DISTINGUISHED ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SCHOLAR 2009-10

During the 2009-10 academic year, Lewis & Clark Law School is very pleased to host  Joseph P. Tomain as Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar. Joseph Tomain is the Dean Emeritus and the Wilbert and Helen Ziegler Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Professor Tomain has written extensively in the energy law field.  His many publications include Regulatory Law and Policy (3d ed. 2003 with Shapiro), Energy Law and Policy for the 21st Century (2000 with Hickey, Kelly, Mansfield, and Zillman) and Nuclear Power Transformation (1987). 

The Natural Resources Law Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School is now accepting applications from law school faculty, exceptional graduating law students, and distinguished practitioners for its Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar position. Graduating law students and practitioners are welcome to apply for a one-year term which begins in late August. Law faculty on sabbatical may choose a one-semester or one-year term to coincide with the term of their sabbatical.

The Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar position provides the opportunity to research and write an article or other scholarly piece on a topic of your choice in the environmental or natural resources fields in an idyllic setting. The article is expected to be published in our nationally-recognized law review, Environmental Law. The Scholar also writes a short article for our newsletter, participates in the LL.M. seminar and, depending on interest and experience, may teach a seminar in the environmental/natural resources curriculum and contribute in other ways to the law school community.

Lewis & Clark Law School is located in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Our campus is in a stunning wooded setting adjacent to a state wilderness park and provides a peaceful setting for concentrated research and writing. Our diverse and talented natural resources faculty provide an opportunity for the exchange of stimulating ideas and scholarship.

The Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar receives a stipend of $25,000, plus contribution towards benefits. The Scholar will have his or her own office in the law school’s newest “green” building and access to our excellent library.

To apply, please submit the following by March 3, 2010* to Janice Weis, Associate Dean and Director, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Program:

1. C.V.*
2. Letter explaining your interest in the Scholar position, describing how you propose to contribute to the Law School's environmental and natural resources community, and your qualifications to make such a contribution*
3. Explanation of proposed research*
4. Official law school transcript
5. Writing sample: copies of published articles or publishable papers (no more than two)
6. Three letters of reference

*Law faculty may apply at any time as needed to plan for a future sabbatical
and need only submit items 1-3.

For further information, please contact:

Janice Weis
(503) 768-6649
nrli@lclark.edu