What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Student Academic Support position at University Of Oregon?
Department Summary
The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our team.
Position Summary
Oregon Law is dedicated to supporting every JD student’s academic achievement from matriculation through graduation including helping them each to develop the scholarly habits, analytical skills, and critical thinking necessary to be effective learners. The Director of Student Academic Support will serve as integral part of Oregon Law’s dedicated student academic support program with an emphasis on working with students to successfully transition into and succeed academically in their law-school classes. The position is focused on teaching credit-bearing courses including the possibility of a section of a required doctrinal course and / or LRW, lead non-credit-bearing workshops, and provide individualized academic support and advising to law students. In addition, the Director of Student Academic Support will be responsible for maintaining a current understanding of requirements, trends, and best practices in professional legal instruction, serving as a pedagogical resource for law school faculty, and helping to continuing to evaluate and continuously improve Oregon Law’s student academic support efforts.
The position requires expertise in professional graduate education, learning theory, and pedagogy, a passion for working with and mentoring students, excellent communication skills, organizational prowess, initiative, and self-motivation. Further, considerable judgment and tact are required in handling many diverse students, donors, alumni, distinguished guests, and faculty members to coordinate the smooth execution of the academic support program’s mission and goals.
The Director of Student Academic Support is a 1.0 FTE, 12-month, fixed-term, career non-tenure-track position at the rank of Lecturer that reports to the Law School Dean through the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Minimum Requirements
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Attained a license to practice law (need not be current).
- Record of academic excellence (including but not limited to graduating from law school with academic honors or membership in Order of the Coif; serving as an editor of a law review; serving as a research or teaching assistant; earning a Master's Degree, Ph.D., or the equivalent; publication of original scholarly research; and other indicia of a commitment to learning and teaching).
- Three years of teaching experience.
