Quattrone Center Research Fellow

About this position

Quattrone Center Research Fellow

Location: University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Open Date: May 24, 2025

Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

About the Quattrone Center:

• The Quattrone Center is a research and policy hub housed at the Law
• School. The interdisciplinary Center brings together faculty from
• across the University of Pennsylvania and the nation, collaborating
• with criminal justice practitioners in an interdisciplinary
• approach to reduce errors in the administration of justice. The
• Quattrone Center has rapidly established itself as a thought leader
• on issues pertaining to the reduction of errors in criminal justice
• and is the chief proponent for blending law and scientific research
• (both social science and new technology) in a "systems approach" to
• improving the criminal justice system. The Center applies
• techniques from healthcare, aviation, and other industries focused
• on safety, quality control, reliability, etc. in ways that unify
• participants in the criminal justice system to implement, evaluate,
• and expand best practices in the administration of justice.

About the Fellowship:

• Designed for scholars interested in pursuing academic careers in
• areas related to the Quattrone Center's work, fellows enjoy faculty
• access to the Law School's services and full participation in all
• Quattrone Center events. This is a full-time commitment and fellows
• are expected to be in residence at the Law School for the duration
• of the fellowship. Fellows receive a full year of funding and are
• eligible for renewal for an additional year. Fellows are expected
• to produce at least one original academic work during each year of
• funding. In addition to conducting their individual research and
• writing projects, each fellow's responsibilities will also include
• providing support for the Quattrone Center's existing and new
• programs, including the development of reports and proposals.

Qualifications

Requirements :

To be eligible, prospective fellows must meet one of the following

criteria:

• Have earned a law degree. (Fellow candidates with at least 2 years of post-graduate experience will be strongly preferred; this experience may be legal practice, a judicial clerkship or other relevant legal experience); or
• Have completed, or are in the terminal stage of a PhD or equivalent academic program, and have not yet held a full-time tenure track academic appointment

• The fellowship is open to individuals with a background in law as
• well as those with a background in social science (e.g. sociology,
• psychology, economics, criminology, etc.) or medicine, with a
• proven familiarity with criminal justice research.

Application Instructions

To Apply :

Complete the Fellowship application

• Cover letter
• CV
• Undergraduate and law school and/or graduate school transcript(s) *
• Writing sample(s)
• Two references, minimum (at least one must be an academic reference) **

• If official transcripts will be submitted confidentially, your provider may email them directly to quattronecenter@law.upenn.edu .

• * Applicants can request confidential references directly through the Interfolio application system.

Questions/Contact : quattronecenter@law.upenn.edu

Learn more

about the Quattrone Center

https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/fellowships.php#quattrone

To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/85998

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

• The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer.
• Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race,
• color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin
• (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship
• status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected
• under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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