A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
The two-year, in-residence Michigan Faculty Fellows Program (created in 2019) is for highly promising scholars with an outstanding academic record who wish to develop their scholarship and teaching skills in preparation for the academic job market.
The Michigan Faculty Fellows program is dedicated to fostering the professional development of each Fellow with respect to each of the three main elements of being a law professor:
Scholarship. The primary and overriding focus of the program is the production of scholarship to enter the job market successfully in the fall of the second fellowship year. To this end, two Michigan faculty members are appointed as dedicated scholarly mentors for each Fellow, who will produce at least one significant piece of original scholarship under such the guidance. Fellows will have the opportunity to workshop their paper with faculty in preparation for their job talk presentation.
Teaching. During the first year, Faculty Fellows will have the opportunity to teach a seminar related to their research or teaching interests during the first year, and a lecture course during their the second year?each chosen in consultation with their faculty mentors and the Associate Dean for Academic Programming. These teaching opportunities are not intended to fill any Law School teaching need and can be adapted after appropriate consultation to suit each Fellow?s individual situation.
Intellectual Life. Faculty Fellows are designated ?Assistant Professor of Law? and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Law School, attending workshops, presenting their work in a faculty forum, and submitting scholarship to the Law School?s annual ?Junior Scholars? Conference.?
- US law degree (or, in highly exceptional circumstances, the international equivalent)
- Outstanding academic record
- Promising scholarship and teaching potential, demonstrated by successful academic publication record or other strong writing samples
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.
