IP: Position Announcement -- Fellowship Program

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 16:21:14 -0500
> From: "James Boyle" <BOYLE () law duke edu>
> Cc: "Eileen Wojciechowski" <WOJCIECH () law duke edu>
>
>
> Sorry to hit you with a request so early in the year...
> I am attaching a position announcement for a Fellowship Program at 
> Duke.  I would be very grateful if you could post or otherwise circulate 
> this to anyone who might be interested.  A pdf version of the file, which 
> might print a little more cleanly, is attached.  Thanks very much. J
> _____________________________________________
>
> Position Announcement
> Duke Fellowships in Intellectual Property, Public Interest & the Public 
> Domain
>
> January 2, 2001
> Please feel free to post and redistribute
>
> With generous funding from the Ford Foundation and the Center for the 
> Public Domain, the Duke Law School Program in Intellectual Property is 
> creating a Fellowship Program devoted to scholarship, education and 
> advocacy for the public interest in intellectual property law and digital 
> technology.  The Fellowship Program aims to enrich scholarship and 
> analysis on the role of the public domain in innovation, culture, and 
> democratic dialogue, and to help train a new generation of public interest 
> lawyers to work on issues raised by the Internet and the information 
> society * focusing particularly on free speech, privacy, open access and 
> democratic accountability.  Fellows will be appointed for one year, paid a 
> stipend of $50,000, and have three main areas of responsibility;
>
> *       In collaboration with law school faculty members, they will teach 
> a seminar each semester in which law students do research and writing for 
> existing digital public interest groups and electronic civil liberties 
> organizations. The Fellows will be responsible for working with the public 
> interest organizations in selecting topics for research and writing, for 
> arranging both virtual and real meetings between the public interest 
> groups and students and faculty, for supervising and reviewing student 
> work, and for conducting class discussions about the overarching themes 
> raised in the course of the seminar.  Fellows may also be asked to 
> co-teach other classes with full-time faculty members.
> *       Fellows will write policy-papers (and supervise student-written 
> policy papers) as part of an online paper series about the topics central 
> to the Fellowship.  The range of potential topics is a broad 
> one;  assignments would be tailored to the particular skills and 
> inclination of the individual fellows. Possible topics include: 
> intellectual property and privacy, empirical or historical analysis of the 
> effects of intellectual property regimes, the possibility of a Knowledge 
> Conservancy modeled after Nature Conservancy Programs,   constitutional 
> analysis of Federal database protection, the role of the public domain in 
> scientific research, intellectual property protections and international 
> development, and so on.
> *       Fellows will help to organize conferences designed to stimulate 
> further debate around these issues. Some Fellows may also be asked to 
> assist in the production of educational materials on the issue, ranging 
> from traditional textual source materials to multi-media presentations.
>
> Qualifications:
> Applicants should possess a JD degree and an outstanding academic 
> record.  The Program aims to appoint a diverse group of Fellows with a 
> diverse set of skills, so that not every candidate needs to have all of 
> the skills listed below, but possession of some of the following 
> qualifications would make a candidate more desirable.
> *       Advanced degree in some subject relevant to research in this area; 
> (including history of technology, economics, computer science, cultural 
> studies etc.)
> *       Demonstrated scholarly interest in the area.
> *       Experience in legal practice on matters related to intellectual 
> property law
> *       Work in public policy, legislation or advocacy
> *       Technical skills in a relevant area.
> *       A commitment to a career in public interest practice or law 
> teaching on the subject
>
> Duke is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  The Program is 
> particularly committed to broadening the pool of applicants to include 
> groups and viewpoints that are not currently well-represented in 
> information policy debates.
>
> Stipend & Support: The current Fellowship runs from Aug 1, 2001 to July 
> 31st 2002; in exceptional cases, part-year appointments may be made.  The 
> Fellows will receive a stipend of $50,000, a benefits package and have a 
> research assistant and secretarial assistance. Funds will also be 
> available for approved travel and conference expenses. Fellows will work 
> with Professor James Boyle, (who is directing the Fellowship Project) 
> Professor David Lange, Professor Jerome Reichman and with other Duke 
> faculty in and outside of the law school.
>
> Applications: Applications should be sent to Ms. Eileen Wojciechowski at 
> Duke Law School by mail or e-mail.  Applications should include a resume, 
> a cover letter describing the candidate's interest in the position, 
> qualifications and experience in the area, and the names of at least two 
> references.  Applications should be received by March 15th 2001.
>
> E-mail:
> wojciech () law duke edu
>
>
> Mail:Ms. Eileen Wojciechowski
> Duke Law School
> Box 90360
> Durham, NC 27708-0360
> 919 613-7206
>
> _____________________________
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> Professor of Law
> Duke University Law School
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> Box 90360
> Durham, NC 27708-0360
> 919 613-7287 ph.
> boyle () law duke edu
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