Job Opportunities
Current Faculty Openings
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty - Elder Justice
We invite applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for a faculty position in Elder Justice. Candidates should have expertise in elder law or related areas such as trusts and estates, health law, family law, or property law. Our hiring priorities focus on candidates who are enthusiastic about enhancing our existing institutional strength. The selected candidate will work closely with the College of Law’s Center for Elder Justice and is eligible to apply to be the Director of the Center for Elder Justice.
Stetson nurtures a vibrant intellectual community, situated on a beautiful campus, just minutes from Florida’s Gulf Coast, in the Tampa Bay area, the nation’s 17th largest metropolitan area. We encourage potential applicants to visit our website at https://www.stetson.edu/portal/law/ to learn more about our school, our community, and our programs.
Stetson encourages applications from those who will contribute to our stimulating and diverse cultural and intellectual environment. Stetson’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy is available at: Our Commitment to Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity.
Applicants should email a cover letter that explains their teaching and scholarly interests, along with a current curriculum vitae and contact information for at least three professional references, to Professors Royal Gardner, Alicia Jackson, and Louis Virelli at [email protected]. You may also apply by paper mail to Professors Gardner, Jackson, and Virelli, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707. The Faculty Appointments Committee will continue to review applications until positions are filled.
Visiting Assistant Professor
We are seeking a Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) for Fall 2026 through Spring 2028. We welcome applicants with teaching interests in all areas but are especially interested in those applicants with a preference for Professional Responsibility. The VAP program is designed for individuals seeking to enter academia by gaining full-time teaching experience and developing their scholarly agenda. The VAP will normally teach one course in the fall of their first year and a total of three courses each year. The VAP will be eligible to apply for a research grant payable during the summer between the first and second years and will be expected to produce at least one significant piece of scholarship. VAPs receive considerable assistance and guidance in developing their academic careers including mentoring, research assistants, and support for professional travel. VAPs are fully integrated into the life of Stetson Law. Compensation is competitive with similar VAP positions; full benefits and housing are included. Stetson has historically placed our VAPs into tenure-track positions.
Stetson Law was Florida’s first law school, founded in 1900. It is part of a private university, not under the direct control of state government. Stetson Law has a national reputation for its advocacy program, ranked #1 in the nation, and legal writing program, ranked #3 in the nation, by U.S. News and World Report. It also boasts centers, institutes, and clinics in various fields, such as advocacy, elder law, higher education, biodiversity and the environment, legal communication, Caribbean law, and veterans law.
Stetson nurtures a vibrant intellectual community, situated on a beautiful campus, just minutes from Florida’s Gulf Coast, in the Tampa Bay area, the nation’s 17th largest. We encourage potential applicants to visit our website at https://www.stetson.edu/portal/law/ to learn more about our school, our community, and our programs.
Stetson encourages applications from those who will contribute to our stimulating and diverse cultural and intellectual environment. Stetson’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy is available at: Our Commitment to Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity.
Applicants should email a cover letter that explains your teaching and scholarly interests, attaching a current curriculum vitae and contact information for at least three professional references. Please send the email to Professors Roy Gardner, Alicia Jackson, and Lou Virelli, at [email protected]. You may also apply by paper mail to Professors Gardner, Jackson, and Virelli, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707. The Faculty Appointments Committee will continue to review applications until the position is filled.
Adjunct Faculty Positions
Our need for adjunct (or part-time) faculty varies greatly from year to year and is largely dependent on curricular needs in our academic program. Therefore, adjunct (or part-time) faculty positions in general remain on continuous recruitment. You may apply at any time by following the instructions on the How To Apply page. Decisions on the hiring of adjunct faculty are typically made six to nine months before the start of the semester in which the individual would be assigned to teach. In addition, most adjunct faculty members teach in our skills curriculum (e.g., Trial Advocacy and Pre-Trial Practice). We generally do not create new courses for an adjunct faculty member and adjunct faculty members do not teach in any required courses (First-year curriculum, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, and Agency). To review current course offerings, see our catalog.
Current Staff Openings
Staff Exempt & Non-Exempt
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