Microsoft Cloud Civil Liberties & Health Policy Research Fellow - Law Cordell institute Policy

Position Summary

The Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law at WashU seeks a full‑time Microsoft Cloud Civil Liberties and Health Policy Research Fellow for a one‑year term. The position operates in a hybrid work environment and is expected to be based in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Cordell Institute’s mission is to devise solutions to the novel ethical, legal, and policy questions accompanying scientific and technological advancements in healthcare.

The Institute advances interdisciplinary scholarship and practical solutions at the intersection of law, medicine, public health, technology, and governance, focusing on strengthening accountability, innovation, and public trust.

The Fellow will conduct interdisciplinary legal and policy research on the legal, ethical, and governance challenges arising from emerging technologies, data systems, and evolving health policies, with particular attention to privacy, civil liberties, civil rights, equity, accountability, public trust, and democratic governance in healthcare, public health, and related systems.

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• Designing and managing one or more research projects aligned with the Institute’s strategic priorities.
• Conducting interdisciplinary legal and policy research addressing questions at the intersection of health, law, technology, governance, and civil liberties.
• Contributing to a policy surveillance or legal epidemiology.
• Conducting research examining how legal and governance frameworks can promote innovation while protecting privacy, civil liberties, accountability, equity, and public trust.
• Preparing and submitting scholarly articles, policy briefs, white papers, reports, legal analyses, website content, blogs, and op-eds in a timely manner.
• Presenting research findings and policy analyses to academic, legal, governmental, healthcare, public health, and community audiences.
• Assisting in developing and delivering training, workshops, conferences, and presentations hosted by the Cordell Institute and its partners.
• Supporting interdisciplinary collaborations with faculty, students, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, and external partners.
• Assisting in the planning and execution of Cordell Institute programs and events.
• Contributing to grant‑funded initiatives, partnership development, and dissemination of Institute research and thought leadership.
• Maintaining the highest standards of research integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct.
• Participating in staff meetings and other Cordell Institute initiatives as assigned.

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

Education: Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent terminal or doctoral degree.

Certifications / Professional Licenses: No specific certification or professional license is required.

Work Experience: No specific work experience is required.

Skills: Not applicable.

Driver’s License: A driver's license is not required.

Education: Additional advanced degree (e.g., Ph.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.P.P., M.S., M.A., or equivalent) in public health, public policy, systems science, political science, sociology, economics, data science, international studies, or a related field.

Certifications / Professional Licenses: No additional certification or professional license is required.

Work Experience: No additional work experience required.

• Experience supporting federally funded, foundation-funded, or other externally funded research, policy, evaluation, or implementation projects.
• Experience conducting qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, policy, legal, or interdisciplinary research.
• Familiarity with statistical, qualitative, or analytic software (e.g., R, Stata, SAS, Python, NVivo or similar platforms).
• Demonstrated record of scholarly writing, policy analysis, publication, or other research dissemination activities.
• Experience working across government, nonprofit, academic, advocacy, healthcare, or private‑sector policy environments.
• Demonstrated interest, expertise, or…