Stanford CIS

Apply Today: CIS Seeks Affiliates and Fellows

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The Stanford Center for Internet and Society seeks scholars and practitioners interested in a formal affiliation with the Center for the 2012-2014 academic years. There are three categories of affiliation:

Affiliate ScholarCIS will select one or more professors in law, computer science, communications, economics, or a related field for formal affiliation with the Center for a period of two years.Affiliate Junior ScholarCIS will select one or more promising PhD candidates or post docs working on issues of technology law or policy for formal affiliation with the Center for a period of at least one year.Non-Residential FellowCIS will select one or more practitioners with a focus on technology law or policy for formal affiliation with CIS for a period of two years.• Applications are due no later than Friday, June 8, 2012. We will announce the 2012-2014 CIS Affiliates in September.• Interested applicants should provide a resume or CV and a statement of interest not to exceed 750 words. We prefer PDF attachments. Email your application to cis@law.stanford.edu.• Applicants must propose a specific project integral to the Center's mission and activities. Areas of interest include net neutrality, regulation of broadband networks, cybersecurity, future of media, free speech, fair use and copyright, privacy, and robotics. The proposal should include specific output, criteria for success, and a timeline of at most two years. Please highlight any Stanford community members with whom you would like to work with. • Affiliates and fellows will be selected on the basis of relevant expertise and a demonstrated commitment to the Center's mission—namely, studying and preserving the conditions for free speech, privacy, innovation, autonomy, and other core values in the context of technological progress. We will place particular emphasis on research or other activities that result in practical advances in technology law or policy.• Affiliates and fellows will receive access to certain CIS resources. Fellowships and affiliations will remain unpaid and can be ended at any time at the discretion of either CIS or the fellow or affiliate.

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