LAW CENTER
Assistant or Associate Professor - Health Law - Tenured or Tenure-Track
Description:
The University of Houston Law Center invites applications for tenured or tenure-track positions in health law.
Applicants should hold the J.D. degree (or the equivalent), should have an excellent academic record, and a record of scholarly accomplishment. Prior legal academic and teaching experience preferred but not required. An advanced degree, such as an M.D. or Ph.D., is preferred but not required. We expect that the successful applicant will have both national recognition and a record of accomplishment that justifies appointment an assistant, associate, or professor of law.
The Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute:
The Law Center's Health Law and Policy Institute is recognized as one of the leading health law programs in the United States. The program offers over twenty health law courses per year to J.D. and LL.M. students; students also may participate in interdisciplinary studies with local universities leading to the M.P.H. or Ph.D. (Medical Humanities). The health law program engages in a significant program of externally sponsored research; the research program currently supports four full time research faculty.
Houston offers many opportunities for the successful candidate to engage in interdisciplinary projects. The Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the United States, with over forty different member institutions. Houston is also home to the Southeast Texas Biotechnology Park.
For more information about the Law Center's health law program, see: http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/
The University of Houston:
The University of Houston is a comprehensive research and doctoral granting public institution, situated on a 550-acre campus. The university's diverse student population exceeds 32,500 with over 900 ranked faculty. For more information about the University, see: http://www.uh.edu/
The University of Houston Law Center has 50 full-time faculty and enrolls over 1000 J.D. and over 100 LL.M. students. For more information about the Law Center, see: http://www.law.uh.edu/.
The City of Houston:
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States with a vibrant, diverse and growing economy. With an outstanding art museum, natural history museum, children's museum, health museum, zoo, professional opera, symphony, and theater, and two major universities (not to mention at least four professional major league sports teams), cultural attractions abound. Its ethnic diversity, including growing Hispanic, and Asian communities, contributes to a cosmopolitan and international economy, as well as to culinary and cultural opportunity. The cost of living is still relatively low, and attractive housing is available within a short commute. Best Places to Live places Houston in its top ten.
Application Procedures:
To receive fullest consideration, you should submit a letter of interest and resume by November 16, 2009.
Applications should be submitted to Professor Joseph Sanders and Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson, University of Houston Law Center, 100 Law Center, Houston, TX 77204-6060.
Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action:
The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.