THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW is hiring a full time Professor of Practice to direct its Natural Resource Use & Management Clinic.

Job Summary

The Professor of Practice/Director will lead the Natural Resource Use & Management (NRUM) Clinic, which provides law and graduate students with practical experience at the intersection of law, policy, and science governing western natural resources and issues faced by natural resource users. The NRUM Clinic addresses matters pertaining to water, air, endangered species, public lands, climate change, tribal lands and resources, and the many natural resource challenges that exist in Arizona and the American West. The Director will guide the Clinic and its students to forge collaborative solutions to sustainable natural resource use that considers impacts to rural communicates, economies, and ecosystems. As the leader of a law clinic for a public university, the Director will support the Clinic’s work for the public interest and goal of representing clients that do not otherwise have access to legal representation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach, supervise, direct, and mentor law and graduate students enrolled in the Natural Resource Law Clinic, as well as coordinate experiential opportunities and field visits related to local natural resource issues.
• Supervise the Assistant Director, Water Projects and students working on these issues, integrate this work into broader Clinic matters, and assist with reporting requirements and consultation as necessary.
• Develop and manage Clinic client relationships and projects and inform the Clinic's long-term strategic goals.
• Supervise and delegate Clinic work to a Clinic Law Fellow.
• Manage relationships and work with external stakeholders and partners to determine the Clinic's service priorities and matters, including, where appropriate, with the University's Natural Resource Users Law & Policy Center and Cooperative Extension personnel on campus and in offices throughout the state.
• Manage the budget and work with internal and external entities to financially support the Clinic’s work.

Please apply here and direct any questions to Professor Kirsten Engel, kengel@arizona.edu.