Open Rank Jobs

Posting Number

req26484

Employment Type

Faculty

Faculty Type

Open Rank

Hiring Department

School of Law (588A)

Academic Location

School of Law

Campus

Main - Albuquerque, NM

Benefits Eligible

The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information.

Position Summary

The University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Law invites applications for one tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor to teach in our Natural Resources and Environmental Law (NREL) Program to begin in Fall 2024. We seek candidates with scholarly distinction or promise, as well as a commitment to excellence in teaching.

Offering a Juris Doctor degree, cross-disciplinary dual degrees, and a Masters of Legal Studies, the UNM School of Law is nationally recognized for innovative classes that combine training in law practice with doctrinal instruction and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio. The school’s nationally-recognized NREL Program includes the NREL Certificate, the Natural Resources Journal, and the NREL Clinic, among other offerings.

The successful candidate will ensure that we continue to graduate environmental lawyers who serve the state, United States, and world. The UNM School of Law strives to prepare students to participate in the key decisions that affect the environment, either as employees within various federal, state, tribal and local agencies who have regulatory authority over natural resources and the environment, or with the private entities and nonprofit organizations that appear before them. The School of Law offers a variety of NREL courses, focusing on issues of natural resource management, environmental justice, energy and climate, and environmental issues involving indigenous peoples and tribes.

We highly value candidates from diverse backgrounds and perspectives as we work toward enriching our students’ learning through inclusion and enhancing the faculty’s academic mission of research, teaching, service, and community engagement in New Mexico, the United States, and the world. Women, underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, groups historically marginalized in American life, individuals with disabilities, people who attended law school later in their careers, people from rural origins, first‐generation college graduates, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

More information about the NREL Program, Certificate, Journal, and Clinic may be found here: https://lawschool.unm.edu/natres-envlaw/index.html. Additional information about the University of New Mexico School of Law may be found here: http://lawschool.unm.edu/about/index.html.

All applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and list of references to the University of New Mexico Jobs website. For best consideration, please apply by September 25, 2023. This position will remain open until filled.

Prospective applicants should feel free to contact Maryam Ahranjani, Chair at [email protected].

Applicants who are appointed to a University of New Mexico faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

Qualifications

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

All applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, official transcripts and list of references.

Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

For Best Consideration

For best consideration, please apply by 9/25/2023. This position will remain open until filled.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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