What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lecturer, Fredman Family Foundation Practitioner-in-Residence Center for Ethics and Public Service position at University of Miami Health System?
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Miami Law invites applicants for the position of Fredman Family Foundation Practitioner-in-Residence and Lecturer in the Center for Ethics and Public Service. The Practitioner-in-Residence/Lecturer will manage projects, supervise students, and teach in an experiential learning setting. The position is designed for a candidate with significant law school clinical experience or equivalent practice experience who is interested in civil rights and poverty law advocacy at local, state, and national levels and has an interest in pursuing a career in law school experiential teaching.
Qualifications: Applicants must have significant law school clinical experience or equivalent practice experience; a JD is required. Applicants should have substantial experience in the areas of civil rights and poverty law; cross-cultural and community-based lawyering; strong interdisciplinary research skills; enthusiasm for experiential teaching, student professional development and training; the ability to work independently and as part of a team; strong academic credentials; excellent legal, analytical, organizational, and written and oral communication skills; the ability to travel locally with and without students; and the potential for being a successful teacher. English fluency is required; high proficiency in Spanish and/or Haitian Creole, while not necessary, is a strong plus. Experience in creative and community-driven advocacy, clinical education, project management, and the supervision of student interns is also a strong plus. A Florida Bar license is required.
Responsibilities: Job responsibilities include:
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Job Status
Full time
Employee Type
Faculty
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Miami Law invites applicants for the position of Fredman Family Foundation Practitioner-in-Residence and Lecturer in the Center for Ethics and Public Service. The Practitioner-in-Residence/Lecturer will manage projects, supervise students, and teach in an experiential learning setting. The position is designed for a candidate with significant law school clinical experience or equivalent practice experience who is interested in civil rights and poverty law advocacy at local, state, and national levels and has an interest in pursuing a career in law school experiential teaching.
Qualifications: Applicants must have significant law school clinical experience or equivalent practice experience; a JD is required. Applicants should have substantial experience in the areas of civil rights and poverty law; cross-cultural and community-based lawyering; strong interdisciplinary research skills; enthusiasm for experiential teaching, student professional development and training; the ability to work independently and as part of a team; strong academic credentials; excellent legal, analytical, organizational, and written and oral communication skills; the ability to travel locally with and without students; and the potential for being a successful teacher. English fluency is required; high proficiency in Spanish and/or Haitian Creole, while not necessary, is a strong plus. Experience in creative and community-driven advocacy, clinical education, project management, and the supervision of student interns is also a strong plus. A Florida Bar license is required.
Responsibilities: Job responsibilities include:
- Managing the Center’s rights education and multidisciplinary research programs.
- Coordinating and attending meetings with community partners.
- Assisting with the formulation with Center and community partner strategic plans.
- Providing legal and nonlegal research and other support to community partners and to advance Center projects.
- Leading weekly sessions with Center Fellows and Interns.
- Developing, implementing, managing, and supervising all aspects of student project work.
- Integrating student project work with the strategic objectives of community partners.
- Developing and maintaining additional partnerships with outside organizations (legal and non-legal) to develop and execute projects that align with Center and community partner objectives.
- Assisting with administrative and operational oversight, including outreach activities; student recruitment and mentoring; and grant writing and fundraising.
- The Practitioner-in-Residence/Lecturer may have the opportunity to develop new projects consistent with Center’s mission.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.
Job Status
Full time
Employee Type
Faculty
