Associate at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

O’Neill Institute Associate: Global Tobacco Control Initiative

The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law is seeking an exceptionally qualified candidate to serve as an O’Neill Institute Associate. Housed at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC., the O’Neill Institute is a leading research institute for health law. For more details about the Institute and its ongoing work please visitwww.oneillinstitute.org.

Institute Associates are based at the Law Center and report to the O’Neill Institute Director. Institute Associates work on legal research projects and policy-based initiatives. Duties include preparation of white papers, organization of research colloquia, expert meetings, coordination of interdisciplinary research teams, and grant writing. Institute Associate positions will be for one year with possible renewal based on project needs. Institute Associates will receive a competitive salary with outstanding benefits.

Candidates for this opening should have a J.D. degree (or the equivalent), preferably from a Latin American university. A Masters in Law - LL.M. degree - from a common law jurisdiction (e.g. U.S., Canada, Australia, U.K.) is highly recommended, but not required. Candidates should demonstrate exceptional academic credentials, including research interests in health law related areas such as public health law, global health law, domestic health care law, regulatory health law, and/or health and human rights. Although not required, background and interest in human rights law is desired. Additionally, candidates should demonstrate written and spoken fluency in both English and Spanish.

The Global Tobacco Control Initiative provides research on litigation as an approach for reducing tobacco use. The Institute Associate will, for example, draft shadow reports to be brought before the U.N. human rights monitoring bodies which will emphasize the relationship between strong tobacco control laws and fundamental rights, will work with partners and advocates in low-and middle-income countries to develop rights-based and constitutional arguments in support of tobacco control. Although we work in other regions, the Initiative is currently focused on Latin America and the position requires some travel throughout the region.

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/oneillinstitute/about/institute-associate.html, and should include: CV, cover letter, writing sample, professional references, official law school transcript, and other graduate school transcripts (if applicable). The application deadline is January 15, 2012, and the Institute would like whomever is hired to begin work immediately, ideally in early 2012. Any questions about the position should be directed to oneillinstitute@law.georgetown.edu