Adjunct Clinical Professor International Education Programs Director

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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire an Adjunct Clinical Professor/International Education Programs Director to direct off-site, international educational programs including administering and teaching our highly-regarded Geneva International Fellows Program and designing and directing our new program of faculty-led, short-term, study abroad programs. The position is based in Geneva, Switzerland for at least four months each year and involves some travel to the United States and elsewhere. This is a full-time position.

The Geneva International Fellows Program is a 14-credit course that takes place January-May and combines field placements with leading international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Geneva with a contemporaneous seminar intended to provide substantive context for the externships. The program provides Michigan Law students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of public international law, the role and function of IOs and NGS, the practice of various specialty areas in the international context as well as to develop professional and lawyering skills.

The Adjunct Clinical Professor is responsible for helping to recruit, select, and orient students to the program; helping students secure their field placements in Geneva; assisting students with visa entry requirements, etc., helping students adjust to life in Geneva; following the work of students in their field placements (including through liaison with the students' supervisors), serving as their primary contact in Geneva, and organizing a 2-credit course for the students during the winter semester.

Additionally, the successful candidate will design and direct a new program of faculty-led, short-term study abroad opportunities for Michigan Law students. As part of a significant expansion of international opportunities for JD students, the Adjunct Clinical Professor/International Education Programs Director will work collaboratively with international education professionals across the University of Michigan and at peer institutions to create a portfolio of opportunities that align with the mission of the law school and leverage the strengths of our faculty and international alumni. The candidate will work within the Center for International and Comparative Law and ensure that all new and existing credit-bearing international opportunities follow best practices for short-term study abroad and evaluate and implement the administrative and compliance requirements for the varied credit-bearing international opportunities open to JDs.

Responsibilities*

• Managing all aspects of the University of Michigan Law School's Geneva International Fellows Program;
• Identifying potential placement sites and liaising with IOs and NGOs to facilitate externship placements;
• Working with students to select placement choices, draft application materials, field administrative questions, and advocating with placement sites for their hiring;
• Teaching the accompanying Michigan Law Geneva International Fellows seminar, focusing on key areas such as international law, human rights, global governance, and experiential learning. Evaluating student performance during externships and in the seminar through regular assessments.
• Design a short-term study abroad program framework, identify existing models and best practices, and work with Associate Dean and Assistant Dean for International Affairs to select faculty and staff to lead international opportunities;
• Promote and support short term study abroad programs: MIGOs, class/clinic travel weeks, and existing short-term travel-study options (Japan and Tanzania);
• Work collaboratively with Michigan Law faculty to design weeklong academic credit programs to ensure academic quality and safety;
• Support students finding and securing non-Geneva international externships; and
• Support the international activities of Michigan Law including alumni relations, development, and graduate admissions activities in Europe and elsewhere.

Required Qualifications*

The qualified candidate should:

• Hold a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school, though consideration may be given to those with equivalent exposure to U.S. legal education;
• Have a deep understanding of the Geneva international community, the IOs (in particular UN agencies), NGOs, diplomatic missions, and adjacent legal community including knowledge of the substantive mandate, institutional organization, and bureaucratic (in particular human resource-related) workings of these institutions and offices within them;
• Have knowledge of best practices for academic outcomes and safety in international education, work-study, or study abroad programs;
• Have experience teaching law students and designing innovative curriculum in a highly regulated academic environment;
• Have deep familiarity with U.S. legal education through time spent in the United States or equivalent exposure.
• Have a legal right to work and reside in Switzerland and travel to the United States for short term work assignments.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

For applicants who applied to the .4 FTE position (Assistant Clinical Professor/Geneva Director) listed in September 2026, you will be automatically considered for this role and need not apply again. Such candidates will be contacted about this full-time position and offered the opportunity to submit additional materials by the hiring committee if they are going to be evaluated as a semi-finalist or finalist for this role.

Please note: This is position is part of an additional position which is a two-year contract with the preponderance of the work taking place during the period from early January until early May, while the Michigan students are in residence in Geneva.

Please direct questions to the Law School's Externship Director, Amy Sankaran, at [email protected].

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The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.