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From: 'Erin Michelle Turner Kerrison, PhD' via swse...@lists.berkeley.edu <swse...@lists.berkeley.edu>
Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Subject: [SW Senate] TT Search: Assistant Prof in Law & Advocacy w/ Children etc -- Santa Clara University
To: PhD students and Combined MSW/PhDs <sswphds...@lists.berkeley.edu>, MSWs, Concurrent Degrees (MPP or MPH), Combined MSW/PhD students, and Flex MSW students) <sswmsws...@lists.berkeley.edu>, Senate Faculty <swse...@lists.berkeley.edu>

Happy Leo Season!

I learned from our beloved Brita Ariel Bookser, PhD (ahem!) that the Department of Child Studies at Santa Clara University is conducting a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law and Advocacy with Children, Youth and Families to begin Fall 2026, and the ad is officially up and running (see the hyperlinks links below).

Required Qualifications
Terminal degree (Ph.D. or J.D.) or ABD status at the time of appointment in Law, Social Welfare/Social Work, Education, Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Psychology, Public Health, Philosophy or a related field.
Demonstrated potential for effective and inclusive teaching and mentoring of a diverse undergraduate student population
Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to scholarship and pedagogy about law and advocacy for children, youth, and families;
Evidence of a program of research and promise of publication in the area of law and advocacy for children, youth, and families (i.e. immigration, migration, and citizenship; tribal sovereignty and relations; LGBTQ+ rights and regulation; health and medical care; civil rights and liberties);
Demonstrated experience working within a marginalized community and/or with members of the community.

Workday Link

Chronicle Post

Please feel welcome to send questions to the search committee chair, Omar Davila, Jr. (see the “reply to” field above), share widely across your networks, and know that I’m sending you my best and warmest wishes!