[We have the following announcement.]
Rethinking Regulation at the
Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, in collaboration with Duke’s
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and the Fuqua School of Business, invites
outstanding scholars of regulatory governance to apply for 1-2 residential
George C. Lamb, Jr. Fellowships for the 2015-16 academic year. The Rethinking
Regulation program is a multi-disciplinary community comprised of faculty
members and graduate/professional students from many academic departments and
professional schools at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State
University. The group’s members study and assess “regulation in action” – the
evolving politics, operations, and culture of regulatory institutions, their
interactions with regulated businesses and other interest groups, and normative
frameworks for the evaluation of regulatory policy. Find out more [here].
In addition to pursuing
their own research, Lamb Fellows will be expected to participate in Rethinking
Regulation seminars and workshops, as well as Kenan Institute for Ethics
workshops and seminars. They will also help shape a significant collaborative research
project along with other members of the Rethinking regulation community. As
part of that collaboration, Fellows will undertake some teaching
responsibilities in Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
and/or Fuqua School of Business – most likely co-teaching an advanced research
seminar focused on subject matter of the collaborative research project, though
other arrangements are possible. Fellows can come from any relevant academic
discipline, including political science, public policy/administration, history,
economics, sociology, cognitive psychology, anthropology, business management,
law, environmental studies, risk analysis, and engineering.
Thematic Preferences
for 2015-16
We especially welcome
proposals from scholars with expertise or a strong emerging interest in one of
the following two areas:
·
Retrospective review –
assessment of regulatory rules, programs, strategies and agencies, examining
what distinguishes successful from unsuccessful regulatory governance.
·
Adaptive regulation –
strategies of regulatory governance that can appropriately cope with changing
conditions and rapid processes of technological or organizational innovation,
in contexts such as financial regulation, the oversight of advanced techniques
of extracting fossil fuels (fracking, deep-sea drilling), nanotechnology, etc.
Fellowship Terms
We prefer proposals for the
full academic year, but will consider applications for a single semester
fellowship. All applicants should: possess a doctorate, J.D., or equivalent
professional degree; be at least two years beyond their graduate training; and
be based outside the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. All scholarly
ranks are eligible. Residence in Durham is expected during the tenure of the
fellowship. Lamb Fellows will receive office space at the Kenan Institute for
Ethics, full Duke Library privileges, and a modest research account. Primary
financial support, in the form of a fellowship grant, will vary according to
individual circumstances. We anticipate offering grants equal to one-half of
yearly or semester salaries, up to an annually set maximum amount, which may be
less than half-salary for professors at the higher end of the compensation
spectrum.
Application Process
January 9, 2015:
- A letter of application that describes the candidate's research areas and experience, ongoing projects, interest in collaborative research and teaching, and rationale for desiring a sustained period of engagement with Rethinking Regulation
- A 2-3 page research proposal that details the individual work to be pursued during the term of the fellowship
- A curriculum vitae
- Two to four references - these should be individuals who can speak to the candidate's research expertise, experience in multi-disciplinary contexts, and capacity for/interest in collaborative academic work.
Selection Criteria
The Selection Committee, made
up of scholars active in the Rethinking Regulation program, will
assess applications on the
basis of:
- The quality of their research and other achievement
- The promise of their current research, especially in bridging disciplinary divides and informing ongoing regulatory policy debates
- Their capacity for/interest in collaborative research, teaching, and writing
- The fit between their expertise and the research priorities identified by Rethinking Regulation.
An affirmative action and
equal-opportunity employer, Duke University is committed to increasing the
cultural and intellectual diversity of its academic community
