Policy Director

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Policy Director
Duties: Develop and oversee a broad range of federal, state, and local policy projects to improve the treatment of animals by the legal system. Will collaborate with faculty, staff, fellows, and students to build-out existing projects into longer-term initiatives, launch new policy initiatives, and help advance policy-relevant research within the Animal Law & Policy Program. Will include the development of interdisciplinary initiatives with other Harvard departments and schools on the intersectional aspects of animal welfare, human health, food safety, workers’ rights, human rights, climate change, and the environment. Developing new policy initiatives that promote Harvard Law School’s influence in ongoing policy debates concerning animal law, with a focus on industrial agriculture, the use of exotic animals in public displays, circuses, and as pets, wildlife trafficking and poaching, and the abuse of breeding dogs in puppy mills. Forging coalitions with other public interest causes to explore creative solutions to intersectional policy problems that have eluded the traditional legal remedies commonly deployed by animal, environmental, public heath, and civil rights organizations. Supervising Animal Law & Policy Program Fellows with the formulation, research, writing, and application of policy-relevant research. Supervising student research and writing projects concerning animal law & policy; Developing lectures and workshops for national conferences and events that highlight the Program’s work to promote a deeper understanding of how animal welfare problems affect other public interest fields, and foster collaboration across traditional public interest disciplines. Other duties, as assigned by the Faculty Director or Executive Director, concerning the day-to-day work of the Animal Law & Policy Program. Helping develop strategies for the ongoing development and success of the innovative work of the Animal Law & Policy Program.

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