Casual Staff - Distinguished Research Fellow

Yeshiva University•New York, NY

About The Position

The Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution is seeking a part-time Distinguished Research Fellow to develop a teaching module on communication behaviors. This module, based on Rackham principles, will be integrated across various law school courses, clinics, and professional training platforms. The Fellow will also work to disseminate this module within the dispute resolution, negotiation, and law school clinical education communities to encourage adoption and collaboration. Additionally, the role involves laying the groundwork for future interdisciplinary social science research on communication behaviors, including exploring the potential of AI-assisted coding and analysis to reduce research barriers and enhance research capacity for scholars.

Requirements

J.D required

Responsibilities

Develop a suite of teaching materials focused on communication behaviors, including experiential exercises, teaching notes, and assessment tools.
Integrate a negotiation and communication behaviors module into the standard Negotiation syllabus template at Cardozo.
Incorporate the communication module into Cardozo’s first-year professionalism curriculum.
Adapt the communication and negotiation module for implementation within Cardozo clinics and experiential programs (beyond negotiation and dispute resolution).
Publish a teaching note in the Negotiation Journal and/or a law review essay introducing the new communication behaviors module and its pedagogical framework.
Present the project and its findings at national and interdisciplinary conferences, including venues such as the ABA, IACM, and SEALS.
Expand visibility and engagement through podcasts, blogs, webinars, and other media platforms serving the dispute resolution and clinical legal education communities.
Build interdisciplinary partnerships with scholars in social science, dispute resolution, and artificial intelligence to better understand emerging approaches to communication coding and behavioral analysis.
Draw upon and extend prior empirical research by scholars such as Schneider, Ebner, Rackham, and others to create a scalable research design prepared for future AI integration.
Develop and pilot an initial experimental framework to collect communication data and test methodologies in anticipation of more advanced AI-assisted coding systems.