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The Joseph H. Flom Global Health and Human Rights Initiative 2006-2007 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Joseph H. Flom Global Health and Human Rights Initiative seeks distinguished candidates for its fellowship program starting in September 2006.

The Global Health Fellowship is a full-time, residential fellowship for up to two full years starting in September 2006. Global health fellows will have offices at either the Petrie-Flom Center or the Human Rights Program, and will participate in the intellectual life of both programs.

The role of the fellow will be to lead research or clinical projects on global health and human rights and may involve the supervision of Harvard Law School students on these projects. The work product of fellow-led projects can range from scholarly papers, manuscripts and monographs to direct involvement in policy or legal activities. The presence of the fellow will provide the support and continuity necessary for the Initiative to undertake complex, long-term projects.

Other responsibilities of the fellow may include the design and planning of an annual conference. Apart from overseeing student work, no other teaching responsibilities or opportunities are associated with this fellowship. The fellow will determine the scope and detail of his or her work in consultation with the directors of the Human Rights Program and Petrie-Flom Center.

STIPEND AND BENEFITS: The Global Health Fellow will have access to the full range of resources offered by Harvard University. The fellow will be provided with a private office, library privileges, appointment fees, health benefits, a research budget, and a stipend of up to $60,000 per full year.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants should have background and expertise in the field of global health and human rights, and must hold a degree in law. The expectation for applicants proposing to lead clinical projects is that they have related field and supervisory experience. Applicants will be evaluated by the quality of their proposals, and by their record of academic and professional achievement.

APPLICATION: Completed applications must be received by the Global Health and Human Rights Initiative by 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2006. Please note that with the exception of the Application Cover Sheet, application materials must be submitted in paper form, not electronically, and should include:

1. Application Cover Sheet (www.law.harvard.edu/programs/globalhealth/apply)
2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. Official transcripts from college, law school and any graduate schools attended;
4. Statement of Interest of no more than 500 words explaining the applicant’s reasons for applying, background and interest in global health and human rights, relevant ongoing affiliations with global health and human rights organizations and future career goals. The Statement should indicate the applicant’s preference for a one or two-year fellowship;
5. Proposal for a research or clinical project or projects. The proposal should be no more than 1,000 words. Research proposals should focus less on describing an interesting topic than on demonstrating that the applicant has an interesting idea about the topic that seems sufficiently promising to develop further. If relevant, the proposal should explain how the applicant intends to involve students in the proposed project and identify any outside global health or human rights organizations with which the applicant plans to interact;
6. A paper or other writing sample;
7. Two or three letters of reference;

Applications should be mailed or delivered to:

Sarah Dunn
Staff Assistant
Harvard Law School
Pound Hall, Room 409 Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-4662
globalhealth@law.harvard.edu