Description:
Job Description Summary:The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School seeks a part-time research fellow (8-15 hours per week) to support the Energy Funds Project, led by Professor Shelley Welton. The researcher will help research and write a law review article on what states now building clean energy resources can learn from states' long experience with funding, managing, and distributing revenues from fossil fuel energy.
Job Description:
Responsibilities include:
- Conduct legal and policy research on state fossil fuel revenue instruments, including enabling statutes, constitutional provisions, case law, fund governance documents, and legislative history.
- Review and synthesize secondary literature in law, economics, and public finance on resource funds and natural resource revenue management.
- Draft sections of the article and help develop its argument and structure.
Qualifications:
- J.D. or equivalent law degree, conferred by the appointment start date.
- Strong legal research and writing skills.
- Familiarity with energy, environmental, and natural resources law.
- Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and handle a part-time schedule reliably.
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Law School
Law School
Pay Range
$7.25 - $30.00 Hourly Rate
$7.25 - $30.00 Hourly Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.