Professor or Associate Professor of Law

Department : Antonin Scalia Law School

Classification : 9-month Instructional Faculty

Job Category :   Instructional Faculty

Job Type :  Full-Time

Work Schedule :   Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs / wk)

Location : Arlington, VA

Workplace Type :  On Site Required

Sponsorship Eligibility :  Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary :   Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check :   Yes

About the Department :

Scalia Law is ranked #31 among all law schools, #2 among law schools in the D.C. area, and #2 among law schools in Virginia. This achievement follows two remarkable fundraising successes : gifts totaling $30 million, which named the law school in honor of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and a bequest of more than $50 million from the late Judge Allison M. Rouse and Mrs. Dorothy B. Rouse.

About the Position :

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School invites applications from faculty who are tenured at other universities for lateral faculty positions to begin August 2026. Tenured positions will need to follow normal tenured faculty hiring processes at the Law School and the University.

Applicants should have a record of outstanding achievement in legal scholarship and teaching, and outstanding contributions to a law school’s intellectual and scholarly community.

We seek applications from the very best candidates in all fields of law who will excel as scholars and teachers and who will participate with vigor in our intellectual and scholarly community. We are committed to freedom of academic inquiry, respectful debate, and the exchange of ideas. We have published our Statement of Faculty Principles regarding our Commitment to Open Dialogue and Debate :

Responsibilities :

Teaching :

• Prepares for classes, is available for consultation about those classes, assesses student performance in those classes, and remains current in subjects being taught in accordance with ABA law school accreditation standards. Effective teaching requires a combination of course and curricular materials, developed learning outcomes, and thoughtful assignments and assessments designed to promote student learning.

Scholarship :

Service :

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Instructions to Applicants :

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Professor or Associate Professor of Law at Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a CV for review.

Informal expressions of interest may be directed to the Chair of the Faculty Selection Committee, Professor Craig Lerner, at .

The Committee will start reviewing applications on August 1, 2025, and will continue reviewing applications until all positions are filled.

Posting Open Date : July 30, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by : August 13, 2025

Open Until Filled : Yes