I have recently joined my colleague Bruce Johnsen as a co director of the Robert A. Levy Fellowship in Law and Liberty at GMU Law. It is a very generous fellowship — a tuition waiver plus a generous stipend — for economists who have their PhD’s or “ABD” status to come to law school on our dime along with a stipend of up to $27,000 annually. PhD’s and doctoral candidates in other social science disciplines are also welcome to apply. Several Levy Fellows have successfully ventured into the legal academic market over the past few years, and we continue to look for economists and economists-in-training with an interest in law and legal institutions. Levy Fellow alumni include Jonathan Klick, now at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. More recently, Levy alum Murat Mungan joined the faculty at Florida State as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Levy Fellow alum Jeremy Kidd is also on the law school market this year. If the opportunity is of interest — please contact me via email, or check out the details in the advertisement below, as well as the website with further details on the application process.
GMU Law is a great place to do law and economics. The GMU Law and Economics Center, with a new and ambitious research and policy agenda under Henry Butler, is a wonderful asset for a rising law and economics scholar, and the law and economics faculty here are interested in a wide range of legal topics and play an integral part in the Levy Fellow program. The program isn’t for everybody. We’re looking for economists and other social scientists who are interested in understanding legal institutions and plan on entering the academic job market. Experimental economists interested in the special opportunities available at the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science and Center for the Study of Neuroeconomics might also find the program especially attractive.
The full text of the advertisement is below the fold. Contact me if you have questions about the application process.
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
School of Law
Robert A. Levy Fellowship
George Mason University School of Law invites applications for the Robert A. Levy Fellowship in Law & Liberty. The Levy Fellowship includes an annual stipend of up to $27,000 per year plus a tuition waiver and is available to PhD or ABD economists who wish to pursue a JD at George Mason.
DESCRIPTION:
Applicants will be evaluated for their promise as Law and Economics scholars capable of making a significant contribution to understanding the institutions of a free society. We are pleased in recent years to have placed fellows in highly ranked institutions. Two or more fellowships will be awarded for the 2011/12 academic year. Applicants should arrange to take the LSAT no later than February 2012. George Mason University is an equal opportunity-affirmative action institution.
A special opportunity now exists for those interested in experimental economics. Levy Fellows will have the opportunity to run experiments and collaborate with faculty at the path breaking Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science and Center for the Study of Neuroeconomics.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please provide all items requested in standard law school application process, including LSAT/LSDAS, PLUS cover letter with three references, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, and a copy of current research.
Letters should be sent to the:
CONTACT:
George Mason University School of Law
Office of Admissions
3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
Or calls made to:
Tel: (703) 993-8010
The co-director of the Levy Fellowship program:
CONTACT: Professor Joshua Wright
Email: jwrightg at gmu dot edu