Research Student Assistant, College of Law
About The Position
The Program on Law and Government (PLG) is seeking several part-time research assistants to support new research on the governance and regulation of emerging frontiers, with a focus on ocean and law. RAs will work with Professor Brett and other faculty affiliated with PLG. Two RAs will focus primarily on ocean governance, including deep sea mining regulation, offshore energy, and related federal agency activity. The others will focus on space law, including domestic licensing and permitting frameworks, state-level regulatory developments and courts, and the gap between academic space law scholarship and commercial practice. Both positions will involve legal and policy research, landscape mapping of relevant academic institutions, think tanks, and nonprofit organizations, and supporting the development of scholarly and policy publications.
Requirements
- Current UF Law student
- Completed first year of law school
Nice To Haves
- Interest in environmental, space, international, or regulatory law
- Demonstrated research skills
- Intellectual curiosity about novel governance problems
Responsibilities
- Legal and policy research
- Landscape mapping of relevant academic institutions, think tanks, and nonprofit organizations
- Supporting the development of scholarly and policy publications
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
