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Earth System Interventions Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy 2026-2028 Apply now to Earth System Interventions Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy 2026-2028

Job #JPF10747

+ Law / School Of Law / UCLA

Position overview Position title: Earth System Interventions Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy 2026-2028

Salary range: See Table 13B at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t13-b.pdf for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $93,400 per year

Application Window

Open date: December 3, 2025

Next review date: Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is now accepting applications for the Earth System Interventions Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy for the academic years 2026-2028. This is a full-time two-year fellowship beginning as soon as July 2026. Within the Emmett Institute’s project on the law and policy of earth system interventions, the fellow will conduct research and analysis on international and domestic legal and policy issues related to proposed climate-altering interventions such as solar radiation modification (SRM). The fellow will also assist with project and Institute activities such as conferences, workshops, and expert working groups.

The Institute

The Emmett Institute is among the leading environmental law programs in the country, with faculty members renowned for their public service, teaching excellence, and scholarship in state, federal, and international law. The Emmett Institute educates future leaders and develops solutions to urgent environmental and environmental justice challenges. Through groundbreaking research and public interest initiatives, the Emmett Institute helps shape climate change and environmental law and policy in California, the United States, and jurisdictions around the world. For more information about the Emmett Institute, please visit https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/emmett-institute-climate-change-environment/

The Fellowship

Emmett Fellows work on issues relating to environmental law and policy and will generate policy-oriented publications and other products for the Institute, in collaboration with other UCLA Law faculty.

For 2026, the Emmett Institute is seeking a Fellow to conduct research and legal and policy analysis relevant to proposed active interventions in the Earth and climate systems, including modifications of the Earth’s radiation balance, large-scale removal of atmospheric greenhouse gases, and other interventions such as measures to preserve ice sheets and sea ice or large-scale interventions in ocean processes.

The fellow’s duties will consist principally of individual and collaborative research and writing, with some expected contribution to Emmett Institute projects such as conferences, workshops, and publications, and possible opportunities to teach. This may include:

(i) supporting the development and execution of workshops with policymakers from Latin America and/or other regions;

(ii) supporting working groups of senior experts on cross-cutting research areas, and

(iii) research, writing, and analysis on specific questions of policy import established in conjunction with project faculty.

The specific configuration of responsibilities for the successful candidate will be developed in consultation with Professor Edward Parson and Project Director Nico Esguerra.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess a J.D. or other equivalent degree (such as a Ph.D.) in a field relevant to environment and climate policy; two to five years of post-JD experience (or equivalent); a strong academic record; excellent analytical and writing skills; and demonstrated interest and background in Earth system and climate interventions, science-to-policy processes, climate technology, and/or other frontier climate policy areas informed by emerging science and technology.

UCLA School of Law has a special interest in enriching its intellectual environment through further diversifying the range of perspectives represented within the faculty.

This is a full-time, year-round, non-tenure track, academic position with an expected start date of July 1, 2026. This appointment is subject to the rules and regulations of the Regents of the University of California, which are mostly embodied in The UCLA CALL and the University of California Academic Personnel Manual. (See https://apo.ucla.edu/policies-forms/the-call/an-introduction-to-the-ucla-call; and https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/academic-personnel-policy/index.html).

See Table 13B at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t13-b.pdf for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $93,400 per year, plus a competitive benefits package.

Application Instructions

Please apply online at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10747 by submitting pdf copies of a cover letter discussing qualifications and interests, a resume, a transcript of studies, a writing sample of no more than ten pages, statement reflecting on the candidate’s personal and professional experiences, highlighting past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan, and contact information for three references. Finalists will later be expected to supply at least two letters of recommendation during the final vetting process.

School: https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/emmett-institute-climate-change-environment/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Application Requirements

Document requirements

+ Cover Letter - A letter discussing your interest, qualifications and/or experience.

+ Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. or resume

+ Transcript - A transcript of studies

+ Writing Sample - A writing sample of no more than ten pages.

+ UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements

+ 3-5 required (contact information only)

Names and contact information for at least three professional references.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10747

Help contact: [email protected]

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

+ “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

+ UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

+ UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

+ APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

Job location

Los Angeles, CA