Each year the University of Chicago Law School awards six Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellowships. The Fellows' primary responsibility is to design and carry out a program of tutorial instruction for first-year students. The Bigelow Program provides instruction in legal research, writing, and analysis. The faculty considers the program to be a major element in the first-year curriculum and an indispensable aid in developing students' critical and analytical skills. Although the Fellows construct much of their curriculum, a member of the faculty supervises the Program as a whole.

The Fellowships also offer recent law school graduates an opportunity to prepare for an academic career. Fellows can pursue scholarly interests, attend workshops, interact with the faculty, and audit courses or seminars. The Bigelow program has been very successful in placing its fellows in tenure-track academic positions in law schools.

Applications are invited from students now finishing the work for their first degree in law, from recent graduates completing a judicial clerkship, and from practicing lawyers who wish to enter the academic field.

To be considered as a candidate for this position, you MUST apply on the UChicago Jobs site online. You will also be requested to furnish a resume, law school transcript, and two or three letters of recommendation. Reprints of published work are helpful, and at least one writing sample should be submitted.

Resumes, cover letters, reference contact information, articles and writing samples should be submitted electronically on the web site at the time of application. Law School transcripts and letters of reference should be mailed to Professor Douglas Baird, University of Chicago Law School, 1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis, beginning in November 2008, and likely continuing until the end of February 2009.

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