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> Date: September 6, 2007 7:25:06 PM EDT
> To: Fellows@cyber.law.harvard.edu
> Subject: [fellows] research fellow position
>
>
> Please share this notice with anyone you think might be interested:
>
> The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) is seeking to hire
> a Research Fellow for a one year term (possibly renewable for a
> second year), beginning in January 2008, to undertake research on
> intellectual property and other high technology issues under the
> supervision of BCLT faculty. Because the funding for this
> fellowship is being provided by Microsoft Corp., the Research
> Fellow hired will be known as the "Microsoft Research Fellow."
>
> BCLT is a research center at the University of California Berkeley,
> Boalt Hall School of Law. For the past ten years, BCLT has been
> rated by US News & World Report as the best intellectual property
> program in the country, in part because of the high quality, high
> impact research conducted by its faculty and students. BCLT's
> research extends beyond the intellectual property core to
> encompass electronic commerce, telecommunications regulation,
> cyberlaw, privacy and other areas of law that are affected by new
> information technologies.
>
> Primary Responsibilities
>
> The primary responsibilities of the Fellow will be:
>
> research and writing of articles or reports of publishable quality
> on high technology issues, under the supervision of BCLT faculty
> working with BCLT faculty and staff to organize workshops,
> conferences, talks, and meetings with lawyers, policymakers, and
> industry representatives
> collaborating with JD, PhD students and Professors working on
> related projects, including a major study of Intellectual Property
> and Entrepreneurship
> producing a periodic newsletter focused on BCLT research
> writing articles, white papers, and opinion pieces directed at
> audiences beyond academia
> speaking at conferences and meetings, and to the press about the
> research
> Examples of issues for research are: patent law and
> entrepreneurship, patent law reform, international patent issues,
> rules for secondary liability of technology developers, anti-
> circumvention regulations, legal regulation of spam, spyware,
> malware and deceptive software, privacy and security issues,
> digital rights management, trusted computing, computer crimes and
> broadband policy.
>
> Qualifications
>
> An ideal candidate for this position would have the following
> characteristics:
>
> • J.D. degree or relevant Ph.D. in science and technology
> policy
>
> • research experience
>
> • excellent communication, analytical and writing skills;
>
> • subject matter knowledge of intellectual property law
> and technology policy
>
> To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, relevant
> transcripts, writing sample, and a detailed statement of interest
> as soon as possible, but in any event not later than, October 1,
> 2007. Two letters of recommendation (which may arrive separately or
> with application materials) required. Materials should be directed to:
>
> Louise Lee, Assistant Director for BCLT
>
> School of Law (Boalt Hall Rm 351)
>
> UC Berkeley
>
> Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
>
> Please refer potential reviewers to the UC Berkeley Statement of
> Confidentiality found at: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/
> evalltr.html.
>
> Applicants should be prepared to begin work during the spring of
> 2008. Appointment is for one year.
>
> The University of California is an AA/EEO employer. Minority,
> female, disabled and GLBT applicants are particularly encouraged to
> apply.
>
> Compensation
>
> $45,048 to $51,660 depending upon experience.
>
> For more information about BC LT visit our website at <http://
> www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/>http://www.law.berkeley.edu/
> institutes/bclt
>
>
>
> Pamela Samuelson
> Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law & Information
> University of California, Berkeley 94720
> (510) 642-6775 www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~pam
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