National Agricultural Law Center Research Fellows- Remote Position

Division of Agriculture Research Fellow The National Agricultural Law Center Research Fellows- Remote Position (Evergreen) is a pool posting that will be used to collect applications to fill related temporary positions as they become available. This pool posting will expire on November 1, 2020. Applicants wishing to be considered after this date must re-apply. The position will focus on conducting legal research and writing projects that meaningfully assist the NALC and its partners in serving state, regional, and national stakeholders in furtherance of its mission as the nation's leading source of objective agricultural and food law research and information. Specific areas of research include but are not limited to: environmental regulation of agriculture; food safety and food labeling; agricultural finance and credit; and other relevant issues such as agricultural data and technology, local and regional food systems, and agricultural labor. Successful applicants will have completed at least their first year of law school and have demonstrated skills and experience in legal research and writing. Previous experience or background in agriculture is preferred, but not required. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred, but not required. Applicants must be motivated and capable of reliably implementing work projects in a distance working arrangement. This position will require a commitment of at least ten hours a week, with flexibility given for exams and other academic or holiday events. This is not the initial application. Interested applicants should contact Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley at [email protected] for more information about potential openings before filling in this application. Applications must include at least one letter of reference that speaks to the applicant's research and writing skills. All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS. Please do not send to listed recruitment contact. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture may conduct pre-employment background checks on certain positions for applicants being considered for employment. The background checks may include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal background check or arrest pending adjudication information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absences of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a consistent, non-discriminatory manner consistent with the state and federal law. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.