedies (2 credits, Day Division), Special Topics: Cannabis Law (1 credit, Evening Division) and Trial Advocacy Topics: Jury Selection (1 credit, Evening Division). Please be advised that Cannabis Law, Family Law Topics, and Trial Advocacy Topics will be taught on Friday evenings from 6:15-8:15 PM for 7 weeks and then a final exam will follow in Week #8.

EXPECTATIONS
Adjunct faculty members are a critical part of the College of Law’s learning community, and they will be involved in curricular and co-curricular activities and programs relating to student learning and professional formation throughout law school.
Because the educational program will strive for excellence in developing practice-related competencies, adjunct faculty members will be expected to follow the instructional and curricular practices of the College of Law, including use of the Canvas Learning Management System, learning outcomes, multiple assessments, and research and writing modules within a course, as appropriate, with support from other faculty as well as research librarians. The College of Law will support adjunct faculty in these areas by providing training, course design expertise, and learning management system support.

Additional Posting Details

Minimum Qualifications

J.D. degree; Strong academic and professional qualifications; five or more years of practice experience that is sufficiently extensive and high quality to be a foundation for teaching in the College of Law’s educational program; demonstrated ability to achieve excellence in teaching and in guiding and mentoring students; and commitment to the goals of the College of Law and its curricular and instructional methods and goals.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Required License / Registration / Certification
Work Schedule

As required to meet the academic schedule.

Driving University Vehicle No
Security Sensitive This is a security sensitive position.
EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.

Physical Requirements Carrying, Lifting up to 10 pounds, Sitting, Standing, Twisting, Walking, Talk or Hear
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number A045P
Position End Date (if temporary)
Special Instructions to Applicants

Start date: 8/15/2020
Ending date: 1/15/2021

Candidates should submit the following:

• Resume or Curriculum Vita
• Cover letter indicating which class(es) candidate is interested teaching.
  
• References: Please list contact information for 3 references.
• Writing Sample (optional)

Apply for this job with University of North Texas at Dallas

Apply now →

By clicking the "Apply now" button, you'll be leaving Fazow and going to an external job application page for this company. Please research all companies before applying. When applying for jobs, you should NOT have to pay to apply. Fazow accepts no liability or responsibility as a consequence of any reliance upon information on external sites or in jobs listed on fazow.com.