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Posting Number
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F00158P
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GSU Log Number
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Classification Title
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Non-Tenure Track Open Rank Faculty
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Position Title
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Clinical Faculty Position - Open Rank
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GSU Information
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Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, ranked 2nd most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 6th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.
A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels.
With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges.
Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.
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Department
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Law - Instruction
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College
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College of Law
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Campus
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Atlanta
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Position Type
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Full Time Faculty
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Posting Type
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External
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About the Department
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Part of a comprehensive research university, the College of Law is a dynamic law school located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full- and part time law students. The Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic is located in the Center for Clinical Programs, an in-house suite of clinic offices located in the College of Law building.
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Position Description
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Georgia State University’s College of Law seeks highly qualified applicants for a fulltime clinical faculty position in its interdisciplinary Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic. Launched in 2004, HeLP is a community-based medical-legal collaboration among the law school, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society (see www.healthlawpartnership.org). HeLP provides legal assistance to low-income families and their children who are patients at Children’s hospitals on civil matters that have the potential to improve children’s health and quality of life, such as laws related to public benefits, family welfare, housing, education, consumer rights, employment, disability, and permanency planning. The HeLP Clinic, launched in 2007, teaches interdisciplinary collaborative problem-solving to students of law, medicine, and graduate students of social work, bioethics, and public health (see http:// https://law.gsu.edu/student-experience/experiential-learning/clinics/health-law-partnership-legal-services-clinic/).
The position is a non-tenure track twelve-month clinical faculty appointment, with faculty status that satisfies ABA Accreditation Standard 405© for providing clinical faculty with job security reasonably similar to tenure. Clinical faculty, after a five year probationary period, are eligible for presumptively renewable contracts, and job security commensurate with tenured faculty. Clinical faculty have voting rights (including all faculty hiring matters) and serve on faculty committees at the College of Law. A clinical faculty member’s teaching package typically includes the clinic for two semesters and one additional non-clinical course, consistent with their expertise and interests.
Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Teaching and Supervising law students in casework and clinic projects;
- Supervising students from other professions and coordinating with other Georgia State University units and other academic institutions in Atlanta for the participation of non-law graduate students in the HeLP clinic;
- Sharing responsibility for developing and teaching seminar sessions;
- Performing administrative responsibilities associated with the HeLP and HeLP Clinic;
- Coordinating with HeLP and its partners;
- Collaborating with HeLP partners and others in the education of medical and other partners and constituents, and conducting research and policy advocacy consistent with the mission and components of HeLP;
- Engaging in research and service as defined in the college’s Clinical Non-Tenure Track Faculty Manual.
Applications are welcome from both entry-level, junior lateral, and senior lateral faculty. Depending on the experience level of the successful candidate, the position may also include an appointment as either the director, co-director, or the associate director of the clinic. Applicants should apply with a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, complete law school transcript, and sample of written work. Three letters of reference will be required of any candidates invited for final interview.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by September 1, 2024. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Clinic Recruitment Committee.
Please note that applicants may be required to submit further documentation prior to a screening and/or campus interview.
For questions related to this announcement, please contact:
Ted Afield
Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Director of Clinical Programs,
Mark and Evelyn Trammell Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
Georgia State University College of Law
wafield@gsu.edu
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Required Experience
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- 3-5 years relevant post-J.D. legal experience.
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Required Education
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Applicants should have a Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.), Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), LL.M. (Master of Laws), or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an ABA accredited law school.
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Preferred Qualifications/Experience
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- Prior medical, health-related, or legislative and policy experience a plus.
- A strong academic record;
- Excellent experience in legal practice and lawyering skills;
- Experience with serving the legal needs of low-income individuals, and an interest in clinical teaching;
- Applicants seeking the rank of Assistant Clinical Professor should demonstrate a track record or promise in teaching and research.
- Applicants seeking the rank of Associate Clinical Professor or Clinical Professor must have superior academic credentials and a demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations, etc
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- Membership in or ability to become a member of the State Bar of Georgia.
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Pre-Employment Requirements
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A criminal background review is required.
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Work Hours
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Law Fiscal Year/12 month appointment. Standard hours to support workload of 80% Teaching and 20% Service for Assistant Clinical Professor; and 60% Teaching,10% Research; 30% Service for Associate and Full Clinical Professor.
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Salary
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Commensurate with rank at appointment
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Search Chair Contact info
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For questions related to this announcement, please contact:
Ted Afield
Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Director of Clinical Programs,
Mark and Evelyn Trammell Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
Georgia State University College of Law
wafield@gsu.edu
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Departmental contact for assistance
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For additional assistance you may contact the College of Law Office of Academic Affairs (lawadaa@gsu.edu).
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