Associate or Full Professor - Health Law - (496756 )

Department : Dean, Law Salary :Commensurate with experience

Description :

The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) invites applicationsfor a tenured Associate or Full Professor position in health law tobegin in the Fall 2027 term. The successful candidate may also beeligible for a chair or professorship depending on experience andqualifications.

Applicants for the position must hold a J.D. degree (or theequivalent) and have an excellent record of health law scholarship,have made substantial scholarly contributions to that specificdiscipline, possess a strong teaching record, and have a recordthat demonstrates a proven commitment to service indicating successas a future member of the community of the University of HoustonLaw Center (UHLC) and the University of Houston (UH) more broadly.Rank at the time of appointment will be made based on academic andscholarly record.

This position requires teaching coverage in upper-level health lawcourses. Willingness to teach elsewhere in the UHLC curriculum,including 1L courses or other courses covered on the bar exam, isalso a positive factor. The successful candidate may be eligiblefor a chair or professorship depending on experience andqualifications. The successful candidate will also be affiliatedwith the UHLC's top-ranked Health Law & Policy Institute (HLPI)(

Further information about the UHLC and its programs is availableat: This search is coordinated by Professor Johnny Rex Buckles, thechair of UHLC’s faculty appointments committee. Interestedapplicants can send questions to Prof. Buckles at View email address on click.appcast.io.

The UHLC boasts an accomplished and collegial faculty representinga wide range of backgrounds including 16 who are members of theAmerican Law Institute. The UHLC’s 2025 entering class has thestrongest credentials in the school’s history. Since Fall of 2022,the UHLC occupies a brand-new, world-class facility designed byaward-winning architects. The UHLC is located in close proximity tothe Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical complex andan international leader in health and life sciences. The City ofHouston offers a lower overall cost of living, no state income tax,and an excellent job market, and a world-class food scene.

UH is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university. UHserves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region byproviding world-class faculty, experiential learning, and strategicindustry partnerships.

Employees are expected to have a home address in the state ofTexas for the duration of their appointments.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment andwill be requested upon selection of the final candidates.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check. Individualsconducting research in critical infrastructure areas (i.e.,communication infrastructure systems, cybersecurity systems,electric grid, hazardous waste treatment systems, and/or watertreatment facilities) are subject to regular review to ensure thesecurity and integrity of the research is maintained.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.