Senior Institute Associate - Institute for Technology Law and Policy - Georgetown University Law Center

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Senior Institute Associate - Institute for Technology Law and Policy - Georgetown University Law Center

Job Overview

Professors Paul Ohm and Julie Cohen of the Georgetown University Law Center and Professor Meg Jones in the Georgetown Communications, Culture, and Technology Department have launched a multi-year research project entitled “Redesigning the Governance Stack: New Institutional Approaches to Information Economy Harms ” - housed in the Institute for Technology Law and Policy at Georgetown Law. We seek applications for an academic fellow to help us lead this project. This position is a full-time, two-year academic position designed for someone interested in going on the law teaching market during the second year of the fellowship.

The project aims to reinvent the institutions and tools used to govern technology and technology companies in ways that prioritize public accountability and effective public oversight. It will seek to restore and re-center the rule of law within a new institutional framework designed around the needs and failure modes of an informational economy. This will be a “full stack” effort, encompassing the sorts of implementation details that shorter term projects might propose but also extending down to rethink fundamental principles of regulatory organization and operation. The first outputs of the project are available here .

The successful applicant will be well acquainted with issues related to technology law and policy and will have some familiarity with one or more of the following adjacent fields: administrative law, computer science, science and technology studies, information and/or communication studies, and political economy.

We have secured the first year of funding for the position at this stage. We are confident we will be able to secure funding for at least a second year from other sources, and we hope the position will be funded for at least five years, contingent on future grant awards.

Requirements and Qualifications

• JD or equivalent degree in law
• 3-5 years of experience - preference for 2 or more of those years with professional or academic experience dealing with important social issues at the intersection of technology, law and policy
• A proven track record of successful production of interesting research - preference for  some prior publications
• Strong acquaintance with issues related to technology law and policy and some familiarity with one or more of the following adjacent fields: administrative law, computer science, science and technology studies, information and/or communication studies, and political economy
• Legal training and other relevant experience with strong acquaintance with issues related to technology law and policy
• Some familiarity with one or more of the following adjacent fields: administrative law, computer science, science and technology studies, information and/or communication studies, and political economy

Preferred qualifications

• Excellent skills in research and writing, oral communications, problem-solving and critical-thinking, collaboration, and organization
• Motivation, enthusiasm, and self-drive
• Authorship or co-authorship of academic publications in any discipline
• Authorship or co-authorship of published commentary or analysis of technology law or policy issues – for example, white papers, op-eds, or blog posts

Submit these Application materials

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Copies of representative drafts or publications

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation .

The expected pay range for this position is $54,616 to $90,000 per annum.

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Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website .