Fellowships

ISP Resident Fellowships 2025-2026

The ISP Resident Fellowship is designed for recent graduates of law or Ph.D. programs who are interested in an academic career and whose research is related to any of the ISP research areas. We specifically encourage applicants interested in working on projects related to  (1) artificial intelligence and (2) the digital public sphere, including freedom of speech, content moderation, privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic governance.

Applicants must have completed their J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship. ISP Resident Fellows are expected to write at least two academic works per year, to attend all ISP events, be present in the ISP facilities three full days per week, and to contribute to ISP programming. ISP Resident fellows are strongly urged to reside in the New Haven area.

ISP-funded Resident Fellowships normally begin on July 1 and last for one year; subject to satisfactory performance, fellows in residence are ordinarily granted a second year of support. Fellows receive a salary of USD $70,000 per year plus Yale benefits, a travel stipend, and access to Yale University resources. Please note that the salary is subject to a review of candidates’ qualifications by Yale Human Resources.

Applications should include the following:

• A cover letter indicating your interest in the Resident Fellowship
• A research agenda (5 pages max)
• A resume or CV
• A law/graduate school transcript
• At least one scholarly writing sample (in English)
• Two letters of recommendation

No applications will be accepted after December 18, 2024. Questions and applications should be sent to applications.isp@yale.edu. Please indicate clearly that the application is for the ISP Resident Fellow position. Applications for self-funded Resident Fellowships are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

Applications for Visiting and Self-funded Resident Fellows are accepted on a rolling basis.

The ISP offers Visiting Fellowships to individuals interested in spending a semester or an academic year at the ISP, or otherwise interested in regularly attending ISP events and contributing to the ISP community. 

The ISP also accepts applications from individuals who have financial support from a Fulbright fellowship or an academic fellowship of comparable prestige. These Self-funded Fellows will be designated ISP Resident fellows and are expected to reside in the New Haven area. 

Because one of the ISP’s primary goal is creating and maintaining a sense of community among its fellows, Visiting Fellows are expected to attend at least 3-5 events per month during the academic year, depending on how far away they live. The ISP requests that Visiting Fellows who only are able to attend 3-5 events per month commit to a full year, in order to develop the relationships that make this fellowship worthwhile. Visiting Fellows who are able to attend 3-5 events per month are eligible for semester-long Visiting Fellowships.

Applications should include the following:

• A cover letter indicating your interest in the ISP Fellowship and noting how often you anticipate attending ISP events per semester
• A brief research agenda (1-3 pages)
• A resume or CV
• At least one writing sample, preferably scholarly and in English
• Two letters of recommendation

Those applying for Self-funded Fellowships should indicate their sources of support.

Visiting Fellow and Self-funded Fellow applications are accepted on a rolling basis.  Please submit applications in electronic form to applications.isp@yale.edu.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

Applications for Student Fellows are accepted on a rolling basis.

The ISP Student Fellowship is intended for current Yale law, graduate, and undergraduate students who are interested in the ISP research areas. Student fellows are expected to regularly attend ISP events and contribute to ISP programming. In the past, student fellows have led reading groups, helped draft amicus briefs, organized conferences and speaker events, and founded and participated in clinics.

Applications should include the following:

• A cover letter indicating your interest in the Student Fellowship, your school affiliation and graduation year, a list of three ISP events you attended and what you found interesting about them, and how often you anticipate attending ISP events per semester
• A resume or CV

Student Fellow applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Please submit applications in electronic form to applications.isp@yale.edu
 

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is no longer accepting applications for a Clinical Fellow with the ISP’s Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice (PSRJ). The position is a one-year appointment that is potentially renewable for a second year. The Clinical Fellow will co-teach the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project legal clinic (RRJP) and assist in other PSRJ initiatives.

This position is based in New Haven, CT. Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience and will include Yale University health benefits. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PSRJ and the RRJP legal clinic
PSRJ was established at Yale Law School in 2009 as an idea-generating institution, an incubator of novel litigation strategies and legal theories designed to advance reproductive rights and justice. The RRJP legal clinic is an initiative of PSRJ that teaches litigation and policy advocacy skills in an area of the law under siege, and puts PSRJ’s strategies to work.

The Information Society Project is led by Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin and ISP Executive Director Chinmayi Arun. PSRJ is led by Clinical Lecturer and Senior Fellow Priscilla J. Smith, a former reproductive rights litigator.

About the Fellowship Position
PSRJ seeks a candidate with exposure to reproductive rights litigation and its particular challenges. The ideal candidate will have an academic background in reproductive rights, a history of activism in the area, and an interest in working with the PSRJ Director, YLS scholars, and YLS students enrolled in the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project clinical class. Litigation experience is helpful.

The Fellow will primarily be engaged in developing and implementing new litigation strategies and legal theories. The Fellow will conduct this research under the direction of the PSRJ Director and will often collaborate with faculty members and attorneys from cooperating organizations. As an instructor in the RRJP clinic, the Fellow will supervise students who are developing and implementing litigation and policy projects designed to advance reproductive rights and justice.

Applications
Applications should be sent in electronic form to Heather Branch (heather.branch@yale.edu). Please indicate clearly that the application is for the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice Clinical Fellow position. Application materials should include:

• A cover letter describing the applicant’s interest in the position, relevant practice experience, and career goals;
• A copy of the applicant’s resume and law school transcript;
• Contact information for three references; and
• At least one sample of recent legal writing, either a brief or memorandum, or a piece of academic writing, that demonstrates sophisticated and creative legal reasoning.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. For additional information please click here.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

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The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (ISP) is seeking a Communications Fellow for the ISP and the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) clinic. This hybrid role combines institutional communications and outreach with independent research related to one or more of the ISP’s research areas. The Communications Fellow will hold concurrent appointments as Communications Manager and ISP Resident Fellow.

Fellows receive a salary plus Yale benefits, a travel stipend, and access to Yale University resources.

Responsibilities include:

As communications manager

• Write regular news updates for the ISP and MFIA websites (including, e.g., announcements of project updates, feature interviews with students, and press releases about ongoing cases).
• Liaise with the ISP and MFIA teams, Yale Law School Office of Public Affairs, and external partners to disseminate communications.
• Manage social media accounts to promote upcoming events and share recordings of past events. Respond to external queries on social media and email.
• Manage ISP and MFIA web pages, keeping information current and updating links to reports, filings, court records, etc.
• Attend and document ISP and MFIA events, including two talks each week and one conference each semester.
• Create posters, flyers and other promotional material for events.
• Draft twice yearly MFIA newsletters and occasional ISP newsletters, and assist with funder communications.

As a Resident Fellow:

• Engage in academic research and publication.
• Write at least two academic works per year, attend all ISP events, be present in the ISP facilities three full days per week, and contribute to ISP programming.
• ISP Resident fellows are strongly urged to reside in the New Haven area.

Requirements:

• A self-motivated and organized worker.
• The ability to write clear, attractive copy that distils technical details for broad audiences.
• A demonstrated interest in the ISP’s research areas, with a relevant JD, PhD or equivalent degree. We will also consider pre-doctoral applicants who are strong candidates for the communications manager role.
• Candidates should be able to commit on a yearlong basis, from September 1 2024 till August 30 2025. An extension for a second year is possible. Candidates who can commit to two years will be preferred.
• Past experience in a digital communications role, familiarity with web publishing software, and graphic design and video editing skills are a plus.

To Apply:

Applications should include the following:

• A cover letter indicating your interest in the Communications Fellowship
• A research agenda (5 pages max)
• A resume or CV
• A law/graduate school transcript
• At least one scholarly writing sample
• At least two communications and outreach writing samples
• Two letters of recommendation

Please submit your application in electronic form to Ann-Marie Cooper.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

The Majority World Initiative is accepting applications for an MWI Fellow.

The Majority World Initiative Fellowship is an opportunity for a postdoctoral candidate from the majority world, or the global south, to draft legal scholarship and to participate in the intellectual life of the ISP. The ideal candidate will be familiar with social media governance scholarship and with the challenges majority world researchers face while thinking and writing about global online platforms. They will also have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, will be capable of writing persuasively. We encourage candidates from the majority world to apply.

Applicants must have completed their J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship.

The duties of the MWI Fellow may include:

• Building relationships with majority world scholars
• Writing white papers or academic articles, and publishing blog posts and op-eds
• Organizing workshops and working with the others involved in the MWI

ISP-funded Resident Fellowships normally begin on July 1 and last for one year; subject to satisfactory performance, fellows in residence are ordinarily granted a second year of support. Fellows receive a salary of USD $70,000 per year plus Yale benefits, a travel stipend, and access to Yale University resources. Please note that the salary is subject to a review of candidates’ qualifications by Yale Human Resources.

The MWI Fellow is expected to write at least two academic works per year, to attend all ISP events, be present in the ISP facilities three full days per week, and to contribute to ISP programming. The MWI Fellow is also strongly urged to reside in the New Haven area.

Application materials should include:

• A cover letter indicating your interest in the MWI fellowship
• A 3 to 5-page research agenda
• A resume or CV
• A law and/or graduate school transcript
• At least one scholarly writing sample, preferably in English
• Two to three letters of recommendation

No applications will be accepted after December 18, 2024. Questions and applications should be sent to applications.isp@yale.edu. Please indicate clearly that the application is for the MWI Fellow position. Applications for self-funded Resident Fellowships are accepted on a rolling basis through the year.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

The Wikimedia/Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and Information, an initiative of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, is accepting applications for a WIII Fellow.

The WIII Fellowship is an opportunity for a postdoctoral candidate to work to improve global access to information, to draft legal scholarship and engage in policy advocacy, and to participate in the intellectual life of the ISP. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in intermediary liability, platform governance, access to information, and online content issues; familiarity with relevant case law and legal systems; and excellent persuasive writing and interpersonal skills.

Applicants must have completed their J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship.

The duties of the WIII Fellow may include:

• Monitoring ongoing and upcoming legislative and regulatory developments which engage intermediary rights, liabilities and responsibilities
• Producing white papers or academic articles with policy recommendations
• Publishing blog posts and op-eds
• Organizing educational events at Yale Law School
• Supervising pro bono students and summer researchers, and coordinating their contributions to the work of the WIII program.
• Acting as a liaison between the Yale ISP and the Wikimedia Foundation

ISP-funded Resident Fellowships normally begin on July 1 and last for one year; subject to satisfactory performance, fellows in residence are ordinarily granted a second year of support. Fellows receive a salary of USD $70,000 per year plus Yale benefits, a travel stipend, and access to Yale University resources. Please note that the salary is subject to a review of candidates’ qualifications by Yale Human Resources.

The WIII Fellow is expected to write at least two academic works per year, to attend all ISP events, be present in the ISP facilities three full days per week, and to contribute to ISP programming. The WIII Fellow is also strongly urged to reside in the New Haven area.

Applications should include the following:

• A cover letter indicating your interest in the Resident Fellowship
• A research agenda (5 pages max)
• A resume or CV
• A law/graduate school transcript
• At least one scholarly writing sample (in English)
• Two letters of recommendation

No applications will be accepted after December 18, 2024. Questions and applications should be sent to applications.isp@yale.edu. Please indicate clearly that the application is for the WIII Fellow position. Applications for self-funded Resident Fellowships are accepted on a rolling basis through the year.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.