Assistant Professor Criminal Law, Procedure, and Evidence at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of Government - Historical

04/21/2023

Yes

Permanent Faculty

Assistant Professor Criminal Law, Procedure, and Evidence

Open Rank

FAC0004499

Full-Time Permanent

40

1

North Carolina, US

07/01/2023

The work of the School of Government is rooted in the public service mission of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Our faculty and staff create and engage in innovative scholarship designed to help public officials and citizens understand and improve local government. Each year, we teach, advise, and support thousands of public officials from all 100 counties in North Carolina and beyond. We are also home to a top-ranked Master of Public Administration program and cutting-edge initiatives working on today’s most pressing challenges in government.

The School is dedicated to making a difference for our communities, counties, state, and country. This begins with upholding a supportive and collaborative work environment where employees can focus on our public service mission and do their best work every day. Learn more about our unmatched statewide impact at https://sogimpact.sog.unc.edu.

The School seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor who will specialize in criminal law and procedure and evidence with a focus on issues of importance to defense counsel. The selected candidate will serve as one of the School’s primary contacts and instructors for public defenders and court-appointed counsel, providing support for the public defense education work of the School. The selected candidate also will advise, write, and teach other public officials involved in the North Carolina criminal justice system, including judges and magistrates.

Teaching. The selected candidate will have significant responsibilities for teaching and curriculum planning in Public Defense Education programs, including the Misdemeanor Defender School, New Felony Defender School, and Annual Public Defender Conference. The selected candidate also will teach in programs for magistrates and district and superior court judges, including orientation programs, biannual conferences, and Judicial College courses.

Advising. The selected candidate will advise public defenders, court-appointed counsel, and judicial officials regarding criminal law and procedure and evidentiary issues.

Scholarship. The selected candidate will produce scholarship in the areas of criminal law and procedure and evidence. This may include manual chapters, articles, and legal references. The position also will be expected to contribute to the North Carolina Criminal Law Blog, a resource for practitioners as well as an outlet for scholarly research.