Lecturer - Legal Studies Program - School of Law

Berkeley Law is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors to teach courses in our Legal Studies program should openings arise.
Legal Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate major that engages the meanings, values, practices, and institutions of law and legality. The faculty of Berkeley Law’s Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program (JSP) has primary responsibility for the Legal Studies program at UC Berkeley. JSP faculty and other Law faculty teach a curriculum that examines how law shapes, and is shaped by, political, economic, and cultural forces. The major is designed to stimulate critical understanding of and inquiry about the theoretical frameworks, historical dynamics, and cultural embeddedness of law.
The department seeks qualified candidates who possess subject matter expertise and teaching knowledge in the following course subjects, and who can support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
Foundations of Legal Studies
Policing
Theories of Law & Society
Theories of Justice
Aims & Limits of Criminal Law
Feminist Rights Movements
Philosophy & Law in Ancient Athens
Cybersecurity in Context
Data, Prediction, and Law
Human Rights & War Crimes Investigations Methods
Ethical AI
Law & American Empire in the Pacific
International Courts and Human Rights
Law, Judicial Politics, and Rights in Latin America
Law & Rights in Authoritarian States
Supreme Court & Public Policy
Wall Street / Main Street
Monetary Law and Regulation
History of Political Economy
Law & History of Economic Institutions of Capitalism
Law & Economics (micro)
Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
Intimate Partner Violence
Human Rights Research & Practice
International Law & International Relations
Law & Development
Sexuality & Gender
Punishment Culture & Society
Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation
Sex, Reproduction, and Law
Crime & Criminal Justice
Access to Justice
American Legal & Constitutional History
Law, Politics, and Society
Sociology of Law
Special Topics in Legal Studies
Immigration and Citizenship
Immigrant Rights Movements
Restorative Justice
Other Legal Studies course subjects (please specify in your Cover Letter)
General Duties
In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and maintaining a course website. All work must be performed in the United States, whether in person or online.
Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward-thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society’s most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law’s public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths.
UC Lecturers are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers - Unit 18.
Most courses are offered in-person on the UC Berkeley campus with a few synchronous online courses offered in the summer. All courses are offered Mon. - Fri, 8am - 9:05pm U.S.A. Pacific Time. All work must be performed in the United States, whether in person or online.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Curricular Details
:
http://legalstudies.berkeley.edu

Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)
J.D. degree or equivalent international degree, or Ph.D. degree, or enrollment in a Ph.D. degree (or international equivalent) program.

Additional qualifications
(required at time of start)
J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent international degree.

Preferred qualifications
Experience teaching law or legal studies courses in a United States undergraduate program.
Advanced training in the interdisciplinary study of law or five years experience in relevant legal practice.
Effective verbal/written communication and presentation skills (English), including the ability to clearly convey conceptual and complex ideas and information.
Outstanding student and peer teacher evaluations and experience in creating syllabi, learning objectives, lectures/presentations, learning activities, assignments, assessments, exams, and quizzes.
Experience teaching online and/or developing academic content for online courses.
Ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
Effective organizational skills with attention to detail.

Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - Please address the following questions related to your potential teaching in the Legal Studies program. Please limit your response to 300 words. Describe your competencies and experiences relevant to successful instruction in undergraduate courses related to law, including your prior teaching experiences, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts, accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Explain how your approach and expertise contribute to an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in the study of law. Describe other aspects of your academic or professional experience as it is specifically relevant to teaching in the Legal Studies program.
Sample Syllabus or Course Proposal - Please upload a sample syllabus or a course proposal for a course you selected, including a detailed course description, course topics, types of readings, other materials to be assigned, and mode(s) of assessment. If uploading more than one document, please combine all documents into one PDF file.
Student Course Evaluations and/or Course/Presentation Materials - Please upload your most recent student course evaluation(s), if available. Alternatively, please upload any sample Course and/or Professional Presentation Slides/Materials. If uploading more than one document, please combine all documents into one PDF file.
Apply link:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05245

Help contact:
academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu