2023-2024 Academic Recruitment
Located at the foot of picturesque Mount Royal, in the heart of downtown Montreal, Â鶹AV’s Faculty of Law is recognized asÌýone of the best places in the world to study law. Our distinctive integrated program has become an international benchmark for contemporary legal education. The core of the undergraduate curriculum is taught across borders shaped by legal traditions and systems, notably those of the common and civil law and, increasingly, Indigenous legal traditions.
Our degrees at the master’s and doctoral levels attract leading emerging scholars from around the world, as well as established legal professionals pursuing further development. Many members of the graduate student community have earned prestigious awards, including Banting and Vanier fellowships.
The faculty maintains a dynamic, welcoming research environment, which fosters the ongoing intellectual and professional development of all professors. It is home to a vibrant trans-disciplinary research community of institutes, centers, and research groups, including the globally renowned Institute of Air and Space Law, which celebratedÌýits 70thÌýyear of existence in 2022.
We are currently accepting applications for our 2023-2024 academic recruitment cycle. The Faculty of Law invites energetic candidates with a strong commitment to innovation and excellence in teaching and research to apply for a tenure-track academic position.
The preference is for candidates seeking appointment at the rank of assistant professor. Applications from associate professors and full professors will be considered.
Candidacies relating to all fields of law will be considered. Priority areas this year include private law (especially common law), commercial law, Indigenous legal traditions, and taxation.
Learn more and apply:Ìý
Up to three appointments may be made, effective 1 August 2024.
Priority will be given to files submitted by Friday 8 September 2023. Applications should be submitted via Workday at the link provided above. You may send inquiries to staffappointments.law [at] mcgill.ca
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