Lecturer - Environmental and Energy Law - School of Law

Berkeley Law is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors should openings arise.

Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our programs are demanding, engaging, hands-on, and selective. As with all our faculty, we expect our lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic rigor and intellectual diversity.

The J.D. and LL.M. programs are host to a diverse and constantly evolving curriculum. Hundreds of courses are offered, including dozens in our top-ranked Law and Technology, Business Law, International Law, Environmental Law, and Social Justice programs.

This pool encompasses courses on environmental law and policy, environmental justice, energy law, energy project development and finance, climate change, international environmental law, land use law, water and coastal law, environmental transactions, and other courses on major and emerging environmental law practice and policy areas. Courses offerings include lecture courses and experiential center courses.

Please apply to the specialized pool that aligns with the subject matter of the course you apply to teach. We will only consider an applicant if the subject matter of their proposed course aligns with the pool to which you apply.

Instructors for lecture courses are appointed in the Lecturer title; instructors for experiential center courses are appointed to the Field Work Supervisor title. The applicant selected will have important teaching responsibilities, including preparation of course materials (such as the syllabus) and maintenance of a course website, and will also be expected to hold office hours, assess and offer feedback on student work, assign grades, advise students.

UC Lecturers and Field Work Supervisors are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers - Unit 18.

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching.

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, is required at the time of application.

J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. or Master's degree, or equivalent international degree, or Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree combined with a minimum of five years professional experience, required by the start date.

Experience teaching courses in a United States law school, with outstanding student and peer evaluations;
More than five years legal practice experience in the United States or another jurisdiction, in the area of Environmental and Energy Law.

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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