New Job Assistant Professor, Faculty Of Law In Quebec

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McGill University’s Faculty of Law invites applications from energetic candidates with a strong commitment to innovation and excellence in teaching and research who will contribute creatively to faculty and university governance. Up to three appointments may be made, effective 1 August 2024. The preference is for candidates seeking appointment at the rank of assistant professor. Applications from associate professors and full professors will be considered.

The research programs, teaching initiatives, and academic priorities in the Faculty of Law embody a central commitment to legal traditions, comparative law, dispute resolution, and international and transnational law. Faculty members typically teach and research in several substantive fields of law, from a variety of theoretical, critical, and methodological perspectives. The faculty maintains a dynamic, welcoming research environment, which fosters the ongoing intellectual and professional development of all professors. It is home to a vibrant trans-disciplinary research community of institutes, centres, and research groups.

Our undergraduate curriculum represents an international benchmark for contemporary legal education and leads to the joint award of the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Juris Doctor (J.D.). The core of the undergraduate curriculum is taught in an integrated or transsystemic manner, across borders shaped by legal traditions and systems, notably those of the common and civil law and, increasingly, Indigenous legal traditions. Our graduate program comprises research-intensive degrees at the master’s and doctoral levels, as well as a non-thesis LL.M. that culminates in a supervised project.

Candidacies relating to all fields of law will be considered. Priority areas this year include private law (especially common law), commercial law, Indigenous legal traditions, and taxation. The committee invites candidates to identify their teaching and research fields and to explain their anticipated contributions to the faculty, including how their contributions might complement or constructively challenge our scholarly community as we grow. For all teaching and research fields, the committee encourages applications from candidates whose critical perspectives (for example, critical race theory, critical disability studies, gender and sexuality, trans studies) engage with questions of diverse and intersecting identities. The committee invites candidates to include information about how their research and teaching engage with equity and promote inclusivity, where such is the case. As our students come from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and backgrounds, we invite candidates to address their ability to teach, supervise, and mentor in this context.

Applicants should have a graduate degree in law. Preference will go to candidates who have completed a doctoral degree. In addition, the bilingual environment of the Faculty of Law at McGill requires that, by the time they start teaching, candidates should be able to evaluate written and oral work presented in both English and French. Aware that this feature of professorial life at McGill may appear as a barrier to promising candidates, we can work with selected candidates to increase their language capacity before and after their appointment.

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

At McGill, research that reflects diverse intellectual traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and encouraged. Candidates are invited to demonstrate their research impact both within and across academic disciplines and in other sectors, such as government, communities, or industry.

McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record.

McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through accommodation policies and procedures. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may, in confidence, email .

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Complete applications will consist of the following:

Priority will be given to files submitted by Friday 8 September 2023. Please address applications to Professor Ignacio Cofone, Chair, Staff Appointments Committee, Faculty of Law, McGill University, and submit them through Workday. You may send inquiries to .

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

At McGill, research that reflects diverse intellectual traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and encouraged. Candidates are invited to demonstrate their research impact both within and across academic disciplines and in other sectors, such as government, communities, or industry.

McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record.

McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through . Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, .

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.