Monday, February 19, 2007

WRI Job: China Associate/Senior Associate

The Climate, Energy and Pollution (CEP) program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking an Associate to work on issues related to China and its role in global climate change. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of the political dynamics surrounding energy and the environment in China, and will help WRI develop internal capacity to expand on a major new clean energy effort there. He/She will undertake research, policy analysis, project management and fundraising on Chinese energy and environment issues. The Associate will work with a team of WRI staff dedicated to finding ways to both mitigate climate change and help the most vulnerable to adapt to it.For more information please see : http://www.wri.org/joblist/job.cfm?jid=221

Research Associate Position in Beijing/Yale China Law Center

Announcement


To: Students and Recent Graduates Interested in Chinese Legal Reform

From: The China Law Center, Yale Law School

Date: February 7, 2007

Re: Research Associate Position in Beijing


The China Law Center of Yale Law School is seeking a graduating student or recent university graduate for a Research Associate position based in Beijing. The Research Associate will support Center projects in China by providing administrative and logistical support; conducting research and writing on issues related to legal reform; and communicating with scholars, officials, and lawyers.
\n\nIdeal candidates will have fluent English; proficiency in written and spoken\nMandarin Chinese; strong research, writing, analytical, and communication\nskills; an interest in law and legal reform; and a commitment to public\ninterest service. The Research Associate will receive a competitive\none-year fellowship stipend for the 2007-2008 year. \n\n \n\nInterested students and recent graduates should submit a CV and cover\nletter to the Center’s staff at the following email address: yalechinalaw@gmail.com. \n\n \n\n \n\nThe China Law Center\n\n \n\nThe China Law Center of Yale Law School is a unique institution devoted\nto supporting law and policy reform within China\nand increasing understanding of China\nin the United States. \nThe core of the Center’s work is designing and carrying out sustained,\nin-depth cooperative projects between U.S. and Chinese experts on key\nissues in Chinese law and policy reform. Our projects focus on areas that\nare critical to China’s\nongoing reform process, particularly judicial reform, criminal justice reform,\nadministrative and regulatory reform, and constitutional law. \n\n ",1]
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Ideal candidates will have fluent English; proficiency in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese; strong research, writing, analytical, and communication skills; an interest in law and legal reform; and a commitment to public interest service. The Research Associate will receive a competitive one-year fellowship stipend for the 2007-2008 year.

Interested students and recent graduates should submit a CV and cover letter to the Center’s staff at the following email address: yalechinalaw@gmail.com.


The China Law Center

The China Law Center of Yale Law School is a unique institution devoted to supporting law and policy reform within China and increasing understanding of China in the United States. The core of the Center’s work is designing and carrying out sustained, in-depth cooperative projects between U.S. and Chinese experts on key issues in Chinese law and policy reform. Our projects focus on areas that are critical to China’s ongoing reform process, particularly judicial reform, criminal justice reform, administrative and regulatory reform, and constitutional law.

\n\nSince its start in 1999, the Center has opened offices at Yale\nUniversity and in Beijing, with a small staff of lawyers and scholars with\ndecades of collective experience working on law and policy reform issues in\nChina. The Center’s Director is Professor Paul Gewirtz. \nAssociate Director Jeffrey Prescott and Senior Fellow Keith Hand manage the Beijing office. A\nfull list of Center staff, and further information, may be found on our\nWebsite: http://www.yale.edu/chinalaw.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n",0]
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Since its start in 1999, the Center has opened offices at Yale University and in Beijing, with a small staff of lawyers and scholars with decades of collective experience working on law and policy reform issues in China. The Center’s Director is Professor Paul Gewirtz. Associate Director Jeffrey Prescott and Senior Fellow Keith Hand manage the Beijing office. A full list of Center staff, and further information, may be found on our Website: http://www.yale.edu/chinalaw.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

2007 Summer Internships at North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation

This notice from my e-mail inbox:

Please take note that the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, created by the environmental side agreement to the NAFTA, is seeking summer interns. The program is open to students actively pursuing law or other graduate degrees and is limited to citizens of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Undergraduates are not eligible. The deadline for applications is February 23.

The notice regarding the 2007 Summer Intern Program, with application instructions, is available in English, French and Spanish at this link: http://www.cec.org/pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?varlan=english&ID=2061 .

We would be grateful if you could let eligible students know about this opportunity.

Thanks!
Geoff Garver

Geoffrey Garver
Director, Submissions on Enforcement Matters Unit
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
393 rue St-Jacques O., bureau 200
Montreal QC H2Y 1N9
(514) 350-4332