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The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator (VPA) seeks applications for a fellow in the field of networks, platforms, and utilities (NPUs). The Project on NPUs seeks to revitalize the study of the law and political economy of NPU industries; and facilitates research and education on NPU law and policy.

Department	Law School
Full Description	The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator (VPA) seeks applications for a fellow in the field of networks, platforms, and utilities (NPUs). The Project on NPUs seeks to revitalize the study of the law and political economy of NPU industries; and facilitates research and education on NPU law and policy. The two-year NPU fellowship is designed to support individuals who are interested in becoming law professors in the field of networks, platforms, and utilities, defined broadly as including transportation, communications, energy, banking, and tech platforms, and cross-cutting issues and themes across these sectors. The NPU fellow is expected to write academic articles for publication in legal journals, participate in the NPU workshop and annual NPU conference, and go on the academic job market in the second year of the fellowship. The NPU fellow will receive mentoring and guidance from Vanderbilt law faculty. Fellows must, by the time of the start of the fellowship, be a graduate of an accredited law school and have no more than 3 years of prior post-doctoral fellowship experience. Relocation to Nashville is preferred and encouraged, but remote work with occasional travel may be possible.
Application Details	Applicants should send a CV, list of references, law school transcript, and research agenda to policyaccelerator@vanderbilt.edu. A cover letter is optional. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Contact:	Ganesh Sitaraman : policyaccelerator@vanderbilt.edu : (615) 322-6761
Posted	2023-02-24 22:06:03

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