P260102 - Postdoctoral Associate, Interdisciplinary Legal Studies - School of Law

Position Summary:   

The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and the University at Buffalo School of Law invite applications for two Postdoctoral Associates in Interdisciplinary Legal Studies. These full-time appointments are designed for highly promising early-career scholars who hold a doctoral degree and seek to advance a strong, independent research agenda within a vibrant, interdisciplinary academic environment.

 

The primary responsibility of a Baldy Center Postdoctoral Associate is to pursue an independent program of research and scholarship focused on issues in law, legal institutions, and/or social policy, while actively engaging in collaborative scholarship with faculty and researchers affiliated with the Baldy Center, the School of Law, and the University at Buffalo.

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University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Completed PhD, JD, and/or JSD prior to starting date
• Intellectually strong, original, and clear research plan that fits with The Baldy Center’s mission
• Demonstrated academic achievement

Special Instructions Summary:

Required:
1.Curriculum Vitae (text in English, listing all degrees, positions, and publications)
2. Research Plan (3 pages maximum) with key citations including:
A. Research questions, working hypothesis, and larger research context:
a. Importance of the project to understanding law, legal institutions, and social policy;
b. Relevance to applicant’s scholarly field;
c. Research fit with The Baldy Center’s mission;
d. Expected findings.
B. Methodology:
a. Sources of information, including specific information about sources and/or archives (website, addresses, interlocutor-interviewee context, IRB requirements, etc. as relevant);
b. Strategies for obtaining information;
c. Rationale for Selection of research sites, data sets, interviewees.
d. Expected outcomes and products
3. Academic Writing Sample (This sample may be a book chapter or article)

FTE:  1.0

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and in keeping with our commitment, encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans to apply.