OPEN (Tenured or Tenure Track) POSITION

The Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program in the School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applicants for two open-rank positions in the empirical analysis of law, legal institutions, or law and society. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in a social science discipline (including related interdisciplinary degrees), should have an excellent record of theoretically grounded empirical research, and should have expertise in research design, data collection, and data analysis using quantitative methods, qualitative methods, or both. Applicants from all relevant social science and interdisciplinary trainings are encouraged to apply. We hope to fill these positions with candidates whose research and teaching would complement and augment existing faculty strengths, particularly in the areas of sociology, political science, or law and society.

The appointments may be made at the junior or senior level, depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. The appointees will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and to supervise graduate student research. The positions, effective from July 1, 2009, are in the Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program (JSP), a Ph.D. Program at the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley. For further details, see http://www.law.berkeley.edu/jsp/.

Applicants should send an expression of interest, a vita, a writing sample, and an e-mail contact address to Search Chair – Empirical Analysis of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, 2240 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-2150. In addition, the applicant should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to the Search Chair. For the university's statement on confidentiality, see http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html. We will begin reviewing applications on September 15, 2008. Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2008.

The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.