Antitrust Research Scholar

• PhD or JD (or equivalent foreign degree) required
• Work experience in Antitrust Law – at least three years preferred, but exceptions may be made for exceptional candidates
• Prior professional or academic work relating to Antitrust
• Public speaking experience
• Exceptional writing skills
• Strong grasp of technical concepts and ability to collaborate with technologists
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to work in a self-directed and entrepreneurial environment

The position is based at the Program on Democracy and the Internet, part of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute. It is initially for 12 months with possibility for extension. The salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes comprehensive Stanford University benefits. Working on the Stanford campus is required. We are open to international candidates and visa assistance will be provided as necessary.  

About the Program on Democracy and the Internet:

The Program on Democracy and the Internet (PDI) fosters scholarship, convenings, and courses on the unique challenges digital technologies pose to democracy. The internet and social media are having a profound impact on democracy in the United States and around the world. New communication platforms allow established political actors to speak like never before in an unmediated voice to the citizenry. The same technology that gives voice to the previously voiceless, however, empowers foreign actors seeking to undermine democracy, trolls who silence journalists and minority groups through threats and hate speech, and “bots” that attempt to manipulate search engines and flood social media. Concerns about viral deception, anonymity, echo chambers, and platform information monopolies pose new challenges for democracy in the digital age. 

PDI brings together leaders in industry and the academy to share research, engage in productive dialogue, and grapple with these problems. Scholars doing work under the umbrella of PDI come from the Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford Law School, the Graduate School of Business, and the Stanford Departments of Engineering, Education, Economics, Political Science, and Communication. PDI also hosts the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age. The Commission includes members from civil society and government, the technology sector, academia and media who examine and review the opportunities and challenges for electoral integrity created by technological innovations.

The Program on Democracy and the Internet is hosted at the Stanford Cyber Policy Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) and the Stanford Law School. The program is led by Nathaniel Persily, Co-Director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center and James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Francis Fukuyama, Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law and Senior Fellow at FSI, and PACS Faculty Co-Director and Professor of Political Science, Rob Reich.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research mission.