Professor/Assistant Professor – Environmental Law - School of Law
The University of California, Berkeley
About this position
Position Overview
Position title: Professor of Law; Assistant Professor of Law Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $203,900 –$333,600 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2027
Application Deadline
Open date: August 1, 2026 Next review date:Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position Description
Berkeley Law is one of the nation’s great centers for legal education, ever exploring and pushing new intellectual boundaries while tackling urgent, real-world issues. The law school is also known for its vibrant and engaged community of students and scholars who are committed to providing leadership and making a difference on problems of local, national and global import. Currently ranked among the top law schools in the country, the School of Law has ambitious development goals as it looks to continue producing leaders in law, government, and society. Berkeley Law invites applications from tenured and untenured lateral candidates for full-time, tenure and tenure-track faculty positions. We welcome applications from candidates with research and scholarly interests in the field of environmental law, which include but are not limited to pollution law, climate change mitigation and adaptation, natural resources law, biodiversity law, international environmental law, and environmental justice. Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward-thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society’s most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law’s public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths. Berkeley Law is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: New Senate Faculty | Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare. School: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/ Public Mission: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/public-mission/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications(required at time of application)Candidates must either: a) hold a J.D. or equivalent international degree by date of application, or b) hold a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree. Preferred qualificationsDemonstrated interest in environmental law Five years of law teaching and ability to teach at least one first-year (1L) required course. Demonstrated ability to teach and mentor students from diverse disciplinary, educational, and experiential backgrounds. Commitment to fostering an equitable, inclusive, and interdisciplinary learning environment. Demonstrated potential to contribute to the Law School's public mission through excellence in scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and service, including: advancing rigorous legal scholarship and intellectual inquiry; preparing students in legal theory, doctrine, and practice while engaging broader political, social, and economic contexts; and addressing significant legal and societal challenges through research, teaching, and public engagement.
Application Requirements
Document requirementsCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Statement of Research, Teaching, and Service - Please provide a statement discussing your scholarship, teaching and mentoring, and service. In discussing your scholarly research, we are particularly interested in work relating to environmental law issues. We are interested in both your accomplishments (e.g. publication record and any awards) and future plans (e.g. research agenda) with regard to scholarship in environmental law. We are also interested in any scholarly work or plans relevant to our public mission, including efforts to build an equitable and diverse scholarly field. In discussing your teaching interests, we are particularly interested in your teaching experiences or plans regarding teaching environmental law subjects, in addition to your general approach to teaching and mentoring. We are also interested in how your approach to teaching aligns with our public mission, including, e.g., working with students from diverse backgrounds and building an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all students through curriculum design, classroom environment, and pedagogy. In describing your service, we are particularly interested in your experience and/or plans regarding public service involving environmental law or related issues, in addition to general service to academic, professional, and/or community institutions. We are also interested in how your prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities align with our School's public mission. This could include, for example, service activities that remove barriers and support increased participation in the environmental law community by individuals from all backgrounds. Authorization to Release Information Form - An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form. Reference requirements 3 required (contact information only) References will be contacted only for candidates who are under consideration by the full faculty. We will seek your permission before contacting any of your references. Apply link:https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05440 Help contact:academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu