The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator (VPA) is growing! We are seeking researchers, scholars, policy advocates, government officials, and political staffers who want to help write the next chapter in the history of American political economy. At VPA, we work to rapidly bring new ideas in political economy and regulation into academia, government, and the public conversation, with attention to issues of market power and the capacity of public institutions to address today’s most pressing challenges.
Organizationally, VPA combines the deep research capacities of a traditional university center with the most effective tactics of a think tank. We are looking for policy analysts to power research and policy proposals that range from modernizing American banking regulation to reforming the airline industry to addressing food deserts via public grocery stores. We need senior managers and technical experts to direct our dynamic policy projects, from leading our efforts in competition policy and public utilities regulation to standing up our new Tech Policy Blueprints Initiative.
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.