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Oregon Health & Science University is seeking an in-house patent counsel for its Tech Transfer office.
Contact:
For more information and to apply online, please visit our website at www.ohsujobs.com. Refer to job posting IRC24992.
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Employer Type: Education Institution
Job Location: Portland, Oregon
The George Washington University Law School is seeking to fill its The Frank H. Marks Intellectual Property Fellowship. The fellowship is a two-year position designed for persons who are interested in pursuing an academic career in some area of intellectual property law. The Marks IP Fellow will teach one course per academic year and help with the administration of the Intellectual Property Program.
At the same time, the Marks IP Fellow will have the opportunity to pursue a scholarly project and prepare to enter the law teaching market, normally in the fall semester of the second year.
The formal title of the position is Visiting Associate Professor and Administrative Fellow in the Intellectual Property Program. Compensation will be approximately $60,000 per year, plus benefits including health insurance. The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
The next Marks Fellowship will run from Summer 2009 to Summer 2011. Review of applications for this position will begin on January 15, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should include:
• Resume that includes a list of academic references
• Law school transcript
• Copies of any published work or other writing samples in law
or related fields
• Proposal describing the candidate's scholarly interests and the specific project or projects he or she aims to complete while in residence at the Law School
Contact:
Please send applications, questions or inquiries to:
Ms. Mariam Ghafari
The George Washington University Law School
2000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
mghafari@law.gwu.edu
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Employer Type: Educational Institution
Job Location: Washington, D.C.
Franklin Pierce Law Center seeks applicants for a tenure track position as Professor of Law starting in the fall 2009. We seek an individual with significant experience in the area of patent litigation. Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent degree and possess a strong commitment to teaching in a diverse and multicultural law school environment. Teaching experience and evidence of research and scholarly achievement are preferred but are not required to apply for this position. Minority and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Franklin Pierce Law Center is a private, ABA-accredited, independent law school, established in 1973. Pierce Law offers a rigorous J.D. program, which includes the Webster Scholar Honors Program—a first-in-the-nation alternative pathway to bar membership. Beyond the J.D. program, Pierce Law is renowned for its intellectual property graduate programs, which attract candidates from all over the world. As a result, Pierce Law has alumni/ae in over ninety countries. Pierce Law awards interdisciplinary Master’s degrees in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology, and International Criminal Law, and LL.M. degrees in those same areas. Pierce Law is situated in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire, approximately one hour from Boston, the seacoast, and the White Mountains, and is the only law school in the state.
Franklin Pierce Law Center is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity among its faculty, students, and staff.
Contact:
Send a letter of interest, resume, and names of three references to:
Prof. Buzz Sherr, Chair of the Appointments Committee
Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Or, e-mail us with a cover letter, resume and other supporting materials as attachments.
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Employer Type: Education Institution
Job Location: Concord, New Hamshire
Franklin Pierce Law Center seeks applicants for a tenure-track position as Professor of Law, starting in the fall 2009. We seek an individual with significant practical experience in intellectual property and business laws, preferably with expertise in those practice areas relating to the business aspects of intellectual property (e.g. asset securitization and strategic management of intellectual property.) The successful candidate may also teach in the basic business law curriculum. Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent degree and possess a strong commitment to teaching in a diverse and multicultural law school environment. Teaching experience and evidence of research and scholarly achievement are welcome but are not required to apply for this position. Minority and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Franklin Pierce Law Center is a private, ABA-accredited, independent law school, established in 1973. Pierce Law offers a rigorous J.D. program, which includes the Webster Scholar Honors Program—a first-in-the-nation alternative pathway to bar membership. Beyond the J.D. program, Pierce Law is renowned for its intellectual property graduate programs, which attract candidates from all over the world. As a result, Pierce Law has alumni/ae in over ninety countries. Pierce Law awards interdisciplinary Master’s degrees in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology, and International Criminal Law, and LL.M. degrees in those same areas. Pierce Law is situated in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire, approximately one hour from Boston, the seacoast, and the White Mountains, and is the only law school in the state.
Franklin Pierce Law Center is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity among its faculty, students, and staff.
Contact:
Send a letter of interest, resume, and names of three references to:
Prof. Buzz Sherr, Chair of the Appointments Committee
Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Or, e-mail us with a cover letter, resume and other supporting materials as attachments.
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Employer Type: Education Institution
Job Location: Concord, New Hamshire
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) seeks an intellectual property specialist to work within its Partnership Development Office. The University is the largest government-funded tertiary institution in Hong Kong, with a total student headcount of about 27,200, of which 13,500 are full-time students, 11,400 are part-time students and 2,300 are mixed-mode students. It offers programmes at Doctorate, Master's, Bachelor's degrees and Higher Diploma levels. The University has 26 academic departments and units grouped under six faculties, as well as 2 independent schools. It has a full-time academic staff strength of around 1,250. The total consolidated expenditure budget of the University is in excess of HK$4 billion per year.
The University's Partnership Development Office is a unit of the Institute for Enterprise at PolyU. It serves as a hub of a network of partners and clients to enable technology transfer and commercialisation. Its mission is to build long-term relationships between internal academic talents and the industrial and business sectors. To tap on the vast capability and resources at PolyU, it serves as the first point of contact for the commercial and industrial sectors. It provides professional services in the areas of Business Development, Management of the University's Intellectual Property, and Marketing Services and Support.
Responsibilities:
Successful candidate required to:
• Advise PolyU’s staff and students on patent applications, strategies and other forms of intellectual property protection
• Conduct patent search, prepare patent applications, professional response to office actions and patent annuity payment, and provide reminding services
• Render patentability and non-infringement opinions
• Provide services on patent litigation and administrative resolution of patent disputes
• Conduct talks/seminars on intellectual property
• Supervise clerical staff.
Requirements:
Applicants should have the following:
• Recognised university degree, preferably in Law and/or Science
• Qualification of being a Registered Patent Attorney by examination
• At least eight years of experience in a related field, including proven experience in the preparation of all forms of intellectual property applications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• An excellent command of English.
Preference will be given to those with good command of Chinese, including Putonghua.
(Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement on July 12, 2008 need not re-apply.)
Benefits:
Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application. Remuneration package will be highly competitive.
Contact:
Please submit application form via email to hrstaff@polyu.edu.hk; by fax at (852) 2764 3374; or by mail to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Application forms can be obtained via the above channels or they may be downloaded here. Recruitment will continue until the positions are filled. Details on the University's Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found here.
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Employer Type: Education Institution
Job Location: Hong Kong
The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) is seeking an innovative, energetic and experienced individual to serve as director of the Office of Technology Management and Industry Relations. The director will report to the vice chancellor for research at MU and will be responsible for stimulating the development and commercialization of advanced technology, protecting university intellectual property, and transforming technology into successful enterprises. The director will lead program associates in close interaction with faculty and industry contacts and will interact with community, business, university, and state government leaders throughout Missouri in developing university technologies.
The university is looking for an individual with a Ph.D. in science or engineering or a master's degree in science or engineering, plus a law degree. Ideally, the director will have experience in both university and industry environments. This individual also should have an established record of success in technology transfer, intellectual property management, and university/industry contracting.
Contact:
Official application must be made to University of Missouri-Columbia Human Resource Services by submitting an online application at http://www.missouri.edu/employment.php for vacancy 1009866, Director, Professional Programs.
Applications should also be sent to:
Dr. Robert Hall, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Research
205 Jesse Hall, University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
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Employer Type: University
Job Location: Columbia, Missouri
MU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
The University of Connecticut School of Law solicits applications for an assistant/associate clinical professor of law to serve as a supervising attorney in the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic beginning July 1, 2008. The position is subject to the Law School's policy on long-term renewable contracts for clinical faculty, which complies with ABA Standard 405(c).
Requirements:
An excellent academic record, significant law practice and/or clinical teaching experience, demonstrated research and writing ability, and membership in the Connecticut bar or the ability to become a member within one year of hire, are required. The ideal candidate will also have significant intellectual property experience, some transactional business-lawyering experience, and be a member of the Patent Bar. Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Contact:
Applicants should send a letter of interest and resume to Professor Tom Baker, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, University of Connecticut School of Law, 65 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105.
Potential candidates with questions regarding the position itself, their qualifications, or any related matter are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Hillary Greene, Director of the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at hillary.greene@law.uconn.edu, (860) 570-5211. Search 2008021.
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Employer Type: Education Institution
Job Location: Hartford, Connecticut
The University of Connecticut encourages applications from under-represented groups including minorities, women and people with disabilities.
Job Title: Associate Dean for Intellectual Property
The George Washington University Law School is seeking an Associate Dean for Intellectual Property. The Associate Dean for IP will work with the Dean of the Law School and the Directors of the Intellectual Property Law Program to manage one of the nations’ leading intellectual property law programs, to organize events, conferences and meetings related to the program, and to pursue private and private sources of funding.
Responsibilities will include coordinating IP alumni and development outreach, including editing an IP alumni newsletter, organizing IP Advisory Board meetings, and administering an IP Benefactor program; serving as the principal contact for visiting scholars, prospective students, and other institutions; maintaining and externship program; developing and administering special educational and research programs in intellectual property law, including existing LL.M and summer programs in Munich, Germany; and coordinating student competitions and awards in the field of intellectual property. The Associate Dean will have an opportunity to teach one course per year if desired.
Applicants must have a J.D. or other advanced law degree; at least three years experience in education or in intellectual property law; and experience in program administration, fund raising or promotion. Salary will be commensurate with experience, in the range of $125,000 plus benefits. To be considered please provide a detailed cover letter explaining interest in the position, reference requisition R000016665, and apply on line via the Staff Employment Opportunities Search feature available at: www.gwu.edu/~hrs/eo. Applicants should also have two letters of recommendation, and any other supporting documents (such as publications) mailed to Ms. Carrie Davenport, The George Washington University Law School, 2000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052. The George Washington University of and Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Employer Type: Education Institution
Job Location: Washington, DC