The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section (English) invites applications for 3 entry level tenure track positions to commence July 1, 2024.
We will consider candidates who can make significant contributions to enhancing our faculty expertise and programmatic needs in any area, but we have particular current needs in the areas of indigenous law, critical race theory, environmental law, dispute resolution, private law (including property and torts), business law, and labour and employment law.
Application deadline: November 15, 2023. The selection process will begin immediately after the closing date and will continue until the position is filled. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Applicants must have a graduate degree in law or its equivalent, a distinguished academic record, and a record of, or the promise of, achievement as a teacher and scholar.
Applicants must complete an online application and submit a cover letter, CV, teaching and research statement, and list of three professional references.
About the Common Law Section
The Common Law Section offers Juris Doctor degrees in English and in French. Together with the Civil Law Section, the Common Law Section offers master’s and doctoral programs. The Common Law Section has over 1,200 students in JD programs and over 200 in graduate programs. We are an innovative and international faculty of more than 60 full-time professors dedicated to inclusive teaching and research, located in Canada’s capital.
Position title: Assistant professor.
Terms: These tenure-track positions are in the English Common Law Program.
Location of work: University of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur Pvt., Ottawa, ON Canada.
Salary and benefits: According to the current Collective Agreement. Salaries are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The University of Ottawa offers a comprehensive, generous compensation package that includes long-term disability benefits, basic group life insurance, supplemental health insurance, a defined benefit pension plan, optional life insurance and reimbursement of eligible moving expenses. The faculty also offers a reduced teaching load and seed money for research in the first year of hiring.
Duties: Professors’ functions include teaching, an active scholarly agenda, academic service to the Faculty and University, and supervision of graduate students.
Skills requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in indigenous law, environmental law, critical race theory, dispute resolution, private law (including property and torts), business law, or labour and employment law.
- An undergraduate degree in common law, and either a doctorate in law or a related discipline (or enrolment in a soon-to-be-completed doctoral program). For applicants currently enrolled in a doctoral program, their supervisor must confirm that their dissertation will be submitted prior to their appointment.
- A superior academic record, a strong background in research and publication, including external research funding or the potential for such funding, and the capacity for excellence in teaching and contribution to the academic life and governance of the Common Law Section.
- Strong communication skills. Passive knowledge of the other official language in Canada is a requirement for tenure.
Applications must contain:
- Cover letter (2-3 pages) specifying experience, teaching interests, awards and honours, and level of French language skills.
- CV (2 pages)
- Detailed research agenda (3-4 pages)
- Description of teaching experience and interests
- Transcripts for each university degree received
- Names and contact information of three references. We do not require letters at the time of application.
Complete applications must be submitted through the Academic Careers application portal.
Questions concerning this position may be sent to [email protected].
Applicants currently employed in legal education elsewhere are encouraged to contact the dean directly and in confidence at [email protected] for further information.