Job Description:

The Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University invites applications for a position of Professor of the Practice in Business Law at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level in the Management Department, beginning spring 2024. This is a non-tenure track fixed term renewable position with a teaching load of four courses each semester. Candidates must have completed a JD from an accredited law school. Candidates should have a primary focus on the fields of business law, environmental law, and labor law. They will have a strong commitment to teaching, with demonstrated experience and verified excellence in these fields at the undergraduate college level. They will also be required to demonstrate a facility in student academic advising. Those with an interest in pre-law advising are of particular interest. Additionally, applicants should have demonstrated experience in programmatic development. Strong applicants will be committed to: cross-disciplinary collaboration and collegiality; the development of innovative and creative classroom educational experience; a commitment to innovation and demonstrated excellence in using technology in the classroom; service to the department, school of business, university, community and profession. A faculty member may teach at the Fairfield and/or Bridgeport campus.

 

Fairfield University is a Jesuit, Catholic institution, located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. Fairfield University earned the #29 spot among national universities ranked for Best Undergraduate Teaching and is the highest-ranked institution among the 60 schools moving into U.S. News & World Report’s Best National Universities ranking for the first time. The Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University is AACSB International accredited and is ranked among US News and Princeton Review’s best undergraduate and graduate on-campus business schools. The University’s 200-acre campus includes five College and Professional Schools that enroll 4,757 undergraduate students and 1,262 graduate students. The Dolan School of Business educates approximately

 

40% of the University’s undergraduate students and one-fifth of the University’s graduate students.

 

Application Instructions: The salary and benefits for the position are competitive. Review of applications will begin immediately. Application review is on a rolling basis, but complete applications received by October 1, 2023 will be guaranteed full consideration. Full applications require the following. Please click “Apply Now” to upload materials.

Note: If you have more than 5 documents to upload to your application, simply combine them into 5 or less documents. Questions can be directed to Carl Scheraga, Chair, Search Committee, at cscheraga@fairfield.edu.

 

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, Jesuits and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

 

Category:

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

 

 

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

Load a resume or CV first, then upload supporting documents including a cover letter at the bottom of the third page under the "My Experience" section where it says to upload a Resume/CV. You will be able to upload up to 5 other documents in this section. You will be unable to edit your application, so please have all documents available before applying.

 

Faculty Positions: If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email the additional documents to the applicable contact in the job description.

 

Staff positions: If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email them to hr@fairfield.edu