VANDERBILT LAW SCHOOL
Fellowships
In recent years, Vanderbilt Law School has offered a one-
year, paid fellowship to one or more highly qualified law
graduates interested in law teaching. Fellows are provided
highly competitive compensation and a faculty office and
staff support. They are also invited to participate fully
in the intellectual life of the law school by teaching
substantive-law classes (on a reduced load) and
participating in scholarly events such as workshops and
lectures. Perhaps most importantly, fellows work closely
with Vanderbilt's nationally renowned faculty to develop
their own research in anticipation of seeking a tenure-
track faculty position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
In part because the program has been highly selective, it
has also been highly successful, with recent fellows
securing offers of employment from the University of
Minnesota, the University of Southern California,
Washington University at St. Louis, and Vanderbilt.
Applicants for a fellowship must have strong indicators of
an aptitude for scholarship, including, for example, the
publication of a note or article while in law school, or a
graduate degree in an academic discipline in addition to a
J.D.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Law School do not
discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color,
national or ethnic origin, age, disability or military
service in their administration of educational policies,
programs, or activities; their admissions policies;
scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other
University-administered programs; or employment. In
addition, they do not discriminate on the basis of sexual
orientation consistent with University non-discrimination
policy.
Interested applicants should send application materials to:
CONTACT: Professor Erin O'Hara
Vanderbilt Law School
131 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203-1181
or by email to:
Email: MAILTO:erin.ohara@law.vanderbilt.edu
no later than March 1, 2008. Application materials should
include:
1. Your resume;
2. Copies of your law school and (if applicable) graduate
school transcript;
3. Copies of any published or draft scholarly writings that
you would like the selection committee to consider;
4. A list of your teaching interests; and
5. A brief (i.e. one page) description of your future
scholarly research agenda.
Posted 2/15/08
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