Georgia State announces two health law positions

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Two Tenure-Track Positions in Health Care Business Law and Health Equity Assistant or Associate Professor Georgia State University College of Law The College of Law at Georgia State University is seeking highly qualified applicants for two tenure-track law faculty positions under a new University interdisciplinary research initiative, in the following research areas:

1. Health care business law, with a research focus on health care business regulation, corporate law and compliance, and ethics of health care organizations

2. Health equity, with a background in legal disciplines consistent with a research focus on health equity and legal remedies to rectify systemic health disparities

These two positions were created as a result of the University’s Second Century Initiative, a new faculty hiring initiative across the campus which is aimed to accelerate collaborative faculty research and to build outstanding scholarly strength around interdisciplinary research themes. The first (health care business law) position is part of an interdisciplinary collaboration between the law school and Institute of Health Administration in the Robinson College of Business. This interdisciplinary collaboration is around the research theme of the legal and ethical governance of businesses in health care, life sciences, and biotechnology markets. The second law position (health equity) is part of an interdisciplinary collaboration between the law school and Institute of Public Health around the research theme of achieving health justice through improving health equity and reducing health disparities.

Candidates’ legal backgrounds for this position can be broad-based (e.g., health law, administrative law, legislation, civil rights, human rights, public law, economic inequality and law, social sciences and law, and social welfare law). The law faculty positions will be appointed in the College of Law and will start in Fall 2012. Candidates for these positions should have strong interdisciplinary research interests that will enable their engagement with the law school’s Center for Law, Health & Society (http://law.gsu.edu/clhs/) and with our collaborating partners. Applicants should have a Juris Doctor degree, excellent academic background, and a proven record of (or demonstrated potential for) outstanding scholarship, teaching, and professional engagement. All positions are tenure-track, and rank is at the assistant professor or associate professor level commensurate with experience. Both entry-level and lateral candidates are welcome to apply.

Part of a comprehensive research University, the College of Law is located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full-time and part-time students. Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution and an EEO/AA employer. We encourage applications from minorities, women, and others would enrich the diversity of our academic community. For more information, please visit the law school’s faculty recruitment Web site at http://law.gsu.edu/recruitment. TO

APPLY: Applications (cover letter and resume) should be submitted electronically at http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/GSU/law. Review of applications for these positions will begin in August 2011 and continue until the positions are filled; however, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply before September 15, 2011. For inquiries, please contact Professor Charity Scott, Director, Center for Law, Health & Society, at recruitment2ci@gsu.edu.