Georgetown Law Research Fellowships – Coming Fall 2010
Georgetown Law is pleased to announce the creation of a new Research Fellowship for emerging scholars who seek to pursue a law teaching career. We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated an aptitude for independent legal research, as demonstrated by their work as students or by their professional activities after law school. There are no subject-matter restrictions on the research or teaching agenda fellows may wish to pursue. We expect that candidates will have widely varied intellectual interests, ranging across the full spectrum of legal scholarship.
The Fellowship
Scheduled to begin in the Fall 2010, Research Fellows will be in residence at Georgetown for a two-year period. The fellowship will permit fellows to complete a year of research and writing before they apply to teaching positions. During a fellow's tenure at Georgetown, he or she will be expected to produce at least one major academic piece of scholarship, and teach one seminar or course of his or her own design. Each fellow will work with a primary mentor, and an advisory committee. The mentor will work closely with the fellow in the development of his or her major writing project, as well as his or her teaching at Georgetown. The advisory committee will review the written project, and will keep in close touch on all issues pertaining to the fellow's professional development.
In addition, Georgetown also provides Research Fellows the opportunity to attend scholarly symposia, lectures, and brown bag seminars for Georgetown Law faculty, to audit any courses they wish, and to participate in the many activities of the Georgetown Fellows Collaborative, which are described below.
The Georgetown Fellows' Collaborative
The Research Fellowship forms part of Georgetown Fellows' Collaborative, a program designed for the many fellows at Georgetown Law and its various institutes who wish to pursue an academic career. The core of the Georgetown Fellows' Collaborative is the regular Fellows Workshop and the ongoing Fellows Seminar. Members of the Fellows Collaborative are also invited to programs about the teaching market, and work together and with members of the faculty in the application process.
- Fellows Workshop
The Fellows Workshop meets every other week and gives fellows an opportunity to present their works in progress to one another. The goal is to improve the quality of participants' work in a collaborative, supportive, critical and rigorous process of peer-review. The Fellows Workshop is run in the same format as faculty workshops. Presenting fellows are encouraged, though not required, to invite faculty with relevant interests to attend as well.
- Fellows Seminar
Research Fellows are expected to participate in the Fellows Seminar, which is conducted by members of the faculty. The Fellows Seminar provides, in two years, an overview of major ideas in legal thought and scholarship. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in four seminars, consisting of: (1) Legal Theory and Jurisprudence (2) Law and Social Sciences (3) Law and Humanities, and (4) Contemporary Debates in Legal Scholarship. A different seminar will be offered each semester. Research Fellows are not required to produce any writing for the seminar, but it is expected that they will be motivated to attend and participate in a lively discussion.
Benefits
The Fellowship offers a competitive stipend, eligibility for staff health insurance, and office space, In addition, Fellows who complete a substantial scholarly publication while in residence at the Law Center are eligible for the LL.M. degree with full tuition waiver.
Application
We will begin accepting applications to this program in late September/early October 2009. To apply, submit a completed Georgetown University Law Center LL.M. application (available from the Office of Admissions), indicating that you are applying to the Research Fellowship. Please include the following materials:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Scholarly Agenda (describing the project or projects that the fellow seeks to complete while at Georgetown)
- Publication or writing sample
- Two letters of recommendation
- Law School Transcripts
- LL.M. Application Form
- $80 Application Fee
Applications to the Research Fellowship, along with the completed LL.M. application, should be submitted no later than January 15, 2010. Applications received after this date may not be considered.
