University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
Walter S. Owen and Douglas McK. Brown Visiting Chairs in Law

The Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia invites applications for the Walter S. Owen and Douglas McK. Brown Visiting Chairs in Law for the 2013/14 academic year. The Visiting Chair program is intended to bring leading legal scholars from around the world to UBC Law to participate in the intellectual life of the Faculty and to contribute to our program of legal education.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Visiting Chairs are expected to give a public lecture in one of the Faculty's lecture series and to offer an intensive 2-credit course (amounting to 26 hours of classroom instruction) on a topic of their choice to be determined in consultation with the Associate Dean Academic Affairs. Applicants will provided with office space in Allard Hall, and should be prepared to be in residence at the Faculty during the Fall or Spring Terms for at least three weeks.

Visiting Chairs will receive an honorarium of $10,000, with up to an additional $5000 available to cover approved travel expenses and accommodation.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please send expressions of interest, including a current C.V. and a cover letter outlining possible course and lecture topics, to:

Dean Mary Anne Bobinski
Faculty of Law at Allard Hall
The University of British Columbia
1822 East Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z1

Electronic applications may also be submitted to visitingscholars@law.ubc.ca

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2013.

ABOUT THE FACULTY OF LAW: UBC Law at Allard Hall, one of Canada's leading law schools, is committed to being one of the world's great centres for legal education and research. As part of an outstanding public university situated in one of the most open, diverse and beautiful places in the world, we offer an inspiring environment that combines rigorous professional legal training with an awareness of the role of law in society. Faculty members are engaged with and connected to academics, practitioners, and policy-makers around the globe, and are committed to ensuring that their research makes a difference. The Faculty is housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art law building, Allard Hall, designed to fully support teaching and research. More information about the Faculty of Law can be found at http://www.law.ubc.ca and http://www.law.ubc.ca/strategic_plan/index.html

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. The Faculty of Law is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas.

Visiting Chairs are open to individuals of any nationality; offers will be made in accordance UBC policy, the requirements of the Visiting Chair program, and the best fit with the Faculty's core mandate and mission.