Entry-Level Faculty Position (tenure-track) in Health Law - School of Law

Case Western Reserve University School of Law invites applications for an entry-level tenure-track faculty position to begin in the fall of 2025. This role includes teaching, research, publishing, and service responsibilities. We seek a health law expert to join CWRU’s renowned Law-Medicine Center.

Responsibilities:

  • Teaching: The successful candidate will teach three courses per year. Subjects may include Public Health Law, Bioethics & Law, Food & Drug Law, Health Law writing seminars, and other health law-related courses. In addition, the faculty member may be asked to teach courses outside of health law, such as a required first year course. There may also be a need for online teaching.
  • Research and Publishing: The faculty member will be expected to conduct significant legal research and publish articles in reputable law journals. Professors also engage in scholarly activities and contribute to the academic community through conferences, workshops, and collaborative research projects.
  • Service: The faculty member will serve on law school and university committees and assist the Law-Medicine Center with its projects and activities.  Faculty members are also expected to contribute to the broader academic community through various service activities.

For further information about the law school, please visit http://law.case.edu. For further information about the Law-Medicine Center, please see https://case.edu/law/centers-institutes/law-medicine-center

Qualifications:

  • A Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
  • Experience teaching, especially in health law.  
  • A proven track record of legal research and publishing.
  • Proven commitment to service.

Application Instructions

Application Process: Applicants should submit the following documents in PDF format via this Interfolio link http://apply.interfolio.com/151241:

  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Contact information for three professional references

Application Deadline:  October 16, 2024

Case Western Reserve University strives to maintain a diverse and inclusive work environment. All applicants are protected under Federal law from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age and genetics.

Case Western Reserve provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity by phone at 216.368.3066 or by email at equity@case.edu. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.