Here’s a fellowship that might be of interest to current or former students: the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has just announced the host institutions and project descriptions for the 2024/2024 Clean Energy Innovators Fellowship (https://orise.orau.gov/CEIF/hosts/default.html). The application period is open now until May 3rd.
The fellowship sponsors individuals to work full-time for 1-2 years at Public Utility Commissions and State Energy Offices across the country to advance power system resilience and accelerate affordable clean energy opportunities.
If applicants have any questions, they can contact the CEIF Program at CEIF@ee.doe.gov.
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Fellowship Opportunity with Michigan Public Service Commission
There is a fellowship opportunity with the Michigan Public Service Commissioner (PSC) funded by the NYU School of Law Energy and Environmental Impact Center. The work of the PSC takes place in a rapidly evolving energy landscape, with an emphasis on mitigating and adapting to climate change, while maintaining reliable, safe, and affordable energy supplies. The Fellow will work with a team of advisors on reviewing initial implementation cases pertaining to new clean energy laws; developing position party summaries; reviewing utility rate cases, transmission line cases, or pipeline siting cases.
The fellowship sponsors recent masters or law schools graduates from across the country to work full-time for 2 years at Public Utility Commissions across the country to advance power system resilience and accelerate affordable clean energy opportunities. Here is a link to the job description with details on how to apply: https://stateimpactcenter.org/about/fellows-program/apply-to-be-a-state-commission-fellow
If applicants have any questions or if they would like to discuss this opportunity further, they can reach out to Jessica Bell (jessica.bell@nyu.edu).
Aoki Water Justice Clinic Fellowship – UC Davis School of Law
UC Davis School of Law is seeking applications for the Aoki Water Justice Clinic Fellow position starting in August 2024. The Aoki Water Justice Clinic Fellowship permits one Fellow to spend one year in residence working with the Aoki Water Justice Clinic. The Clinic partners with community organizations and drinking water systems to redress current failures in the provision of safe drinking water throughout rural California. The Clinic uses transactional legal tools as well as administrative and policy advocacy to remove the structural and financial barriers that limit low-income Californians’ access to clean and affordable drinking water.
The application period for the Fellowship closes on Monday, April 15. Here is the direct link to apply for the position:
Water Policy Fellowship Opportunity – deadline April 7
The Center for Water Policy at the Univ of Wisconsin is currently searching for the next cohort of recent law graduates to join our Center for the upcoming academic year as UW Sea Grant Water Science-Policy Fellows. The deadline for applications is April 7th. The full position description is here: Water Policy Specialist 2024-2025.
Sustainable Business Law Graduate Fellow – Pace | Haub Environmental Law
Pace | Haub Environmental Law is seeking applications for the 2024-2025 Sustainable Business Law Graduate Fellow position. This role offers an exceptional opportunity for law students to work part-time in the Sustainable Business Law Hub and the Pace Environmental Law Program while pursuing an LLM in Environmental Law.
This fellowship offers invaluable hands-on experience in sustainable business practices and provides opportunities to address global sustainability challenges. The Fellow will actively contribute to the Sustainable Business Law Hub’s mission, assisting with legal research, grant proposals, conferences, meetings, and publications. Additionally, they will serve as a liaison to law school student organizations with an environmental focus, engage with prospective students, and participate in new program initiatives.
For further information, visit this link.
Pace/Haub Law is hiring a Fellow
… to help draft the National Environmental Moot Court Competition problem. The fellow would be an LLM student and also be compensated, and would work on environmental law research and projects, including researching and drafting the moot court problem and bench memo. The listing is below. Note that you will have to look for the “Environmental LLM Graduate Fellow” application.
https://secure6.saashr.com/ta/6000630.careers?CareersSearch=
Texas Tech Post Graduate Research Fellowship
The Texas Tech Center for Water Law and Policy is still looking to hire a recent law school graduate for a research fellowship to work on a multi-year NSF grant. Although the position is in the law school, the work will support the Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER). CASFER seeks to create a nitrogen circular economy by using waste from concentrated animal feed lots (CAFOs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), convert the waste to agricultural fertilizer, sell to the end user, and then capture farm runoff. This is a multidisplinary grant with four partner institutions. The fellow will work with other disciplines as they develop technologies and conduct a legal and policy analysis of current practices for waste management and disposal at CAFOs and WWTPs, and those proposed by CASFER scientists to identify regulatory or financial obstacles at the federal, state, and local levels by reviewing relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Fellowship includes multiple publication opportunities in both law reviews and journals from other disciplines.
This is a one-year fellowship, but there is the possibility for an extension. The posting and application link can be found here. Applicants do not need to relocate for position.
Environmental Policy Research Fellow – Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf. The current base salary range for this position is $62,500 – $119,800. “Off-scale” salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment is seeking to hire an Environmental Policy Research Fellow. This position will primarily focus on policy aspects of the implementation of multi-benefit water and environmental restoration projects, with an emphasis on developing methods and strategies to enable more effective and efficient permitting. There is strong potential for additional cross-disciplinary work in collaboration with CLEE’s climate, oceans, and land use programs, depending on the incumbent’s expertise and funding availability.
The Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) is based at the UC Berkeley School of Law. CLEE is part of one of the leading environmental law programs in the nation. Building on UC Berkeley’s history of and commitment to research and public service, CLEE leverages the intellectual resources of Berkeley faculty and students in furtherance of applied research in a variety of environmental and energy law and policy areas. CLEE’s research priorities include combating climate change, advancing sustainable energy, addressing water allocation and management challenges, and sustaining healthy oceans, among other pressing environmental and energy challenges. The Fellow will engage heavily with the Wheeler Water Institute, a research and policy institute within CLEE.
The Fellow will work closely with colleagues on legal and policy research. The Fellow’s efforts will be geared towards improving the implementation of multi-benefit projects, such as restoration projects that improve ecosystem habitat and function while providing flood control, groundwater recharge, open space, energy production, carbon sequestration, and other benefits. Possible foci for the Fellow’s research could include analyzing the potential for joint funding and governance of such projects, streamlining permitting processes, the role of scientific data and information, effective collaborative processes, and other topics that lead to advancing the state of knowledge and generating policy recommendations. Engagement with a range of key stakeholders will be a crucial element of the Fellow’s portfolio.
Additional projects will depend on the fellow’s background and interests, but may address topics such as water allocation during times of water scarcity, sustainable groundwater management, groundwater recharge, innovation in the water sector, data and water decision making, and/or other water governance, management, or policy issues.
Tasks may include legal and policy research; drafting reports, articles, blog posts, and other outputs; engaging with government agency personnel, stakeholders, research partners, the media, and others; helping to organize workshops or other convenings; developing research pre-proposals; and working with student research assistants. The fellow’s exact responsibilities will vary based on the evolution of various initiatives, the expertise and experience of the selected research fellow, and in response to the ongoing evolution of the field.
This position is based in Berkeley, and requires periodic travel, primarily within California. The position could be located remotely with willingness to travel to Berkeley as needed.
Primary Responsibilities
• Conducting research on water resources issues and solutions at the intersection of law, policy, and science, under the direction of and in collaboration with CLEE team members, affiliates, and others;
• Engaging with government agency personnel, stakeholders, and others
• Organizing and participating in workshops, convenings, interviews, or focus groups;
• Drafting reports and articles of publishable quality for policy- focused audiences, under the direction of and in collaboration with CLEE team members;
• Working with CLEE water program leads in organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops, and other events (virtual or otherwise) with California water leaders, policymakers, stakeholders, academics, and other audiences;
• Presenting at workshops or other events to practitioners, stakeholders, the academic community, the media, and others about research initiatives as needed;
• Assisting with other aspects of workshop, research, and report production as assigned; and
• Assisting with other miscellaneous aspects of project, water program, and CLEE activities as appropriate.
• Additional mentoring and program design responsibilities could be available for candidates with appropriate backgrounds and experience.
Water Policy Specialist position
The Center for Water Policy has launched a national search for a Water Policy Specialist. This position is designed to immerse emerging lawyers in the dynamic world of applied research for multidisciplinary water policy solutions.
The Water Policy Specialist will work with research teams and interact with the public and private sector to inform policy making. “We’re excited to build our research capacity with this hire and mentor a new water professional to make an impact on water policy,” said Melissa Scanlan, Center for Water Policy Director and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair and Professor in Water Policy.
A range of possible projects includes water justice and equity; water infrastructure and climate resiliency; public access to coastal resources; sustainable freshwater management practices; innovation in the water sector; and integrating water data into decision-making.
This position is strengthened by a collaboration with Sea Grant. The Water Policy Specialist within the Center for Water Policy will be a UW Water Science-Policy Fellow, part of a cohort of Fellows from the UW-Madison Aquatic Sciences Center, home to the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program and the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute.
The full position description can be found at: Water Policy Specialist 2024-2025. Apply by April 7, 2024.
Turner Environmental Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law – Fellowship Opportunity
The Turner Environmental Law Clinic and Emory University School of Law is seeking applications for its 2024-2026 Environmental Law Fellowship. It is offered as a two-year position (beginning August 1, 2024), with the possibility of renewal for an additional one-year term.
The Environmental Law Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for a recent law school graduate to gain experience in environmental advocacy, policy development, and clinical education, with a specialized focus on clean and sustainable energy, regenerative agriculture and local food systems, natural resource protection, and environmental justice. The fellowship is designed for an early-career lawyer who wants to advance their professional skills in an educational setting. The 2024-2026 Environmental Law Fellow will assist with legal research, transactional negotiations, policy development, litigation, capacity-building, community partnerships, teaching and supervision of clinical students, and advocacy in furtherance of the Turner Clinic’s mission.The fellow will work closely with Turner Clinic faculty, staff, and students, and will report directly to the Director of the Turner Clinic.
To apply: All applications must be submitted through this portal. Reference job number 124112.
Deadline: Applications are due by March 14, 2024.
For additional information, contact: Shree’ca Lott, Program Coordinator for the Turner Clinic, at
shreeca.lott@emory.edu.