BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, a top-tier law school with an international reputation, is a community of leading legal scholars, teachers, students, and alumni who are dedicated to providing one of the finest legal educations in the world. Since our doors opened in 1872, we have admitted and enrolled accomplished students into our program regardless of their race, gender, and religion. The breadth and depth of our curriculum and scholarship as well as our innovative spirit are distinctive in U.S. legal education. Housed within the School of Law, the Program on Reproductive Justice (BUPRJ) was established in January 2023 in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, which has created a multidimensional challenge across the United States for women and people who can become pregnant, as well as for their doctors and other caregivers. Our response—BUPRJ—was one of the first programs of its kind in the nation. Based at the School of Law, it is a groundbreaking, interdisciplinary program, focused on concrete efforts to advance reproductive justice. The activities of BUPRJ encompass scholarship and research; teaching and student opportunities; and outward-facing work including amicus briefs, convenings, and policy formulation.

All of BUPRJ’s work is founded on three principles central to reproductive justice. First, a belief in the individual’s right to choose whether and when to have a child, and to decide on the conditions in which to give birth. BUPRJ recognizes that reproductive justice includes addressing the background legal conditions that impact an ability of a person to exercise decision making including immigration laws, housing laws, property laws, laws governing gender-based violence, and gender affirming care. Second, a belief in the individual’s right not to have a child, which includes having access to all options for ending or preventing pregnancy including abortion—and, in all cases, being treated with dignity. And finally, a belief in the individual’s right to parent children in safe, supportive communities, free from violence and oppression.

Boston University School of Law and BUPRJ are seeking an Executive Director and Lecturer to help build the program and train the next generation of reproductive justice advocates. The inaugural Executive Director will work with the BUPRJ faculty co-directors to execute the mission and goals of the program, including planning BUPRJ-related events and symposia; advising, guiding, and supporting students in the Reproductive Justice and Rights concentration and other interested students; developing new curricular offerings; producing a newsletter and annual impact report for external constituents; working with BUPRJ affiliated faculty across Boston University; convening BUPRJ and affiliated faculty for meetings each semester; identifying professional opportunities in the field for students; facilitating collaborations and joint events with BU’s If/When/How student chapter; developing an active network among BUPRJ alumni and alumni with interest in reproductive justice work; participating in selecting students for BUPRJ public service and research fellowships; working with the Law Development and Alumni Relations Office on fundraising efforts; and identifying opportunities to expand the reach of the program through thought leadership, research, and policymaking efforts.

The Executive Director and Lecturer will receive a three-year contract, ideally beginning on July 1, 2025. This appointment will be a term-limited, 36-month, non-tenure track appointment with no voting rights. This appointment may be renewed pending donor funding and completion of successful review under the reappointment standards at the School of Law. Candidates must have a degree from an accredited law school or a Master’s in Public Health or a graduate degree in a related field; excellent writing and analytical skills; and a passion for reproductive health and justice. Prior experience in legal practice, advocacy, or a clerkship is strongly preferred. Experienced practitioners looking to move into policymaking as well as those seeking to enter the professoriate are encouraged to apply.

Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression. At Boston University School of Law, we are dedicated to building a just, inclusive, and engaged community of faculty, staff, and students. We recognize we have more work to do to achieve this vision. Boston University School of Law is committed not only to the ideals of faculty diversity and inclusion but also to the work of creating and implementing practices that combat exclusion and inequity by race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, religion, and other identities subject to historical subordination. We also strive to foster a more inclusive intellectual culture that represents and encourages a broad range of intellectual traditions and approaches to the law. We welcome expressions of interest from applicants of all identities, intellectual traditions, and perspectives.

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Required Skills

Candidates must have a degree from an accredited law school or a Master’s in Public Health or a graduate degree in a related field; excellent writing and analytical skills; and a passion for reproductive health and justice. Prior experience in legal practice, advocacy, or a clerkship is strongly preferred. Experienced practitioners looking to move into policymaking as well as those seeking to enter the professoriate are encouraged to apply.

DO NOT APPLY USING THIS WEBSITE. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW.

**Applicants should send a letter of interest, C.V. and a list of three references tolawappts@bu.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applicants who apply by April 15, 2025. **

Required Experience

Candidates must have a degree from an accredited law school or a Master’s in Public Health or a graduate degree in a related field; excellent writing and analytical skills; and a passion for reproductive health and justice. Prior experience in legal practice, advocacy, or a clerkship is strongly preferred. Experienced practitioners looking to move into policymaking as well as those seeking to enter the professoriate are encouraged to apply.

DO NOT APPLY USING THIS WEBSITE. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW.

**Applicants should send a letter of interest, C.V. and a list of three references tolawappts@bu.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applicants who apply by April 15, 2025. **