Visiting International Law Professor Position at JHU Nanjing University Center

Ruth Wedgwood of Johns Hopkins SAIS asked if I would post this job announcement flyer for a visiting professor in international law at JHU Nanjing University Center in China.  Ruth adds that the salary offered might not be what DC law schools normally pay but might work well with a sabbatical or grant arrangements, also that the position has not before gone to anyone but Americans, and finally that the search committee includes lawyers and non-lawyers, consistent with SAIS’s approach.  Anyway, if interested, contact JHU per below the fold.

The Johns Hopkins University- NANJING UNIVERSITY CENTER

FOR

CHINESE AND AMERICAN STUDIES

NANJING, CHINA

VISITING PROFESSOR IN INTERNATIONAL LAW The Johns Hopkins University

Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies invites applications for a one-year renewable position as a Visiting Professor of International Law at its international and area studies graduate institute, jointly administered with Nanjing University in Nanjing, China, with the appointment to begin in September 2010 .

The candidate should possess a J.D. and/or a Ph.D degree., a strong record of teaching and scholarship, and a commitment to advancing cross-cultural dialogue and intellectual exchange in a unique joint Sino-American residential graduate school. We will consider applicants at different stages of their careers and specializing in different areas, including legal scholars, historians and social scientists with relevant expertise, and practitioners with relevant experience and a demonstrated interest in teaching and scholarship.

Applicants should be prepared to teach courses in one or more of the following areas: international law, comparative legal cultures, U.S. law and legal system. Other fields of interest may include human rights, environmental law and policy, United Nations and international organizations, criminal law, or law-and-economics.

The international faculty are asked to teach in the English language and primarily teach Chinese M.A. degree-level students preparing for careers in international affairs. The course load is two courses each semester and M.A. thesis advising as necessary.

The Nanjing center is located in a modern and beautiful building, with residential apartments for faculty. The city of Nanjing is located near Beijing and Shanghai, and has a rich history.

Johns Hopkins offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications are due October 15, 2009 and may be downloaded at http://nanjing.jhu.edu/faculty/index.html . For further information, contact

Carolyn Townsley at 202-663-5802 or ctownsley@jhu.edu.