Project LEND Research Fellow - School of Law

Position overview Position title: Project LEND Legal 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 $56,600 - $91,500.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: July 1, 2023

Position duration: One-year term position.

Application Window
Open date: January 23, 2023

Most recent review date: Friday, Feb 10, 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: Thursday, Feb 23, 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

Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) was founded in 1995 to develop an unparalleled program for training future lawyers for careers at the intersection of law and technology and to serve as a forum where faculty members from the university, leading lawyers and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley, and national policymakers could exchange ideas about the increasingly important range of legal and policy issues affecting technology companies and the broader society. As BCLT has grown, it has broadened its mission beyond its initial focus on intellectual property to encompass privacy, cybersecurity, biotech, antitrust, electronic commerce, entertainment law, telecommunications regulation, cybercrime, and many other areas of constitutional and business law that are affected by new information technologies.

BCLT has developed the most comprehensive and innovative program in law and technology in the world. Its mission is to foster the beneficial and ethical advancement of technology by promoting the understanding and guiding the development of intellectual property and related fields of law and policy as they intersect with business, science and technology.

Project
Investigation of the Future of Digital Book Access at the University of California (dubbed Project LEND) is a University of California-led initiative to research and design new services to expand robustly the legal access to digital books, including works that are or may be in copyright, in order to support new forms of research, education, and lifelong learning. Ultimately, we envision a service that leverages large collections of digitized books to better support scholarship and offer transformative advantages to scholars by augmenting print access with digital access to our collections.

Duties
The fellow will have primary responsibility for execution of the legal work plan for project LEND, including mapping the field and literature to identify other similar efforts and any available legal analysis applicable to those efforts; identifying and assessing possible legal obstacles to the identified use cases, focusing on obstacles posed by the U.S. Copyright Act and case law interpreting it (and informed by any relevant ongoing litigation or threats of litigation involving similar efforts); and identifying possible routes to overcoming the identified obstacles. These could include negotiation strategies, litigation strategies, law reform ideas and/or adjustments to the use cases to reduce legal vulnerability. The fellow will lead the Project LEND Legal Assessment Team and serve on the Working Group.

Additional materials may be requested of finalists.

Union Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/

Health and Retirement Benefits: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Candidate must hold a J.D. degree or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) by start date.

Preferred qualifications

3 years of experience in a related field, including but not limited to the practice of law;

Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills;

Training and/or experience related to copyright law — ideally in the educational and/or library context;

The ability to work with people from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and policy perspectives;

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate clearly, listen actively, interact with a variety of audiences, and share knowledge and information effectively;

Excellent organizational skills;

Self-starter able to prioritize and function both independently and collaboratively;

Demonstrated ability to finish projects and deliver on commitments.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
• Cover Letter
  
• Writing Sample - Such as a policy brief, comment letter, white paper, or equivalent of no more than 10 pages
  

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03797

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 contract, Postdoctoral contract, Research Series contract, and Librarian contract. Questions about represented positions can be directed to the hiring unit.

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03797









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