IEE is hiring (I)

Institute for Energy and the Environment

Deputy Director

Vermont Law School seeks a Deputy Director for its Institute for Energy and the Environment.

The Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) is the home of an advanced curriculum on energy and regulatory law at Vermont Law School. The IEE distributes scholarly, technical, and practical publications; provides forums and conferences for professional education and issue development; and serves as a center for graduate research on energy issues, with an environmental awareness. For more information, visit www.vermontlaw.edu/energy.

The primary responsibilities associated with this position include the following:

• In coordination with the Associate Director, assist, and often represent, the Director in the administration, development, and operations of the Institute.
• Help guide and teach research team of senior lawyers/analysts, junior lawyers and research associates in roughly $1 million per year of commissioned research for multiple clients.
• Conduct commissioned and independent research personally.
• Represent Vermont Law School at policy conferences throughout the US and overseas.
• Teach one class most semesters (usually in administrative law, regulatory law, Clean Air Act, energy law or a related field).
• Substantive work will be on the intersection between energy and environmental laws, policies, and facts in the US, with particular emphasis on sustainable energy options in a carbon constrained world.

This position requires significant experience with energy and environmental issues as well as the desire and temperament to be a good mentor for the development of new professionals in the field. Successful candidates should possess a record of professional productivity such as academic publications, major program administration within a government or academic setting, and/or demonstrated record of changing the world through advocacy. Salary will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments. A J.D. degree is strongly preferred.

Vermont Law School, a private, independent institution located on the banks of the White River in central Vermont, is Vermont's only law school. It offers a traditional JD curriculum that emphasizes the public-serving role of lawyers, a Master of Studies in Environmental Law degree for non-lawyers, and an LLM in Environmental Law. The law school also features innovative experiential programs and is home to the Environmental Law Center and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic.

Application deadline: April 15, 2010
Start date by mutual agreement, but no later than August 15, 2010.

Please send cover letter (expression of interest), references and resume to:

Email: jobs@vermontlaw.edu

Mail: Diane Hayes, Director of Human Resources
Vermont Law School
PO Box 96
Chelsea Street
South Royalton, VT 05068

Fax: (802) 831-1212

Vermont Law School is an EEO employer.