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CONSULTANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

PROJECT COORDINATOR, DETAINEE ABUSE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (DAA) PROJECT

The Consultancy:
The DAA Project at NYU School of Law Center for Human Rights and Global Justice seeks one full-time consultant for a three-month period during Summer 2008 to work on an innovative project that monitors, analyzes, and classifies information concerning human rights violations at the hands of U.S. agents in the global “War on Terror.” The consultant will be paid US$12,000 for the three-month period and the consultancy does not include benefits. This is an on-site consultancy.

About the DAA Project:
The DAA Project is the first comprehensive accounting of credible allegations of torture and abuse in U.S. custody in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantánamo. The Project has collected hundreds of allegations of detainee abuse occurring since late 2001 and tracks criminal and administrative measures taken to punish abusers. In April 2006, the Center, along with Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First, released a 31-page report, By the Numbers, which presented preliminary findings of the Project. The report has been referenced by the U.N. Committee Against Torture and garnered significant press coverage. Please see www.chrgj.org for further information on the Project.

Role of Project Coordinator:
Primary responsibilities will be to supervise activities of two-full time law student interns supporting the Project, including in the following areas: entry of information into the DAA Project Database; review of existing database entries; follow-up of database entries, including through contact with U.S. military entities and potentially drafting and filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests; resolution of outstanding methodology questions for the Project; legal research into complex areas of domestic and international law; and response to third party requests for information. In conjunction with the Center’s Research Director, the Project Coordinator will also devise and implement a publication schedule for the Project’s final report.

Qualifications:
Successful candidates will have a J.D., (or potentially a foreign equivalent), and knowledge of international humanitarian law and U.S. military criminal law and procedure. Preference will also be given to those candidates with knowledge of U.S. domestic criminal law. Knowledge of international criminal law and international human rights law is desirable. Candidates must have basic knowledge of Access user interface, and preferably will have sophisticated Access database knowledge. Additionally candidates should have background with quantitative data and analysis and/or experience developing sophisticated research methodologies; experience with or exposure to the operational structure and workings of the U.S. military, especially in the last five years; and experience managing students in an instructive and collaborative environment. Recent graduates are welcome to apply, provided they have the requisite experience and skills listed above.

Applications:
Please send resume, brief cover letter, and three references as soon as possible to the attention of Kelly Ryan at ryank@juris.law.nyu.edu. Please state exact dates of availability for the full-time consultancy and verify eligibility for work in the United States. All applications will be considered on a rolling basis. No phone calls or in-person applications.