SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY (SLU) School of Law seeks a full-time tenure-track/tenured faculty member to launch and serve as the director of the Saint Louis Health Justice Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP). Housed at SLU Law, the MLP will be a community-focused, medical-legal collaboration among SLU Law, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, and the SLU School of Medicine. The MLP director will have an appointment in the SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies, which has a forty-year tradition of service to the health professions, the health law community, and the public, and has been recognized as the nation’s premier health law program.

The MLP will train the next generation of law and medical professionals to address health inequities by engaging community stakeholders to identify structural barriers to health, advocate for policy changes at the institutional and government levels, and conduct research to evaluate the scope and impact of the MLP’s advocacy efforts. The MLP’s work to mitigate social, political, and economic determinants of health may include institutional reforms, litigation, and legislative and regulatory advocacy.  As the inaugural director, the MLP director will be responsible for shaping the direction of the program after gaining familiarity with needs of the community and existing programs and resources.  The MLP director will also teach and supervise students engaged in experiential learning in interprofessional formats that bring together law students, medical students and residents, and other legal and health professionals.

Qualifications for this position include a J.D. degree, relevant skills (e.g.,  in empirical research  or community engagement), and experience (e.g., in clinical education, medical-legal partnerships, or in health policy and advocacy) and an outstanding teaching and scholarly record or the promise thereof.  Candidates should be members of the Missouri Bar or have a willingness and ability to become members. Consideration of applications and nominations for this position will begin as they are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applications (including a cover letter, CV, names of references, and a brief description of interest in the position) should be submitted via email to Professor Chad Flanders at slulawhiring@slu.edu.

Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. SLU Law is especially interested in candidates who will add to the diversity of its faculty and community. As explained more fully in SLU Law’s Diversity Hiring Plan, SLU Law recognizes the value and critical importance of having a diverse faculty body, and we are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment that respects and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and encourage applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities (including veterans with disabilities). If accommodations are needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.