Laura E. Gomez Teaching Fellowship Latinx Law

Position Overview

Laura

E. Gomez Teaching Fellow on Latinx People and the Law

Salary range:
See Table 23 at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). A reasonable estimate is $75,000 per year.

Open date:
December 10, 2025

Next review date:
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

The Critical Race Studies Program at the UCLA School of Law seeks applicants for the Laura

E. Gomez Teaching Fellowship on Latinx People and the Law for the  academic years. This position is a full-time, two-year academic fellowship with an expected start date of July 1, 2026.

This fellowship offers the opportunity to work with the world-renowned faculty affiliated with UCLA Law's Critical Race Studies Program (CRS) in furtherance of the candidate's eventual career in legal academia. The application seeks J.D. holders who already possess or who envision establishing a scholarly profile in law, policy, and/or related fields such as ethnic studies, the social sciences, the humanities, and more.

An applicant's proposed research agenda should center Latinx people in the United States, with a focus in areas such as criminal law and punishment, labor/employment law, immigration law and policy, voting and political rights, civil rights, sexuality/gender, and/or family law, to name just a few.

Established in 2000, CRS is the first law school program dedicated to incorporating Critical Race Theory (CRT) into legal scholarship and teaching, based on the understanding that achieving racial justice requires understanding the pervasive influence of race and racism on American law and society. Through research and teaching, CRS faculty often explore these dynamics at the intersections between seemingly distinct structures, such as those between the criminal legal system and the labor market, between residential property and K-12 education, or between migration and national borders established through colonialism.

UCLA Law's diverse student body includes many first-generation college graduates and/or students from underrepresented communities, and its more than 1,200 alumni include racial justice leaders in legal practice, academia, and government around the country and the globe.

More information on the CRS Program can be found at .

The Laura

E. Gomez Teaching Fellowship on Latinx People and the Law was established in 2024 with a generous donation by UCLA Law alumna Alicia Minana de Lovelace in honor of Laura

E. Gomez, who retired from UCLA in 2024 as the Rachel

F. Moran Endowed Chair in Law. Professor Gomez's research focuses on the intersection of law, racial inequality, and politics as they shape and affect Latinos in the U.S. She is best known for two books about Latinx people and the law:
Manifest Destinies:
The Making of the Mexican American Race and Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism. More information can be found at

Applicants must possess (or expect to possess by June 15, 2026) a J.D. conferred within the past 10 years; a strong academic record; excellent writing and analytical skills; and demonstrated interest in Latinx people and the law. Candidates who also possess experience in law practice, graduate training in other disciplines, judicial clerkships, or other professional experience that informs their research interests are welcome.

The fellow will be appointed for the academic year beginning July 1, 2026 and concluding June 30, 2028. The candidate must be in residence in Los Angeles. This is a full-time, year-round, non-tenure track, limited-term academic position.

Salary:
See Table 23 at https:// A reasonable estimate is $75,000 per year with full benefits.

• Teach one course annually on Latinx People and the…