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Fellow - Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE)

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Position description

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Start Date: August 2015 or earlier by agreement
This is a 100% time, one-year term contract position, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

Overview:
The Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy is seeking to hire a Research Fellow.

The Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE) is Berkeley Law’s hub for rigorous, relevant, empirically based research and education on the interrelationships of law, business, and the economy. BCLBE informs students, policymakers and the public of the implications of this innovative work to promote positive outcomes on business operations, economic growth, and market efficiency. BCLBE’s interdisciplinary approach to basic research, timely policy research, curriculum innovation, and public education empowers current and future leaders in business, law and policy to tackle the most pressing problems of today and tomorrow.

For more information on BCLBE, see http://www.law.berkeley.edu/bclbe.htm. If you have questions about the position, contact academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.

Primary Responsibilities:
The Fellow’s primary responsibilities will include:

• Working with the BCLBE faculty and staff to arrange and implement programming, including student events, conferences workshops and alumni and practitioner events.
• Working with the BCLBE faculty and staff, to develop research topics in law, business and the economy;
• Researching and writing white papers of publishable quality for policy-focused audiences, under the direction of faculty and staff;
• Speaking at workshops, to the academic community and the press about research initiatives;
• Assisting with other necessary aspects of the operation of BCLBE; and
• Assisting faculty in research questions involving data collection.

In addition, the Fellow will be provided with a significant opportunity to develop a research and writing agenda, including authorship of their own research work.

Minimum Qualifications:
• J.D. degree or equivalent is required at the time of application

Preferred Qualifications:
• Relevant experience in corporate finance, programming, and/or quantitative research is preferred;
• Excellent research, analytical and writing skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Organizational skills;

• Self-starter able to prioritize and function both independently and collaboratively;
• The ideal candidate will have a high degree of organization skills, experience and knowledge of business law and the ability to work capably with faculty and staff. The candidate should also have an interest in research and academia.

Benefits:
UC Berkeley offers an excellent benefits package as well as a number of policies and programs in place to support employees as they balance work and family. Information about health and retirement benefits can be viewed online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/.

Early applications are encouraged. The final deadline for applications is April 30, 2015.

Letters of reference and copies of scholarly transcripts may be requested of top candidates. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a dossier service or career center, to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through research. Qualified women and members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Cover Letter

  • Writing Sample

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)