Columbia Law School invites applications for its Columbia Human Rights Clinical Teaching Fellowship. The incumbent will hold the title of Associate Research Scholar and will play the role of Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow. She/he will also have the opportunity to teach the Human Rights Clinic as a Lecturer in Law, which will be a separate appointment, provided they receive faculty approval.
The incumbent will work in the Columbia Human Rights Institute and in the Human Rights Clinic with the Human Rights Clinic Director, as well as with Human Rights Institute directors and staff on clinical projects, research projects, syllabus development, teaching, and the general work of the Institute (e.g. research, scholarship, advocacy, events, workshops, conferences). During the fellowship, the Fellow will be responsible for designing and leading clinic projects; clinical teaching; and scholarly output. Clinic projects address a wide range of civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental issues, and include investigations, public and private advocacy, media work, and the use of judicial and non-judicial mechanisms.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have a law degree ( licence en droit, or licenciado en derecho, etc., will be considered).
Second language abilities are preferred. The position may require international travel.
哥伦比亚大学（Columbia University in the City of New York），位于美国纽约曼哈顿的世界著名私立研究型大学，于1754年根据英国国王乔治二世颁布的《国王宪章》而成立，1896年正式更名为哥伦比亚大学（1784-1896为哥伦比亚学院）并迁到目前所在的晨边高地(Morningside Heights)校园，属于八大常春藤盟校之一 。
哥伦比亚大学是美国历史最悠久的5所大学之一，包括奥巴马总统在内的三位美国总统毕业于该校，艾森豪威尔总统曾担任哥大校长。历史上，哥大的著名校友 还包括五位美国开国元勋、九位美国最高法院大法官、二十位亿万富翁 、二十九位奥斯卡奖获得者、二十九位美国州长、三十四位国家元首等等。哥伦比亚大学拥有世界一流的法学院、商学院、新闻学院等，其新闻学院颁发的普利策奖（Pulitzer Prize）是美国新闻界的最高荣誉。据统计，有104位诺贝尔奖得主曾在哥大工作或学习过，位列世界第二 。
