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Executive Director, Information Society Project at Yale Law School
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School seeks applications
for the position of executive director. The Information Society
Project was founded in 1997 to study the effects of new information
technologies on law and society. The ISP currently hosts a number of
resident and visiting fellowships for recent graduates of law and
graduate programs interested in careers in teaching and public
policy. It maintains a network of global fellows and partnerships
with institutions in many different countries around the world. Its
signature initiative in recent years has been the promotion of Access
to Knowledge. The ISP has also maintained research initiatives in
biotechnology, computer security, privacy, freedom of speech, civil
liberties and democracy both in the United States and around the
world. It holds conferences, reading groups and seminars and
produces research on the key issues and challenges of the Information
Society.
The Executive Director oversees all aspects of the
Information Society Project's programs-- including the ISP's Access
to Knowledge (A2K) Initiative. The Executive Director helps select
ISP fellows and directs their activities and research, maintains
connections with global partners around the world, plans conferences
and special events, and assists in fundraising efforts. There are
also opportunities for co-teaching and clinical teaching under the
supervision of the ISP Director, Professor Jack M. Balkin. The
executive director also helps the director develop J.D. and LL.M.
students who seek careers in teaching, government service and policy
activism related to Information Society and Access to Knowledge issues.
The ISP is looking for applicants who will make a
commitment of between three and five years. Qualifications include a
graduate of a law school or a Ph.D program who has a distinguished
academic record; administrative talents; knowledge about Information
Society issues, including in particular issues concerning
intellectual property, telecommunications, and Internet regulation;
ease and enjoyment in writing, demonstrated through publications,
research papers, dissertations, briefs, or other materials authored
by the applicant; public speaking ability and the ability to
represent the ISP in conferences and in networking and fundraising
efforts; the ability to work with students, alumni/ae; faculty,
staff, and lawyers and policy activists working outside the
University. Prior teaching and or litigation experience is helpful
but not required. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Applicants can find out more details about the ISP's
work by visiting the ISP website at www.law.yale.edu/isp/. Applicants
should provide a resume, lists of references (including at least one
academic reference and at least one reference with whom the applicant
has worked closely within the last two years); examples of written
work (including copies of relevant publications, reports, research
papers, essays or briefs); and a law school or graduate school
transcript.
Please send all materials (by email and hard copy) to
Deborah Sestito, Administrative Assistant for the Program, at Yale
Law School, by October 25, 2007. For further information, please
contact Ms. Sestito at [EMAIL PROTECTED] who will route your
inquiries promptly.
Laura Forlano
Visiting Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School
Adjunct Faculty, Parsons The New School for Design
Ph.D. Candidate, Communications, Columbia University
Board Member, NYCwireless and NYCCHI
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