Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Law

Waltham, MA, United States

Job Description Summary

The Law and Taxation Department at Bentley University invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2024. In addition to teaching, the chosen candidate will be expected to publish high quality and impactful scholarship in respected academic journals, engage in service to both the Department and the University, and participate fully in the Department and University communities.

The teaching responsibilities of this position include delivery of Bentley's required undergraduate and graduate Business Law survey courses. In addition, we seek candidates to support and add to our uniquely broad set of undergraduate law elective courses. Specialty undergraduate courses that we seek to enhance or develop at this time include Marketing Law, Entrepreneurship Law, Non-Profit Business Law, Immigration Law, Social Justice Law, and Race and the Law. Candidates with expertise and willingness to teach in one or more of these topical areas will be especially attractive, as will be applicants with an ability to teach graduate tax courses.

Bentley is committed to the teacher-scholar model where teaching, scholarship, and service excellence are expected and valued. We seek qualified faculty who represent diverse backgrounds, interests and talents and share a commitment to high ethical standards and a willingness to embrace challenge and change.

The department encompasses two disciplines, Law and Tax, with a primary emphasis on Law. Faculty provide both undergraduate and graduate instruction, with an emphasis on undergraduate Law courses. We seek to acquaint students with the legal consequences of their business decisions, as well as to help them understand the role of law in society beyond the business world.

The Department currently offers an undergraduate Minor in Law and a Masters in Tax and anticipates offering an undergraduate Business Law Major in Fall 2024. Both the Major and Minor seek to serve a broad range of business students and are not intended as preparation for law school, but provide an in-depth study of business laws that impact specific arenas of a business enterprise, while also offering an examination of the intersection of business laws with other laws, particularly those that attempt to address public policy and social justice issues.

The Department actively engages with students through our Adamian Law Club and Moot Court Team. We also offer Pre-Law Advising to students interested in attending law school. More information about the Bentley University Law and Tax Department is available at: Bentley University Law and Taxation Department.

Bentley University, located in suburban Boston, is an AACSB accredited institution that enrolls approximately 5,500 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Bentley is ranked at or near the top in several categories by US News & World Report, including Best Regional Universities North and Most Innovative Schools, with Bloomberg ranking Bentley in the top 20 undergraduate business programs. With a strong faculty of teacher-scholars, Bentley strives to be a "Force for Good" through the integration of business with the arts and sciences, and a strong emphasis on ethics and social responsibility. Providing a stimulating academic community for both faculty and students, Bentley supports its faculty as they pursue cutting-edge research and bring their expertise and real world understanding into the classroom.

Minimum Qualifications:

Juris Doctorate (JD), LLM or other appropriate terminal degree.

Demonstrated potential for excellent undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.

Promise of producing high quality and impactful scholarship.

Evidence of a willingness to engage with students outside the classroom and to participate in department and university service.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience teaching undergraduate law courses within a business program/curriculum.

Proven ability to publish in law reviews.

Interest in and ability to teach graduate tax courses or undergraduate law electives in one of the following areas: Marketing law, Entrepreneurship Law, Non-Profit Law, Immigration Law, Social Justice Law, or Race and the Law.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, candidates should submit the following as part of their application by November 30, 2023:

An up-to-date curriculum vitae

A letter of Interest

A Teaching Statement, which should describe how the faculty member can create and support an inclusive classroom environment.

A Research Statement, which should describe the faculty member's plans for developing a research stream and/or area of legal expertise.

Bentley University requires references checks and may conduct other pre-employment screening.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Bentley University strives to create a campus community that welcomes the exchange of ideas, and fosters a culture that values differences and views them as a strength in our community.

Bentley University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, building strength through diversity. The University is committed to building a community of talented students, faculty and staff who reflect the diversity of global business. We strongly encourage applications from persons from underrepresented groups, individuals with disabilities, covered veterans and those with diverse experiences and backgrounds.

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