Tenured/Tenure-Track Professor in Law and Emerging Technologies

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington seeks outstanding lateral tenured or tenure‑track candidates in the regulation of artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging technologies. This role is part of IU's Faculty 100 (F100) initiative, inviting researchers with cross‑disciplinary strengths to join a major university-wide effort.

The strongest candidates will address law and AI, responsible AI, robotics, and public‑sector innovation, contributing regulatory analysis and

Qualifications

• Distinguished academic background.
• Record of excellence in scholarship and teaching.
• J.D., Ph.D., or comparable degree.

Responsibilities

• Regulate artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging technologies through regulatory analysis.
• Contribute institutional design and policy-relevant research related to labor-market governance, tax and public-finance analysis.
• Collaborate across IU departments to strengthen AI and emerging technologies research program.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Regulatory research

Policy analysis

Education

J.D.

Ph.D.

Job description

Tenured/Tenure-Track Professor in Law and Emerging Technologies

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About Indiana University Bloomington: Founded in 1820, Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB) is the flagship campus of Indiana University. Located in Bloomington, IN., IUB constantly strives to embody its mission to create, disseminate, preserve, and apply knowledge. It does so through its commitments to cutting‑edge research, scholarship, arts, and creative activity; inspired and challenging undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong educational programs; meaningful experiences outside the classroom; expansive global educational opportunities while fostering a culturally diverse campus environment; first‑rate library and museum collections; and far‑reaching economic development and impact in the state and region.

IUB is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) since 1909, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and is a member of the North Central Association. With over 47,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the campus has 16 degree‑granting colleges and schools offering 300+ undergraduate majors, 300+ Master’s degrees, and 150+ doctoral and professional degree opportunities. Known for its Indiana limestone facades and green spaces throughout, IUB is widely considered one of the country’s most beautiful college campuses.

Title

Title Tenured/Tenure-Track Professor in Law and Emerging Technologies

Appointment Status

Department

Department IU Bloomington Vice Provost For Faculty Affairs

Location

Location Bloomington

Position Summary

Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington is seeking outstanding lateral tenured or tenure‑track applicants in the regulation of artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging technologies. The position is part of Indiana University’s Faculty 100 (F100) initiative. The initiative is a campus‑wide investment to recruit 100 new tenured/tenure‑track faculty whose work strengthens IU’s research capacity in strategically important and rapidly growing areas. IU Bloomington has significant cross‑campus strength in technology, informatics, business, labor, public affairs, ethics, and social science.

The strongest candidate would be a scholar with a record or emerging agenda in one or more of the following areas: law and artificial intelligence, responsible AI, robotics, workforce transformation, human‑centered technology, public‑sector innovation, and technology’s social impacts. A law scholar in this area could contribute regulatory analysis, institutional design, and policy‑relevant research pertaining to labor‑market governance, tax and public‑finance analysis, law and political economy, and/or normative frameworks for evaluating the distributional effects of technological change.

We encourage applications from scholars who apply interdisciplinary perspectives and share important research overlap with current IUB scholars, while also offering new dimensions that will expand and strengthen the IU’s broader AI and emerging technologies research program.

Features of the Maurer School of Law include:

• A highly collegial and productive faculty that is committed to retaining and expanding its community of scholars.
• Integration with a major research university, including cross‑disciplinary collaborations with the Kelley School of Business; Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis; and the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, among others.
• Excellent and ambitious JD, LLM , and SJD students with strong entering credentials.
• A three‑course teaching load, small average class sizes, generous support for research conference travel, and an excellent student‑faculty ratio.
• Located on one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses in a vibrant Big Ten college town, and home to the world‑renowned IU Jacobs School of Music, which presents between 1,100 and 1,400 performances and musical events per year.

Basic Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications include a distinguished academic background and a record of excellence in both scholarship and teaching, as well as a J.D., Ph.D., or comparable degree.

Department Contact for Questions

Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Professor Asaf Lubin, Chair, F100 Initiative Hiring Committee, at [e-mail] or Dr. Cindy Broderick, search coordinator, at [e-mail] .

Additional Qualifications

Salary and Rank

For Best Consideration Date

For Best Consideration Date 09/15/2026

Expected Start Date

Expected Start Date 08/01/2027

Posting Number

Supplemental Questions

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