IEE is hiring (II)

Institute for Energy and the Environment

Smart Grid Project Manager

Vermont Law School seeks a Smart Grid Project Manager 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 position of Smart Grid Project Manager has been created to oversee the scope of the Institute’s new Smart Grid research made possible through funding from the Department of Energy. 

The primary responsibilities associated with this position include the following:

·         Administer program specific grants of $450,000 including creating and maintaining a financial reporting system in conjunction with the VLS Business Office as required by DOE

·         Oversee Institute research on Smart Grid efforts including supervising and coordinating the efforts of the Global Energy Fellow and a team of Research Assistants

·         Research US power grid shortcomings and through research, conferences, publications, etc. address energy and economic inefficiencies.  

·         Create detailed assessments of legal and regulatory structures on the national, regional and state levels.

·         Create a predictable and understandable set of legal and regulatory standards related to individual privacy, customer confidential data, and liability issues for investors, operators, and users

·         Represent Vermont Law School at Smart Grid policy conferences throughout the US and overseas.

·         Participate in the solicitation of additional funding to sustain the program.

The ideal candidate would have a demonstrated knowledge of the interfaces among technology deployment, electric power grid operations, and regulatory or legal standards, all combined with 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. or advanced technology 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 19, 2010 or until filled. 

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.