Job Description
Adjunct Instructor - Criminal Justice and Law Courses, Fall 2025 The School of Social Innovation is seeking to fill multiple part-time, on-campus adjunct faculty positions in the Criminal Justice and Law Programs for the Fall 2025 semester.
Classes run between August 25 - December 12, 2025, and will be held for three hours per week on campus in Burlington, Vermont. Class days and times vary.
Applicants should live within commuting distance of the Burlington, VT campus . Class days and times vary. Please specify which course(s) you are interested in teaching in your cover letter.
Course Descriptions: CRJ-225 Law of Digital Evidence Computer evidence (digital evidence) is being used every day in our country to convict criminals of crimes ranging from possession of child pornography to embezzlement to murder. Every competent, modern law enforcement officer understands the significance of digital evidence in every case submitted for prosecution. Students will be required to learn, and apply, legal principles that govern how this vital evidence is recovered (and used) to insure that it will be legally admissible in court.
LEG-210 Civil Procedure This course examines the requirements to file a civil lawsuit. Topics include, but are not limited to the court system, personal and subject matter jurisdiction, pleading requirements, motion practice, discovery, e-discovery, joinder, res judicata and conflict of laws.
LEG-240 Legal Research and Writing This course helps students to develop skills related to finding, analyzing, and writing about the law; utilizing legal databases, law libraries, and a variety of legal publications, treatises, and other legal writings encountered in the day-to-day practice of law. Legal writing style conventions and the format of common legal documents will be emphasized.
LEG-380 Evidence This course introduces students to the procedures required to introduce evidence in a court of law, specifically focusing on the Federal Rules of Evidence. Topics include hearsay exceptions, the best evidence rule, relevance, authenticity and privileged communications.
Job Requirements:
- Master's degree in a related field required for CRJ-225.
- JD preferred for all LEG courses.
- Experience teaching college-level courses and experience with an online learning management system is desirable but not required.
Additional Information:
The successful completion of a criminal background check is required as a condition of employment.
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