Limited Term Academic Appointments

Two LIMITED TERM ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE

The Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) invites applications from candidates with a strong commitment to innovation and excellence in teaching and service as well as to collegial interaction for two Limited-Term Contracts (LTCs) on a bipartite basis at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor. These appointments are to teach in the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Committee invites applications from candidates in all teaching areas. Teaching the mandatory First year course Fundamental Legal Skills is a hiring priority. We encourage candidates to identify areas of teaching interest falling in the core JD curriculum, including Criminal Law and Property Law.

We also invite applicants to describe how they can enrich our emphasis on practical, experiential, and skills-based learning approaches within our JD program.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach and mentor law students and, through service activities, contribute to the further building of our new law school now in its 10th year of operation.

TRU Law offers a dynamic legal education in Kamloops, Tk’émlups in Secwepemcstin, meaning "the place where the rivers meet", in the heart of unceded Secwepemc territory and the stunning natural beauty of the Interior of British Columbia. We offer a well-established curriculum taught by an outstanding group of legal academics with the benefit of state-of the-art facilities in an award winning law school building that includes bright, modern classrooms and student study spaces, as well as the law library. We further benefit from the active participation of highly talented lawyers and judges as sessional lecturers, moot coaches and mentors. TRU Law students have already embarked upon interesting and varied career paths.

More information about our Faculty of Law can be found at tru.ca/law. Questions about the available position and our Faculty can be addressed to the Chair of the Appointments Committee, Nicole Schabus at: nschabus@tru.ca.

Applicants are required to submit a letter of application identifying their areas of interest in teaching, a detailed CV, law transcripts and the names of three academic referees.

Deadline for Applications: The Committee will begin reviewing applications on July 28, 2020. Candidates should be prepared to have an immediate interview scheduled. These positions will remain open until filled. Applications must be submitted through the online portal and will not be considered if emailed directly.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must have a JD, LL.B or equivalent degree; ordinarily an LL.M or equivalent; and a completed or in-progress PhD or equivalent. The Committee will also consider candidates who are not pursuing a doctorate if they can demonstrate excellence through equivalent scholarly and/or professional experience. Applicants must have a superior academic record and demonstrated record of, or a strong potential for, excellence in teaching. In addition, they should have the ability and willingness to contribute to the intellectual and scholarly life of the Faculty and to the University more generally.

Thompson Rivers University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We particularly encourage applications from those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship including from women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, and/or two-spirit. We invite Indigenous candidates and those from other equity seeking groups to self-identify in their applications. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.