Update as of April 28th: the application deadline has been extended to May 8th
The Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (HLS PILAC) is an independent, nonpartisan research program that seeks to identify and analyze — and inform responses concerning — some of the foremost challenges facing the normative and operational framework governing armed conflict. Governments, U.N. system actors, advocates, and academics regularly draw upon the Program’s independent analyses and research products.
For the summer of 2020, HLS PILAC seeks research support on several projects. Those projects include the Program’s flagship Counterterrorism and Humanitarian Engagement Project (the CHE Project), which is the leading research and policy platform dedicated to analyzing how counterterrorism measures affect humanitarian action in situations of armed conflict involving acts of terrorism; the Medical Care in Armed Conflict project, which seeks to shed light on the evolution, drivers, and nature of the fragility of the medical mission and offer principles-based analysis as to how to strengthen the legal framework; and the War Algorithms project, which seeks to strengthen international debate and inform policy-making on the ways that artificial intelligence and complex computer algorithms are transforming war. In addition, the Program seeks support on exploring several seed ideas, including on legal frameworks regulating the resort to force, the business of war, war-lawyering standards, and the protection of the environment in armed conflict. Under the supervision of Program faculty or senior staff, HLS student research assistants may undertake a range of tasks, including conducting original research and analysis; drafting and editing research products; drafting communications materials; or contributing to internal discussions and debates. The Program plans to bring on five to ten full- or part-time HLS student Research Assistants for four- to ten-week commitments during the summer of 2020. Positions are remunerated at the hourly HLS RA rate.
Interested eligible HLS students may apply via the form below. We note that we anticipate receiving more applications than available positions.
Eligibility
For this call for summer 2020 applications, only continuing/rising HLS degree candidates who are eligible to work in the U.S. during the relevant period are eligible.
Deadline
Eligible students may submit an application through the following form by May 8th. Please note that we anticipate that decisions will be made by May 14th.
Application Form
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