Visiting Instructor of Law – Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, William R. Davis Clinical Teachi

Search #: 499391
Work type: Full-time
Location: Law School
Categories: Faculty Temporary

Introduction

The University of Connecticut School of Law invites applicants for an opening as a Visiting Clinical Instructor of Law serving in the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic as the William R. Davis Clinical Teaching Fellow, beginning in the summer of 2026. This is a full-time, non-tenure track appointment of one year with a potential renewal for a second year.

This position offers an attorney with an interest in clinical teaching and immigration/asylum law the opportunity to refine their teaching and supervisory skills while working together with experienced faculty members in a law school clinical program.

The Davis Fellow will work in the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, which represents clients in removal or other immigration proceedings who fear persecution or torture in their home countries.

The fellow's duties include planning and co‑teaching Clinic classes, supervising Clinic students’ casework, and some direct client representation. The fellow will work closely with the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic’s faculty director and have opportunities to collaborate with faculty and students in the Law School’s other clinics. The fellow can also work on scholarship, attend and participate in faculty workshops, and engage in advocacy and service projects related to the Clinic’s mission.

• Planning and co‑teaching the Clinic seminar classes.
• Supervising Clinic students’ casework.
• Providing direct client representation in ongoing cases that students are not actively working on.
• Conducting intake interviews with prospective new clients.
• Planning and participating in advocacy, research, education, and outreach projects related to the Clinic.

This is an 11‑month, non‑tenure track, potentially renewable position at the Law School campus in Hartford, CT. The position is expected to begin in the summer of 2026 and continue for up to two years. It does not lead to tenure or permanent appointment. The expected annual salary is $70,000. The University offers competitive benefits including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn.

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre‑employment criminal background check.

Please apply online at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). (Faculty and Staff Positions, Search #499391) and submit the following application materials:

• A letter of interest that includes discussion of why you are seeking the position and your relevant qualifications and experience.
• Resume or curriculum vitae.
• Writing sample.
• A list of 3 references along with contact information.
• * Applicants with less than five years of post‑law school practice experience should also submit an informal or official law school transcript.

Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. The deadline for applying is February 15, 2026; though later applications may be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

For further information, contact Professor Jon Bauer, the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic’s director, via Jon.

Bauer.

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