Lecturer of Business Law

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC

ID: 7373346
Posted: Newly posted
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

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The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a full-time lecturer position in Business Law beginning in August 2027.

The successful candidate will have responsibilities in teaching and service. Instruction will primarily include undergraduate and graduate-level courses in law, primarily business law. The teaching load is typically five courses per semester and may include face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online delivery methods. The individual hired may also be responsible for contributing to assessment of student learning outcomes and engaging in service activities within the department, college, campus, community, and profession. Maintaining professional currency is required throughout employment and research is not expected.

Required Qualifications:
To be considered, candidates must have a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in good standing to the bar of at least one U.S. state. Candidates must have completed at least 18 graduate credit hours or meet established alternate qualifications.


Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates should have at least three years of law practice experience and be able to demonstrate evidence of, or strong potential for, excellent college-level teaching. Additionally, candidates must demonstrate the ability to engage effectively with colleagues, students, the department, college, campus, community and professional organizations. The ideal candidate will have teaching or practice experience in general business law, commercial law, hospitality law, real estate law, intellectual property or marketing law, but all interests are welcome to apply.

This position is an annual, non-tenure-track appointment that may be renewed. Opportunities for advancement within the lecturer ranks and multi-year appointments may be available.

Interested candidates should electronically submit at https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/123012 1) a letter of application, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) copies of the most recent student evaluations of teaching, if available 4) Certificate of Good Standing from a state bar association, 5) unofficial law school transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire), and 6) names and contact information for three professional references. Review of application materials will begin immediately, and evaluation of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

Accredited by AACSB International, the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business serves more than 3,000 graduate and undergraduate students. The college offers undergraduate majors in seven disciplines (Accounting, Commercial and Investment Real Estate, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management), and two graduate degrees (M.S. in Finance and MBA). The Wall College of Business also houses a behavioral research lab to support quality scholarship and teaching in Marketing and other disciplines. This position is housed in the Department of Marketing and Hospitality, Resort, and Tourism Management. Additional information about the College and the University and its programs can be obtained by accessing the university’s website (http://www.coastal.edu).

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law.
Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.
Required Qualifications
Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
This position communicates (express or exchange information) with students to provide instruction.