Chinese Law and Politics Blog

Position: Staff Attorney, China Environmental Law Project, NDRC

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) seeks to hire a Staff Attorney to be based in Beijing to work in its China Environmental Law project.

NRDC has worked in China with government agencies, research institutes and civil society organizations to protect the environment for over 10 years.  In China, NRDC is working in the areas of environmental public participation, NGO capacity building, environmental law and litigation, energy efficiency, clean power, green buildings, and public health.  It works through research, international exchanges and trainings, collaboration on the formulation of policies, regulations and standards and a variety of other approaches. 

Research Opportunity: Nanjing

The Institute for International Research at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) is a joint research initiative of Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University and located in Nanjing, China.

This competition is open to professors, associate professors and assistant professors, as well as established scholars holding non-faculty appointments. PhD students whose dissertation research requires work in Nanjing may also apply. While no financial support is available, fellows will have an affiliation with the Center and be a part of the HNC community.

Position: China Country Director, Public Interest Law Institute

The Public Interest Law Institute (PILI) is seeking to fill the new position of Country Director, China. Leading candidates will be lawyers with demonstrated expertise and interest in legal reform and public interest law in China, as well as strong project management skills.

PILI has two major objectives in China: 1) to promote the provision of pro bono legal services to public interest organizations by developing a clearinghouse to match them with law firms; and 2) to encourage strategic litigation and other advocacy tools for advancing the rights of women, migrants and other vulnerable populations. For more information on PILI’s work, see their website at www.pili.org.

Position: Administrative Coordinator, Yale China Law Center

The China Law Center at Yale Law School is seeking applicants for an open position of Administrative Coordinator in the Center’s New Haven office. This position requires performing a wide range of administrative and fiscal responsibilities at The China Law Center, including organizing administrative support for projects, multi-day workshops and conferences in China, managing activities related to visiting Chinese and other scholars and students, and providing research on a variety of topics. The Administrative Coordinator also assists with the administration of the Center’s complex fiscal arrangements.

Position: Intern at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is currently soliciting resumes for spring internships (paid) in Washington , D.C. , working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues.  Interns must be U.S. citizens.

Applications for spring internships must be received by November 1, 2007.  Further details are available below and on the Commission’s Web site at www.cecc.gov.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via e-mail to Judy.wright@mail.house.gov or via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention:  Judy Wright, Director of Administration.

Position: Professional Staff Member, CECC

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is soliciting applications for the position of professional staff member.

The CECC is a joint commission created by Congress in October 2000 to monitor human rights and the development of the rule fo law in China.  It consists of nine Senators, nine members of the House of Representatives, and five senior Administration officials appointed by the President.

Candidate must be U.S. citizens.  Candidates will preferably have a law degree or a Ph.D. or M.A. in political science, history, business, economics or other social sciences, but B.A. candidates with very strong credentials will also receive serious consideration.  For more details, see the full job announcement below.

Position: Intern, Congressional-Executive Commission on China

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is currently soliciting resumes for fall internships (paid) in Washington D.C., working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues. Interns must be U.S. citizens.

Applications for fall internships must be received by August 1.  Further details are available on the Commission's Web site at www.cecc.gov. 

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via e-mail to Judy Wright or via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention: Judy Wright, Director of Administration.

Position: Program Officer for Law Programs, Yale-China Association

The Yale-China Association, a non-profit organization that promotes U.S.-China educational exchange, seeks candidates for the position of program officer for law programs to be based either at its headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut, or its China office in Hong Kong.

For more information, see the announcement on the website of the Yale-China Association.

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Position: Program Officer, CLD Consultants (Beijing)

中律原咨询(北京)有限公司, (English name: CLD Consultants (Beijing)), is a small Chinese firm that was founded specifically to support social development projects and international cooperation programs in China. 中律原provides consulting services and technical assistance to Chinese organizations, foreign companies, international donors and foreign non-profit organizations. The Company’s consulting services and projects focus on the areas of: legal system development, legal reform, public interest, women’s issues, governance, education reform, and capacity-building of non-governmental organizations. Since 2003, 中律原has had a six-person office in Beijing.

The Company is seeking applications from Chinese nationals for one of its Program Officer (项目官员) positions. This position is based in Beijing. A detailed description of the Program Officer position is provided below.

Position: Program Officer for Asia, IRI

The International Republican Institute (IRI) seeks a Program Officer for their Asia regional programs, to be based in Washington, DC.