What are the responsibilities and job description for the Law Fellow & Visiting Assistant Professor position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
Fellows are appointed as a visiting assistant professor of law and also carry the title of Ribstein Fellow in honor of the late Professor Larry Ribstein. In the coming academic year, we expect to hire one new fellow.
Scholarship and Teaching
Fellows will teach one class per semester. Depending on the interests of the fellow, the course may include traditional law school courses across the full range of the curriculum and seminars that focus on the research interests of the fellow. Each fellow’s teaching package will be designed to provide meaningful preparation for the academic job market and to complement the current writing projects of the fellow, subject to the curricular needs of the College of Law. The exact courses assigned are ultimately in the discretion of the dean of the College of Law.
Most importantly, fellows will receive substantial faculty assistance with their research projects; the opportunity to present works in progress to the faculty in a workshop setting; the opportunity to attend and participate in lectures, colloquia, symposia, roundtables, and faculty workshops; faculty advice and assistance in preparing for the academic job market; and, where appropriate, pairing with a faculty mentor. Assisting fellows in preparing a substantial piece of scholarship, with an emphasis on the “job talk” paper, is a primary goal of the Illinois Academic Fellowship Program.