Job Location : South Royalton,VT, USA
Description
Director of the Environmental Law Center and Associate Dean of Environmental Programs
Full-time, Tenure-Track
Reports to: Dean of the Law School
Location: South Royalton, VT
Salary: $90,000-119,000 + administrative stipend
Vermont Law and Graduate School is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We grow and learn better together with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students. In recruiting for faculty and staff, we seek unique backgrounds to enrich and challenge our community.
Position Summary: The Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) seeks an accomplished and visionary leader to serve as the Director of the Environmental Law Center and Associate Dean of Law School Environmental Programs. This dual-role position requires an individual with deep expertise in environmental law, a commitment to academic excellence, and a passion for fostering impactful community engagement. The successful candidate will oversee the environmental law curriculum; drive research, advocacy, policy, and other programmatic initiatives; teach within the environmental law program; oversee the nationally renowned summer program; and promote community engagement efforts related to environmental law. Additionally, the Director will work closely with the administration and the Associate Dean of the Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment to advance interdisciplinary and collaborative initiatives. The successful candidate could come from any of the diverse fields within environmental law: pollution, water, toxics, climate change, natural resources, biodiversity, land use, environmental justice, agriculture and food law, animal protection, sustainable finance and business, energy, or international and comparative environmental law, among others. This position can be coupled with a tenure-track appointment for a candidate with requisite experience.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Curriculum Oversight:
Research and Other Programmatic Initiatives:
Teaching and Academic Leadership:
Summer Program Management:
Community Engagement:
Administrative Responsibilities:
Additional Duties:
Requirements
Additional Attributes:
The Environmental Law Center (ELC) oversees the most comprehensive graduate environmental law program in the country. Consistently ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, our environmental law program includes six legal clinics, seven centers and institutes, more than 60 environmental law courses, and 76 environmental faculty. We prepare students to work on the frontlines of environmental advocacy, the climate crisis, environmental justice, energy and climate justice, animal law and protection, as well as the sustainable food movement. We develop leaders who can work with environmental and public policy issues within the framework of the legal system and are prepared to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
Applicants must complete an online application and electronically submit (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a research agenda; and (4) the names and contact information of three references. VLGS will only contact references for finalists. VLGS strongly encourages applications from those who would bring increased diversity to our community. Direct inquiries about the position to Faculty Appointments Committee Chair, Anna Connolly at [email protected]. The positions will remain open until filled.
As part of our commitment to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, candidates who meet the qualifications for this position and who require accommodations to apply should contact Human Resources at [email protected]. Vermont Law and Graduate School strives to raise the bar for being an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, place of birth, marital status, disability, veteran's status, HIV status, pregnancy, genetic information, health insurance status, and crime victim status.
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