Job Announcement: Employee Benefits Law Position at Penn State

Ellen Dannin (Penn State) wrote the worklaw listserv with news that Penn State University's Dickinson School of Law is in the market for an employee benefits person.

Here is the job description:

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY’S DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications from both established and entry-level scholars for several tenured and tenure-track faculty positions beginning in 2007 and 2008.

We wish to remind prospective applicants that, since the merger of The Dickinson School of Law and Penn State University, applications for admission to the law school have increased by more than 100 percent, student body diversity has more than tripled, and student body academic credentials have improved dramatically. Additionally, the University is investing $110 million dollars in new facilities for the law school (occupancy 2009) and allocating an additional several million dollars to the law school on a recurring annual basis to support new faculty appointments, the most recent of which have included several world renowned scholars commonly recognized as among the leaders of their respective fields.

The law school has immediate needs for scholars whose work focuses on corporate governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, banking, commercial law, contracts, environmental law, employee benefits, intellectual property, state and local government, constitutional law, and federal courts. We welcome inquiries from prominent lateral candidates regardless of substantive area. All applicants should possess qualifications warranting appointment by Penn State University: outstanding academic credentials, an international reputation or demonstrated capacity for serious and sustained scholarly work, and superior teaching ability.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce and we welcome applications from persons of color, women, and other groups traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. Contact: Professor Gary S. Gildin, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law, 150 South College St., Carlisle, PA 17013 (or gsgappointment@dsl.psu.edu).

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