Assistant Professor - Entry-Level - School of Law

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 334,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty in law. The position invites candidates across areas including business, environmental, civil rights, criminal law and procedure, evidence, health law, and national security law.

Berkeley Law seeks candidates who will contribute to teaching, research, and public engagement, and who support a diverse, inclusive academic community with a strong public mission.

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications required at time of application: J.D. or equivalent by date of application, or Ph.D. candidacy by date of application.
• If you do not hold a J.D., you must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. by the start date.
• Preferred: ability to teach at least one first-year course and mentor diverse students; commitment to inclusive, interdisciplinary learning.

Responsibilities

• Teach and develop coursework across law disciplines; engage in scholarship, mentorship, and service.
• Contribute to Berkeley Law's public mission and broad scholarly impact.

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Ph.D. or equivalent

Job description

Position overview

Position title: 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 Window

Open date: July 13, 2026

Next review date: Friday, Sep 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Sep 11, 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 untenured candidates for full-time tenure-track faculty positions. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of law, although subject areas of particular interest include business law, environmental law, civil rights law, criminal law and procedure, evidence, health law, and national security law.

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 or have advanced to candidacy status for a Ph.D., or equivalent international degree, by date of application.

Additional Qualifications (required At Time Of Start)

• Candidates who do not hold a J.D. degree, but who have advanced to candidacy status for a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree, must have the Ph.D. or equivalent international degree conferred by the start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated 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 Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Teaching and Service - Please describe your prior teaching experience and approach to teaching, if applicable. You may include specific efforts, accomplishments, and future plans aimed at supporting the success of all students through inclusive curriculum design, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Additionally, please discuss your mentoring experience and approach, if applicable. This may include past efforts and future plans to support student success and to foster an inclusive environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement. Finally, please outline your future teaching interests, including your preferred and secondary subject areas.

In describing your service, we are interested in, for example, your prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities that align with our School's public mission. This could include efforts to build an equitable, diverse, and interdisciplinary learning environment for all students, participating in professional organizations, serving on committees that advance the goals of the School or institution, and conducting outreach activities that remove barriers and support increased participation of individuals from all backgrounds.

• Research Agenda - Please provide a discussion of your research agenda and future goals. In addition to describing current research projects and anticipated areas for future expansion or development, you may wish to describe research practices that enhance the impact and excellence of your work.
• Job Talk Paper or Recent Publication - Please provide a recent sample of your scholarship, published or unpublished (e.g., articles, book chapters, dissertation chapters).
• 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)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05431

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About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location

Berkeley, CA

To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05431

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