[USA] Yale Information Society Project Fellowships for 2010-2011

The Yale Information Society Project is now accepting applications for 2010-2011 ISP postdoctoral fellowships at Yale Law School.

The Yale ISP resident fellowship is designed for recent graduates of law or Ph.D. programs who are interested in careers in teaching and public service in any of the following areas: law and innovation, media studies, Internet and telecommunications law, intellectual property law, access to knowledge, first amendment law, social software, digital education, privacy, cybersecurity, standards and technology policy, biotechnology, and law, technology, and culture generally.

Fellows receive a salary of approximately 44,000 USD plus Yale benefits. Fellows are expected to work on an independent scholarly project as well as help with administrative and scholarly work for the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. A number of special ISP visiting fellowships are also available for persons who provide their own sources of funding.

Application materials for resident or visiting fellowships should include the following:
A brief (one to five page) statement of the applicant’s proposed scholarly research;
A copy of the applicant’s resume;
A law school (or graduate school) transcript;
At least one sample of recent scholarly writing (samples in English are strongly preferred);
Two letters of recommendation.

Applications for the 2010-11 ISP fellowship must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2010. Awards will be announced at the end of March 2010. For additional information please contact Deborah Sestito at deborah.sestito@yale.edu.

Application materials should be sent (in hard and electronic copy) to:

Information Society Project Fellowship Program
c/o Deborah Sestito, Room 333
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
P.O. Box 208215
New Haven CT 06520-8215
(deborah.sestito@yale.edu)
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