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Assistant Professor of Family Law
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Posting Information
Department
SOG Sch of Government - 375100
Posting Open Date
12/15/2025
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled
Yes
Position Type
Permanent Faculty
Working Title
Assistant Professor of Family Law
Appointment Type
Tenured/Tenure Track
Vacancy ID
FAC0005756
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
$120,000 - $135,000
Proposed Start Date
04/01/2026
Position Information
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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
As the largest university-based local government training, advisory, and research organization in the United States, the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government offers more than 200 courses, webinars, and specialized conferences for more than 12,000 public officials each year. Established as the Institute of Government in 1931, the School of Government’s mission is to improve the lives of North Carolinians by engaging in practical scholarship that helps public officials understand and improve state and local government.
The School offers a nationally ranked Master of Public Administration program – on campus and online – to prepare public service leaders. The School is also home to entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives that research, advise, and train in areas including public leadership, judicial education, technology, environmental finance, and development finance, among others.
The School of Government recognizes the importance of an educational and work environment in which all individuals are respected and valued. To that end, we are strongly committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
For more information about the School, visit sog.unc.edu.
The School offers a nationally ranked Master of Public Administration program – on campus and online – to prepare public service leaders. The School is also home to entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives that research, advise, and train in areas including public leadership, judicial education, technology, environmental finance, and development finance, among others.
The School of Government recognizes the importance of an educational and work environment in which all individuals are respected and valued. To that end, we are strongly committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
For more information about the School, visit sog.unc.edu.
Position Summary
The School of Government is seeking a tenure track assistant professor of public law and government to specialize in family law. The faculty member will be the School’s point person on family law issues for the State’s district court judges. This faculty member will advise and teach district court judges as well as magistrates, clerks of superior court, and other judicial personnel. The person’s areas of expertise will include child custody and child support, divorce, alimony, equitable distribution, contracts between spouses, contempt, civil domestic violence protective orders, and civil no-contact orders of protection. Working in collaboration with colleagues, this faculty member will create, administer, and provide instruction in courses offered through the North Carolina Judicial College, as well as in orientation programs and conferences offered through the School’s partnership with the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts.
This faculty member will engage in research and writing in the substantive areas mentioned above and will be responsible for the regular update and revision of The North Carolina Trial Judges’ Bench Book, Family Law Edition.
This faculty member will engage in research and writing in the substantive areas mentioned above and will be responsible for the regular update and revision of The North Carolina Trial Judges’ Bench Book, Family Law Edition.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
JD, strong academic performance, and a demonstrated commitment to public service required.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
At least three years of experience in family law is preferred.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
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