The Center for Reproductive Rights – Columbia Law School Fellowship (“CRR-CLS
Fellowship”) is a two-year, post-graduate fellowship offered by the Center for
Reproductive Rights (“the Center”) and Columbia Law School (“the Law School”).
The Fellowship is designed to prepare recent law school graduates for legal academic
careers in reproductive health and human rights. Fellows will be affiliated
with the Center and the Law
School and will participate
in the intellectual life of both programs.
The CRR-CLS Fellowship is a full-time, residential fellowship for up to two full
years starting in June, July, or August 2013. The Fellow will be a member of
the community of graduate fellows at the Law School and will be integrated into
the legal and policy work of the Center and will have work space at both
locations. The Fellow will also have access to law school facilities, including
the library and on-line research resources, and faculty events. It is expected
that the Fellow will work closely with an assigned Law School faculty mentor.
Fellows will pursue independent research and scholarship in preparation for
entering the legal academic job market at the conclusion of their first Fellowship
year. Fellows are expected to produce a work of serious scholarship during
their Fellowship tenure. Fellows will also have responsibility for the planning
and hosting of academic conferences and/or roundtable discussions. The
scope and detail of the Fellows’ work will be agreed upon in consultation with
their faculty mentor and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
STIPEND AND BENEFITS: The
Fellow will receive $55,000 per year for each full year in residence. There may
be an additional stipend for research-related costs as needed. The Fellow shall
be responsible for purchasing and maintaining her or his own health insurance. The
Fellow may purchase insurance through Columbia University.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must
show exceptional promise as a legal scholar and a commitment to entering legal academia
in the United States. An interest in reproductive or sexual rights, women’s
rights and/or human rights is required, although extensive experience in the
field is not essential. Applicants will be evaluated by the quality of their
application materials, and by their record of academic and professional
achievement. A J.D. from an accredited law school in the United States is
strongly preferred. In some exceptional cases, we may consider those with
foreign law degrees. If the future Fellow is not a U.S. citizen, a J-1 visa is
required and Columbia will provide the necessary paperwork for the process. An
F-1 visa is not allowed for appointment to Columbia as a post-doctoral fellow. Fellows
are not required to be graduates of Columbia Law School.
APPLICATION: Completed
applications must be received by the Law School by October 29, 2012.
Please note that it is strongly preferred that application materials be
submitted electronically. A complete application must include:
1. CRR-CLS Fellowship Application Form (biographical and contact
information);
2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. Official transcripts
from college, law school and any graduate schools attended;
4. Statement of Scholarly
Interest and future academic
projects, including a discussion of how the fellowship will help the applicant
in pursuing those interests and realizing those projects;
5. A paper or other writing
sample that demonstrates the applicant’s writing and analytical abilities
and ability to generate interesting original ideas. This can be a draft rather
than a publication;
6. Three letters of reference.
At least two letters must be from professors who can speak to the applicant’s
academic potential. Letters from tenured professors are strongly preferred.
All materials should be emailed to Marianne Carroll, Faculty Assistant at: mcarro@law.columbia.edu
If any materials must be mailed, please address them to:
CRR-CLS Fellowship Program
Professor Carol Sanger
Columbia Law School
435 W. 116th Street
New York, NY 10025
ATTN: Marianne Carroll, Faculty Assistant
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