Thanks for your interest in joining the ISP. We welcome applications for the following fellowships:

• Resident Fellows
• Visiting Fellows
• Student Fellows

Information Society Project Resident Fellowships for 2009-2010

The ISP resident fellowship is designed for recent graduates of law or Ph.D. programs who are interested in careers in teaching and public service in any of the following areas: Internet and telecommunications law, intellectual property law, law and innovation, access to knowledge, first amendment law, media studies, privacy, cybercrime, cybersecurity, social software, standards and technology policy, cultural evolution, bioethics, biotechnology, and law and technology generally.

Fellows receive a salary of approximately 44,000 USD plus Yale benefits. Fellows are expected to work on an independent scholarly project as well as help with administrative and scholarly work for the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. A small number of special ISP visiting fellowships are also available for persons who provide their own sources of funding. 

Application materials for resident or visiting fellowships should include the following:

(1) A brief (one to five page) statement of the applicant's proposed scholarly research;
(2) A copy of the applicant's resume;
(3) A law school (or graduate school) transcript;
(4) At least one sample of recent scholarly writing (samples in English are strongly preferred);
(5) Two letters of recommendation.

Applications for the 2009-10 ISP fellowship must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2009.  Awards will be announced at the end of March 2009.   For additional information please contact Deborah Sestito at deborah.sestito@yale.edu.

Application materials should be sent (in hard copy) to:

Information Society Project Fellowship Program
c/o Deborah Sestito, Room 333
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
P.O. Box 208215
New Haven CT 06520-8215

Visiting Fellowships

The ISP visiting fellowship is intended for persons who provide their own sources of funding. Possible candidates include recent graduates of law or Ph.D. programs who are interested in careers in teaching and public service in any of the following areas: Internet and telecommunications law, intellectual property law, access to knowledge, first amendment law, media studies, privacy, cybercrime, cybersecurity, social software, standards and technology policy, cultural evolution, bioethics, biotechnology, and law and technology generally.

Those wishing to apply for a visiting fellowship should submit application materials as described for resident fellowships above.

Student Fellowships

The ISP student fellowship is intended for current Yale Law School J.D. or L.L.M. candidates who are interested in any of the following areas: Internet and telecommunications law, intellectual property law, access to knowledge, first amendment law, media studies, privacy, cybercrime, cybersecurity, social software, standards and technology policy, cultural evolution, bioethics, biotechnology, and law and technology generally. Student fellows frequently engage with other ISP faculty and fellows, participate in ISP events, and often author ISP-sponsored research.

For additional information please contact Prof. Jack Balkin at jack.balkin@yale.edu.