Adjunct: Law & Tech Competition Coach

Fordham University Office of Military and Veterans' Services; Lincoln Center (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 67,000; Part time

Job summary

Fordham University School of Law seeks an adjunct professor to teach and help lead the Fordham teams competing in the Fordham Law ACtech Challenge, a cross-disciplinary program focusing on law, technology, and governance. The Challenge prepares students to address legal, policy, social, operational, and technical problems posed by emerging technologies, with emphasis on AI through realistic simulations.

The role includes a mandatory year-long course pairing with the Challenge, plus coaching

Qualifications

• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Substantial professional or academic expertise in AI governance, technology regulation, or related fields.
• Ability to teach both substantive material and practical lawyering skills in an applied manner.

Responsibilities

• Design and teach the two-credit fall and spring courses, meeting two hours per week each semester, focused on law, technology, and governance; and
• Coach students through the spring semester as they prepare for the competition, including the written pre-competition assignment and the competition weekend.

Skills

Teaching experience

AI governance

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Fordham University School of Law seeks an adjunct professor to teach and help lead the Fordham teams competing in the Fordham Law ACtech Challenge, a cross-disciplinary program focusing on law, technology, and governance. The Challenge prepares students to address legal, policy, social, operational, and technical problems posed by emerging technologies, with emphasis on AI through realistic simulations.

The role includes a mandatory year-long course pairing with the Challenge, plus coaching