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Life Science Project Director and Fellow - Berkeley Center of Law and Technology - School of Law

Position overview

Position title: Life Sciences Project Director
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position. Specialist series: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t24-b.pdf. The current base salary range for the Specialist position is $73,000 -$148,900. "Off-scale" salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. Lecturer series: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15.pdf. The current base salary range for this position is 68,247 - $147,181.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: July 1, 2025

Position duration: One year, full-time (100%) academic appointment, subject to renewal

Application Window
Open date: April 18, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) is seeking to hire a Life Sciences Project Director.

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology is the focal point at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law for teaching, research, and student activities on issues at the intersection of law and technology. BCLT's programs encompass the full range of technology law, including intellectual property, privacy, cybercrime and cybersecurity, biotechnology, entertainment law, and telecommunications regulation.

BCLT's Life Science Project provides a dynamic forum for students, scholars, practitioners, and industry leaders to engage with the intellectual property, innovation, and regulatory challenges shaping the life sciences sector. The Project supports and conducts research on a range of topics, including intellectual property protection for pharmaceutical innovations, bioethics, FDA regulatory frameworks, the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare data, and health data privacy regulations.

The Life Sciences Project Director will collaborate with BCLT faculty and the BCLT Executive Director to design and implement the BCLT Life Sciences Project as an independent research program with programmatic responsibility. Travel is required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct and publish research on legal issues related to innovation in the life sciences, including work aimed at audiences beyond academia.


• Oversee the BCLT Life Sciences Project, ensuring its sustainability and growth.


• Develop interdisciplinary partnerships and programming that connect life sciences research with legal scholarship, specifically engaging students, legal scholar and practitioners, and industry stakeholders.


• Strengthen engagement by creating a dialogue with life sciences innovators, attorneys, policymakers, and other stakeholders.


• Organize workshops, conferences, and discussions with legal practitioners, judges, policymakers, and industry leaders.


• Foster collaborations with the Bakar Bioenginuity Hub and QB3 Institute, creating experiential learning opportunities for law students.


• Assist in identifying and securing funding opportunities, as well as developing proposals for additional support.

Teaching and Mentoring:

• Teach writing seminars related to life sciences law.


• Support student-focused initiatives and coordinate the Legal Technology Writing Workshop, guiding student research and publication efforts.


• Oversee programmatic operations of Legal Technology Writing Workshop, including student participation and development of student notes from the Workshop.

Instructors for lecture courses are appointed under the Lecturer title. The selected applicant will have key teaching responsibilities, including developing course materials, maintaining a course website, evaluating student work, and providing academic advising.

For more information: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bclt/

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Candidate must hold a J.D. degree or equivalent international degree

Preferred qualifications

• Advance degree in Life Science


• 0-2 years of experience in the life sciences legal industry


• Admission to practice law in at least one state (California Bar not require)


• Advanced oral and written communication skills.


• Advanced ability to think creatively and independently on concepts requiring advanced analytical skills.


• Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups to achieve results.


• Advanced ability to work collaboratively with internal and external peers and managers.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.


• Cover Letter


• Writing Sample - Such as a policy brief, comment letter, white paper, or other writing sample of no more than 10 pages

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04718

Help contact: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.


• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy


• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties


• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04718