Assistant/Associate/or Professor of Law on tenure track

The Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is pleased to announce that it is currently seeking outstanding applicants for several tenure-track appointments to its full-time faculty starting in August 2026. The law school welcomes applications from candidates interested in teaching: Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Contracts, First Amendment and Health Law courses. Ideal candidates must have a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school and a commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students. We look for innovative faculty with a preference for both practice and teaching experience. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to service to legal education and to the wider community as well as a desire to engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center. Applicants are expected to be willing and capable of teaching in-person and remotely and familiar with best practices in both modalities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and teach graduate-level law student courses in a physical classroom and/or a virtual classroom as assigned and scheduled by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, assessments, final examinations, assignments and handouts
• Timely grade student assessments, exams, assignments, etc. and provide meaningful feedback to students
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students
• Meet regularly with assigned student advisees
• Maintain accurate student records
• Maintain a regular physical presence at the Law Center
• Stay current in and continually strive to improve teaching skills and expertise in the subjects that they teach
• Stay informed of changes in the law and remain current in recent statutory changes and case law developments
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Engage in legal research and produce innovative legal scholarship
• Engage in service to legal education and to the wider community
• Engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center
• Participate on faculty and University committees
• Attend faculty meetings and Law Center and student events
• Other duties as assigned by the Dean and/or Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Education/Experience

• Juris Doctor required.
• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Preference for both legal practice and teaching experience
• Commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students
• An established record or promise of legal scholarship.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students
• An established record or promise of legal scholarship
• Trains and teaches others
• Interprets the meaning of information
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems
• Resolves conflicts and negotiates with others
• Updates and uses relevant knowledge
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills in communications with supervisors, peers and subordinates
• Displays excellent organizational skills including scheduling of events
• Performs faculty administrative responsibilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Power Point, & Outlook
• Proficiency in or ability to become proficient in using Canvas, learning management system
• Knowledge of Zoom and other online communication tools

Travel

• Travel for conferences and professional development.

Working Conditions

• Extensive Use of Computers
• Extensive time sitting and standing
• Able to lift up to 5 lbs.