Director of Curriculum

University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Director of Curriculum

Job Profile Title

Director B, Academic Affairs

Job Description Summary

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished law schools. The School offers a unique approach, incorporating cross-disciplinary legal education, a distinctly collaborative environment, and an innovative curriculum to enrich student learning. The small and highly interdisciplinary faculty achieves scholarly excellence while emphasizing a shared effort to advance understanding of the law. The result is an intellectual community that bridges traditional boundaries and disciplines within a renowned internal culture of collegiality, making the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for all its members.

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School staff play a critical role in providing a world-class educational experience, supporting faculty, students, alumni, and fellow staff members in a collaborative and ambitious environment. The Law School’s Academic Affairs Office collaborates with offices at Penn to foster a student-centered environment in which all learners are inspired to do their best work.

Reporting to the Director F for Academic Affairs and in collaboration with the Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs and Innovation, the Director of Curriculum (“Director”) supports the coordination of the design and staffing of a rich curriculum that meets the educational needs of exceptional students in our JD program as well as in our LLM, SJD, and ML programs. The Director participates in faculty support across the curriculum with a specific focus on adjunct faculty.
The position is part-time (with a fluctuating work load dependent on season, anticipating about ½ FTE over a year) and is eligible for fully remote work.

Job Description

Responsibilities include:

Curriculum Planning

• Work with the Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs and Inno