A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position. 

Founded in 1859, Michigan Law School is one of the world's leading institutions of legal education and enjoys a reputation for academic excellence. Michigan is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation, and enjoys international renown for its intellectual rigor, stunning physical surroundings, preeminent faculty scholarship, and a community noted for collegiality and warmth. Michigan Law has an exceptional and cooperative community of talented and interesting students, with 1000 in the J.D. and 40 in the LL.M. program. Our commitments to collegiality, to constructive and challenging debate, and to enabling our students to pursue a wide range of options explain why the Law School has long been committed to diversity along many dimensions. Our graduates serve with distinction in the private, public, non-profit, and academic sectors, in large numbers in every major market in the nation, as well as internationally. The University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is considered among the best places in the United States to live and work.

The two-year, in-residence Michigan Faculty Fellows Program (created in 2019) is for highly promising scholars with an outstanding academic record who wish to develop their scholarship and teaching skills in preparation for the academic job market.

The Michigan Faculty Fellows program is dedicated to fostering the professional development of each Fellow with respect to each of the three main elements of being a law professor:

Scholarship. The primary and overriding focus of the program is the production of scholarship to enter the job market successfully in the fall of the second fellowship year. To this end, two Michigan faculty members are appointed as dedicated scholarly mentors for each Fellow, who will produce at least one significant piece of original scholarship under such the guidance. Fellows will have the opportunity to workshop their paper with faculty in preparation for their job talk presentation.
Teaching. During the first year, Faculty Fellows will have the opportunity to teach a seminar related to their research or teaching interests during the first year, and a lecture course during their the second year?each chosen in consultation with their faculty mentors and the Associate Dean for Academic Programming. These teaching opportunities are not intended to fill any Law School teaching need and can be adapted after appropriate consultation to suit each Fellow?s individual situation.
Intellectual Life. Faculty Fellows are designated ?Assistant Professor of Law? and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Law School, attending workshops, presenting their work in a faculty forum, and submitting scholarship to the Law School?s annual ?Junior Scholars? Conference.?

- US law degree (or, in highly exceptional circumstances, the international equivalent)

- Outstanding academic record

- Promising scholarship and teaching potential, demonstrated by successful academic publication record or other strong writing samples

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.