Berkeley Center for the Study of Law and Society

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Visiting Scholars 2010-2011, Center for the Study of Law and Society, University of California, Berkeley

The Center for the Study of Law and Society invites applications for  visiting scholars for 2010-2011. The Center fosters empirical research  and theoretical analysis concerning legal institutions, legal  processes, legal change, and the social consequences of law. Closely linked to Boalt Hall School of Law, the Center creates a  multidisciplinary milieu with a faculty of distinguished socio-legal  scholars in sociology of law, political science, criminal justice studies, law and economics, legal history, and legal and social  philosophy, along with visiting socio-legal scholars from the United  States and around the world.

Application Requirements

1. Applicants normally must possess a Ph.D. or J.D. (or foreign equivalent).

2. Applicants must submit a full curriculum vitae.

3. Applicants must submit a cover letter describing their proposed program of research or study and specifying the time period they wish to be in residence at the Center.  Applicants must pursue a program of research or study which is of mutual interest to faculty members at the Center for the Study of Law and Society.

4. Applicants must indicate their source of funding while visiting  Berkeley, e.g. sabbatical pay, scholarship, government funding, personal funds, etc. Unfortunately, the Center cannot offer stipends  or other financial assistance. Monthly minimum requirements for foreign exchange scholars are: $1600 per month for the J-1 scholar, $500 per month for the J-2 spouse, $200 per month for each J-2 child.

Among the benefits of being a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Law  and Society are: library privileges at the Law School and at all campus libraries; invitation to our weekly CSLS Speaker  Series, workshops, and scholarly exchanges; UCB campus privileges such as athletic facilities and permission to audit classes; and, when  possible, assignment to shared or other office space and use of computer, internet, and other facilities.

The Center will consider applications for periods of time that vary from one month duration to the full academic year. Applicants should  submit the information listed above by November 13, 2009 by e-mail to csls@uclink.berkeley.edu or by postal mail to: Visiting Scholars  Program, Center for the Study of Law and Society, University of  California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2150.

Inquiries may be made to the Director, Professor Calvin Morrill, at  cmorrill@law.berkeley.edu or to the Executive Director, Dr. Rosann Greenspan, at rgreenspan@law.berkeley.edu.  To learn more about the  Center, see here.

-Bridget Crawford