Details
Posted: 25-May-23
Location: Berkeley, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Categories:
Academic/Faculty
Business/Finance
Internal Number: 4212853
BCLB Fellow - Berkeley Center for Law and Business - School of Law
Position overview Position title: Berkeley Center for Law and Business Fellow
Salary range: The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html ) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table for the salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf . A reasonable estimate for this position is $67,400 - $91,500.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: July 1st, 2023
Position duration: One-year term position
Application Window
Open date: April 1, 2023
Most recent review date: Saturday, Apr 15, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Berkeley Center for Law and Business is seeking to hire a Fellow focused on corporate governance, sustainability, climate risk, and ESG.
The Berkeley Center for Law and Business is based at UC Berkeley School of Law, which benefits from one of the leading business law programs in the nation. The Center was a leading voice in environmental and social issues in corporate governance and the project is related to this goal.
The Fellow will work on projects related to the politics of corporate law, which are taking up board and management attention in recent years. At the same time, corporate choices are now becoming a core issue in the main political agenda and affects issues from proxy proposals and board oversight to court strategies. The project will involve research in legal literature, research in corporate practice on the ground, interview participation and organization, and legal memo drafting.
Primary Responsibilities:
Conducting research on business law, under the direction of and in collaboration with Berkeley Law faculty, researchers, and colleagues at other institutions;
Drafting white papers, reports, and outreach materials (including social media, op-eds, and other) for policy-focused audiences, under the direction of faculty;
Assisting faculty and other researchers in organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops, and other convenings;
Assisting with other miscellaneous tasks for the project broadly.
Duties will be adjusted as applicable in response to campus guidelines relating to COVID-19.
Additional materials may be requested of finalists.
This position is in Berkeley but can be located remotely with willingness to travel to Berkeley as needed.
Union Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/
Health and Retirement Benefits: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu
For more information on BCLB: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/business/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidate must hold a J.D. degree or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in a J.D. or Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) program at the time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Candidate must hold a J.D. degree or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) by start date.
Preferred qualifications
Publications or contributions to publications in academic journals in business law or law more generally
Application Requirements
Document requirements - Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity ).
- Writing Sample 1 - Such as a policy brief, comment letter, white paper, or other writing sample of no more than 10 pages
- Writing Sample 2 - Such as a policy brief, comment letter, white paper, or other writing sample of no more than 10 pages
Reference requirements
- 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03906
Help contact: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu
Campus Information
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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
In searches when letters of reference are required 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 third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments . All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2 , Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment . (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Positions that are represented by a collective bargaining unit or agent have particular contracts. For more information, please refer to the relevant contract: Lecturer (IX) contract , Postdoctoral (PX) contract , Academic Researcher (RA) contract , and Librarian (LX ) contract . Questions about represented positions can be directed to the hiring unit.
Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03906
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