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Announcements
| LSAC Research Grants | The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Research Grant Program funds research on a wide variety of topics related to the mission of LSAC. Specifically included in the program’s scope are projects investigating precursors to legal training, selection into law schools, legal education, and the legal profession. To be eligible for funding, a research project must inform either the process of selecting law students or legal education itself in a demonstrable way. The program welcomes proposals for research proceeding from any of a variety of methodologies, a potentially broad range of topics, and varying time frames. Proposals will be judged on the importance of the questions addressed, their relevance to the mission of LSAC, the quality of the research designs, and the capacity of the researchers to carry out the project. Application deadlines are February 1 and September 1. For more details, go to http://www.lsacnet.org/LSACResources/Grants/lsac-legal-education-grant-program.asp . |
| Master in Public Policy and Social Change Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin |
MAPS is an advanced programme of the University of Turin, taught in English at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin. MAPS is open to students with a 4-year BA, or BA+MA. In 2013-14 MAPS faculty will feature, among others, Chiara Saraceno (Collegio Carlo Alberto), Bruno Palier (Sciences-Po Paris), Margarita Estevez-Abe (Syracuse University & Collegio Carlo Alberto), Anton Hemerijck (VU University Amsterdam), Stefaan De Rynck (European Commission), Martin Rhodes (University of Denver). MAPS tuition fee is 5,000 €. Tuition waivers and scholarships are available on a competitive basis for those who apply by April 1st, 2013. Afterwards, a rolling application will be kept open. Website: http://www.carloalberto.org/maps/ Deadline: 15 September 2013 |
| Cromwell Dissertation Prize for 2013 | The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation has generously funded a dissertation prize of $2,500. The winning dissertation may focus on any area of American legal history, including constitutional and comparative studies, but topics dealing with the colonial and early national periods will receive some preference. Anyone who received a Ph.D. in 2012 will be eligible for this year's prize. The Foundation awards the prize on the recommendation of the Cromwell Prize Advisory Committee of the American Society for Legal History.
To be considered for this year's prize, please send one hard-copy to each of the following members of the subcommittee for the dissertation prize by May 31, 2013. See the website for the ASLH for addresses of this year’s subcommittee http://www.legalhistorian.org/ |
| Call for Authors: SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics | We are inviting academic contributors to the SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics. We are currently making assignment with a deadline of June 3, 2013. This comprehensive project will be published by SAGE Reference as a print and digital product available to students via the library’s electronic services. The General Editor, who will be reviewing each submission to the project, is Dr. Bruce Arrigo, University of North Carolina, Charlotte. If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it is a unique opportunity to contribute to the contemporary literature, redefining sociological issues in today’s terms. Moreover, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. SAGE offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to a free set of the printed product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more. To request the list of available articles contact Susan Moskowitz at ethics@golsonmedia.com |
| Commission on Legal Pluralism course on Legal Pluralism | On 1-4 August 2013 the Commission on Legal Pluralism will organize a course on Legal Pluralism preceding the 17th IUAES conference in Manchester, UK. The course will be about theories, knowledge and methodologies of legal pluralism. The purpose of the 3½-day course is to familiarize the participants with the current international debates and insights in socio-legal studies and legal pluralism and to offer them a comparative perspective allowing them to rethink their own research and practical work. At the center of the discussion will be issues pertaining to rights protection, gender, natural resource management and land tenure, and dispute management in the context of globalizing economic, political and legal developments. For further information please visit: http://www.commission-on-legal-pluralism.com/news/nID=18/
Deadline: May 30, 2013 |
| Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv University invites English-speaking students from around the world to study for their LL.M. degree at the Faculty of Law. The rigorous academic curriculum is based on innovative approaches to legal theory, providing law students analytic tools and skills to engage in serious academic research and practical insights. Classes explore contemporary challenges to the law that stem from the processes of globalization to specific courses on the Israeli legal and social systems, the complexities of the Middle East region and the legal aspects of the "Start-up Nation".
Students may choose to specialize in Law, Global Governance and Human Rights; Law, State and Religion; and, Law and Technology. LL.M. candidates will be eligible to apply to for admittance to the PhD program at the Faculty of Law, following the successful completion of the LL.M. degree. |
Calls
Call for Papers |
The 3rd International Conference Law and Language in Social Practice seeks to expand on the relationship between law and language by exploring the role of legal discourse in a wide array of social/institutional settings, where it is an integral and constitutive part of the ‘social practices’ manifested in different languages, cultures and societies. The understanding of legal discourses and practices includes not only the legal rules, institutions, and processes constructed as part of social structures and systems, but also their impact on other diverse social categories and values where the agency of language-discourse is involved in various aspects of social life. This broad understanding provides the analytical framework for a socio-critical interpretation and application of legal discourse practices and procedures relevant to the forms that legal language assumes in a variety of social realities and contexts. Deadline: October 31, 2013 Please visit The Linguist List - Call for Papers: For past conferences, please vist our institutional website: |
| Call for Papers Interpellations: Annual Conference of the Law, Literature and the Humanities Association of Australasia 5 – 8 December 2013 |
The annual conference of the Association invites scholarly and creative research from academics and graduate students working at the crossroads of law, justice, and culture, whether based in legal theory or in disciplines such as literature, art, film, music, history, continental philosophy, anthropology, psychoanalysis, visual culture, or cultural studies. Presentations may take a variety of forms from traditional academic papers to poster presentations, video, or other genres or media. Confirmed keynote speakers: http://law.anu.edu.au/conferences/keynote-speakers:
Contributors should provide a title and an abstract of 200 words or less, no later than 31 May 2013, by email sent to coast@law.anu.edu.au. Please include your name and the word Interpellations in the subject line. Be interpellated. |
| The Virtues and Vices of Business – a Historical Perspective, Business History Conference Annual Meeting Frankfurt am Main, Germany March 13-15, 2014 |
The organizers invite papers and session proposals that address both the micro and macro levels of the virtues and vices of business in historical perspective. In keeping with longstanding BHC policy submissions need not be directly related to the conference theme. Is business good or bad, or both? Does business serve private or public interests, or both? A variety of theories from the social sciences furnish different answers to these questions and, by implication, different ideas about the role of the state in creating the good society. The 2014 BHC annual meeting aims to address these issues from a historical and empirical perspective by exploring the virtues and vices of business across societies from the early modern period to the present. Deadline for individual or panel abstracts is September 15, 2013. For full details go to http://www.thebhc.org/annmeet/call2014.html... |
Positions and Fellowships
| Postdoctoral Researcher at the President's Diversity Initiative/Center for the Study of Diversity, University of Delaware | The President’s Diversity Initiative at the University of Delaware, in collaboration
with the Center for the Study of Diversity, invites applications from recent Ph.D.
graduates in for two postdoctoral positions. The purpose is to promote early career
scholars who are doing work that furthers our understanding of diversity. We are particularly interested in those who can contribute to the interdisciplinary understanding in any of the following areas:
These positions will be awarded for a one-year period beginning September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014, renewable for a second year. Postdoctoral scholars will
work with senior mentors and peers and will be expected to teach one course
during each year in residence, as well as participating in faculty development Postdoctoral scholars will be expected to engage with the activities of the Center for
the Study of Diversity and may also be affiliated with other Centers/Institutes at
the University, depending on the area of research. These scholars will be expected
to share their work with other UD faculty either by a formal lecture, colloquium, or Postdoctoral scholars will receive a salary of $60,000 plus University health care benefits. Postdoctoral scholars will have full access to the University of Delaware Library and will be given $5000 in support for research and /or professional travel expenses, as well as a computer and full access to the university IT resources. The term for these positions extends from September 1, 2013 until August 31, 2014. For additional information and to apply please visit http://www.udel.edu/001548. Deadline is August 1, 2013 |
| The Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR) seeks a Project Manager for the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) | The Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR) seeks a Project Manager for the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE). This position carries an appointment in the School of Education, with rank determined according to qualifications. LSSSE is an annual on-line survey administered to students at participating law schools that gathers information about law student involvement in activities that contribute to their learning and professional development. The Project Manager oversees all aspects of LSSSE survey administration and data collection, processing, management and analysis, as well as the presentation of results to participating schools. Much of this work is done in collaboration with the CPR research team and staff, the IU Center for Survey Research and the LSSSE Director. Additional responsibilities include: (i) organizing the production of LSSSE’s annual report and annual customized reports for participating schools, (ii) working with LSSSE staff to develop and implement analyses and reports, (iii) recruiting law schools to participate in the survey, (iv) participating in presentations using LSSSE data at workshops and meetings and for individual schools, (v) preparing materials for and coordinating meetings of LSSSE’s Advisory Board, and (vi) overseeing LSSSE’s Web site and other electronic outreach mechanisms.
For additional information, please see http://education.indiana.edu/about/jobs/faculty/non-tenure-track/LSSSEjan2013.pdf. This job is open until June 30, 2013. We will begin reviewing applications as soon as possible, and the expected start date is as soon as possible. |
| Fellowships for School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ | Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites about twenty scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The School welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with an historical and humanistic bent and also entertains applications in history, philosophy, literary criticism, literature and linguistics. Applicants must have a Ph.D. at time of application, and can only be a Member in the School once. Each year there is a general thematic focus that provides common ground for roughly half the scholars; for 2014-2015 the focus will beEgalitarianisms. The application deadline is November 1, 2013. Applications must be submitted through the Institute?s online application system, which can be found, along with more information about the theme, at www.sss.ias.edu/applications. www.sss.ias.edu/files/pdfs/SSS-2014-15-announcement.pdf |
| Research Fellow, Regulatory Institutions Network, the Australian National University | The Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) invites applications for one or two three-year Level B (lecturer) positions, based in Canberra.
RegNet is an interdisciplinary research group whose main goal is to challenge and advance current understandingd and approaches to questions of private, public, and NGO governance through regulatory frameworks that develop evidence-based theory, policy and practice. RegNet’s current research projects cover areas as diverse as climate change, restorative justice, peacebuilding, human rights, rule of law, policing and security, and social inclusion, but we welcome new areas of research. We are particularly interested in scholars with a research record or research plans in Asia and the Pacific and with backgrounds in disciplines such as economics or political science or with skills in quantitative research. For further details see website http://regnet.anu.edu.au/. The details are at http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=3321 and the closing date is 2 June 2013. For further information about the positions, please contact the Selection Committee Chair, Hilary Charlesworth Hilary.charlesworth@anu.edu.au |
| Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University | The Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) is seeking to make a strategic appointment of a senior academic to provide both research and administrative leadership in an interdisciplinary research program based in Canberra. This is a continuing position.
RegNet is a world-class interdisciplinary research group whose main goal is to advance approaches to questions of private, public, and NGO governance through regulatory frameworks that develop evidence-based theory, policy and practice. It is considered one of the world's leading centres in sociolegal studies. RegNet's current research projects cover areas as diverse as climate change, human rights, peacebuilding, rule of law, policing and security, and social inclusion, but we welcome new areas of research. For further details see our website http://regnet.anu.edu.au/. We are particularly interested in scholars with a research record or research plans in Asia and the Pacific. A successful candidate for this position would be an internationally recognised scholar in his or her area, a successful applicant for competitive research grants, an experienced supervisor of graduate students and an outstanding academic leader. He/she would be expected to assume leadership responsibilities within RegNet as a professor and to succeed the current Director at an agreed time, for a five year term. Candidates seeking further information should contact the chair of the appointments committee, Professor Hilary Charlesworth on +61 2 6125 6040 or email at Hilary.Charlesworth@anu.edu.au. To apply for this vacancy or to obtain the position description and selection criteria, please see: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=3325. Closing date: 15 July 2013 |
| National Humanities Center | The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities for the period September 2014 through May 2015. Applicants must have doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new PhDs should be aware that the Center does not normally support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.
More information at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/fellshipapinfo.htm Deadline: October 1, 2013 |
| The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) seeks applicants for the position of Director | The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) seeks applicants for the position of Director. The position is a part-time academic appointment; additional academic appointments may be possible depending on qualifications and interest. LSSSE is housed at Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research in the School of Education in Bloomington, Indiana, but it is possible for the Director to reside in another location. The Director oversees the work of a full-time project manager, who handles day-to-day operations. The Director also is responsible for representing LSSSE in national venues and strengthening project relationships with appropriate legal education organizations, including AALS, LSAC, the ABA and others. Deadline: August 25th, 2013 |
The University of Western Australia has five positions available for level B, C and D Professors. |
The University of Western Australia has five positions available for level B, C and D Professors.
Follow the link to obtain more information regarding these positions. Closing date is 14 June 2013. |