Online Course Developers / Instructors, School of Law

University of Miami Health System; Florida; Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

A renowned academic institution seeks part-time faculty for its online Master of Legal Studies program. Instructors will develop and teach courses covering various areas, including healthcare law and compliance, trust administration, and cyber law. Candidates must have a JD degree and at least two years of relevant experience, with a preference for those who have taught online asynchronously. The position offers a chance to engage creatively with non-lawyer students in a flexible learning environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience or comparable expertise.
• Preference for asynchronous online teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach online law courses for non-lawyers.
• Work with an instructional designer to enhance course delivery.
• Engage students in highly interactive, asynchronous learning.

Skills

Asynchronous online teaching experience

Expertise in law and regulation

Compliance skills and risk management

Education

JD degree

Job description

Online Course Developers / Instructors, School of Law

The University of Miami School of Law seeks part-time faculty for its online Master of Legal Studies program. Specifically, we seek creative and innovative practitioners who are interested in developing and teaching online courses on introduction to law and regulation, compliance skills and risk management, as well as subject matter experts in a variety of areas, including trust administration, family office management, healthcare law and compliance, cyber law and information privacy, AI and the law, real estate law, and more. The courses, which are aimed at non-lawyers, will be taught predominantly asynchronously (not via Zoom or in real-time) but in a highly interactive manner and will be developed with one-on-one help from an in-house instructional designer.

Minimum requirements are a JD degree and 2 years of experience or comparable expertise. Preference will be given to those with asynchronous, online teaching experience, so please highlight it in your cover letter if you have it.

Please submit your resume, a cover letter connecting your experience to the job, and a description of your teaching interest with your application. Subject area expertise is a floor, not a ceiling. Applications that do not include a cover letter or note highlighting the applicant’s teaching experience or expressing detailed teaching interest will not be reviewed.

Areas Of Immediate Need

• Trust Administration/Wealth Management
• Family Office Management
• Employment Law and Human Resources

Additional Areas

• Compliance Skills/Risk Management
• Healthcare Law and Regulation
• Real Estate Law
• Law and Technology: Cyber/AI/Information Privacy
• Financial Services/FinTech

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.

Job Status: Part time

Employee Type: Faculty-Intermittent (Season)