Research Associate (Field), Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School
Cambridge - United States
S: Competitive

The Access to Justice Lab is a startup effort, initially supported by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation with sufficient funds for three years, headed by Jim Greiner at Harvard Law School. The Lab will produce randomized control trials ("RCTs”) directly involving courts and lawyers, particularly in the areas of access to justice and court administration (including agency adjudication). It will also combat the legal profession's current hostility to RCTs through short courses, publications, presentations, and other methods. Lab personnel will be trained to, and expected to, produce their own interventions and RCTs. After sufficient time, Lab personal will be invited to create their own self-sustaining research agendas at other institutions (including legal academia). To view the position description and to apply, please use the link below. Contact Jim Greiner, jgreiner@law.harvard.edu, for further information.

Research Associate (Field) Access to Justice Lab: http://bit.ly/1WjzqR0



Job Description

Reporting to the Access to Justice Lab Faculty Director and the Research Director, the Research Associate – Field works with both to produce and advise on evidence-generating field operations, to create instructional materials, and to work on all aspects of the Access to Justice Lab's operations. The ideal candidate will possess most of the skills and qualifications listed immediately above for the Research Director. The Research Associate-Field position is particularly appropriate for an individual who anticipates, after 3-6 years, entering the academic or other market as a researcher with an agenda that includes field operations (especially randomized control trials - RCTs) in the legal arena.

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