GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW seeks applicants for a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in its Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. The position is a twelve-month clinical faculty track appointment, with faculty status, a renewable contract, and job security commensurate with tenured faculty. Clinical faculty have voting rights and serve on faculty committees at the College of Law. Clinical faculty may also teach non-clinic courses consistent with their expertise and interests. The appointment could begin at the outset of the fall 2022 semester or as early as May 2022.
The Clinical Professor will be responsible for teaching and assisting in the administrative operations of the Clinic. Responsibilities will include the supervision of students in all aspects of client representation, case selection and client communication, and developing and teaching related course work.
Applicants will have a J.D. or foreign equivalent. Applicants should have a strong academic background, practical tax and lawyering experience, and a record of (or demonstrated potential) for successful clinical teaching, professional engagement and service. Experience in an academic tax clinic as an attorney is strongly preferred, though not required.
Applicants should apply with a statement of interest, full curriculum vitae, and list of professional references at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21326. Please note that applicants may be required to submit further documentation prior to a campus interview, including three written letters of recommendation.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by March 18, 2022. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Tax Clinic Recruitment Committee. For questions, you may contact
Professor Ted Afield, Clinic Recruitment Chair
Director, Philip C. Cook Low income Taxpayer Clinic
Georgia State University College of Law
85 Park Place NE
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
404.413.9172
wafield@gsu.edu
Part of a comprehensive research university, GSU Law is a dynamic urban-centered law school located in the heart of Atlanta with 650 full- and part-time law students. The Tax Clinic provides controversy resolution services to low-income individuals who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. The Clinic operates as an important component of the College of Law’s experiential learning program and has represented over 5000 low-income individuals since its founding 30 years ago. For more information about the Clinic, visit our website: http://law.gsu.edu/tax.
Applications are encouraged from candidates who would diversify the faculty. GSU, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educational institution and employer. As GSU requires, an appointment is contingent upon successful demonstration of degree attainment and completion of a criminal background investigation.