Clinical Assistant Professor

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Clinical Assistant Professor (joint position)
The candidate will prepare students for dynamic and innovative careers in mitigation advocacy. Will teach, supervise, and mentor (graduate and/or undergraduate) students completing internships in the Capital Punishment Clinic, and teach courses in mitigation, law and social work, and public safety. Develop and implement courses and opportunities for collaboration among social work and law faculty as well as other faculty at across the University. Will strengthen interdisciplinary ties between the social work and law programs. Will engage in outreach to other schools throughout the University to expand interdisciplinary opportunities. Will teach one semester/year; teach or co-teach “Mitigation Matters,” an interdisciplinary course jointly offered in the schools of social work and law on mitigation advocacy in criminal cases. Will teach one semester/year; teach a social work course related to theoretical bases for, and best practices in, interdisciplinary criminal justice advocacy. Will teach one semester/year; teach a winter-term mitigation-skills course connected to the National Habeas Assistance and Training Mitigation Skills Conference. Will teach one semester/year; co-teach the Advanced Capital Punishment course, focusing on the development of mitigation in support of a non-death sentence resolution. Year-round responsibilities include working with MSSW/BSW placements in the UT Capital Punishment Clinic, including mentoring both social work and law students as they develop mitigation advocacy skills and strategies for their clients. The candidate will also engage in some direct practice with clients in capital cases. Will do career advising for law and social work students seeking employment in interdisciplinary criminal justice advocacy. Candidate will be available to begin by August 15, 2020. The position is a 12-month full-time clinical faculty appointment. The position is non-tenure track, with an initial one-year appointment followed by three-year (potentially renewable) appointment.
Application deadline Friday April 24, 2020.

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