Co-Adjutant- Non Teaching -Research

The Senior Researcher will lead and execute independent, rigorous, and high-impact legal research initiatives focused on federal and state case law, emerging legal developments, and issues of significant legal and public policy importance. The position requires advanced legal research and analytical skills, exceptional writing ability, and the capacity to translate complex legal developments into comprehensive, publication-ready scholarship for academic, professional, and public audiences.

Working collaboratively with the Executive Director, faculty, research fellows, students, and external partners, the Legal Researcher will design and implement research strategies, manage multiple concurrent projects, mentor student researchers, and produce timely, substantive legal analyses that advance the organization's research priorities and public impact.

• Demonstrates knowledge of research on issues of social policy, poverty, race discrimination, economic marginalization, housing and land use, and possesses the hard skills for empirical study
• Experience with real estate finance, civil rights remedies, local government regulatory mechanics, environmental justice, community economic development strategy and financing, tax, or urban planning is relevant
• Assists the executive director in research and writing projects
• Initiates and drives independent research projects
• Supervises student research assistants.

Position Status Part Time

Posting Number 26FA0919

Posting Open Date 10/16/2026

Posting Close Date 10/23/2026

Qualifications:
Minimum Education and Experience:

• JD, must have knowledge of fair housing law and policy, poverty and wealth dynamics, government decision-making, and sensitivity to diverse community dynamics
• Requires a minimum of a master's degree in public policy, public administration, political science, or a relevant social science degree, or
• Requires a desire to impact law and policy with respect to inequality
• Substantial research skills, ability to communicate effectively, and very strong writing experience.
• Candidates must be comfortable working cooperatively in interdisciplinary contexts.