International Legal Research Group
About the role
Location: Worldwide INVITATION TO APPLY DEADLINE: 1 October 2016 Are you interested in how economic, human rights and environmental law come together for just and sustainable development? Would you like to learn more about cutting-edge international research and educational initiatives? Would your studies or practice benefit from new legal analysis, experiences, and networks? Apply now for a pro bono legal research position in the international Legal Research Group of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), an independent international legal research center. Join law and graduate students from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, McGill, Stanford, Montreal, Costa Rica, Nairobi, Hanoi, Manila, Chile and other institutions to gain access to new experiences, opportunities and professional development, and to build excellent new research and communities of practice in the fields of environment, development, economics and law. Successful candidates will join an international network with the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge legal research projects on law and policy related to: climate change; biodiversity & biosafety; natural resources governance; trade & investment; human rights & poverty eradication; health & hazards; and governance, institutions & accountability.