Constitutional Content Fellow

Department: Constitutional Content

REPORTS TO: Vice President of Content & Senior Counsel

FLSA STATUS: Full Time / Exempt

BACKGROUND

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from where the Constitution was drafted and signed, it serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.”

POSITION SUMMARY

The Constitutional Content Fellow, reporting to the Vice President of Content, will serve as an integral part of the Content team by performing substantive constitutional research and creating new content. The Fellow will contribute legal and historical research for the Center’s We the People podcasts, America’s Town Hall programs, exhibits, and other institutional needs, such as media appearances and lectures by Constitution Center President and CEO, Jeffrey Rosen. In addition, the Fellow will research materials and craft outlines for lesson plans, educational programs, online classes, and course development. The fellow will also generate ideas and provide content-related guidance during programming and podcast planning, assist in reviewing various forms of NCC Content to ensure that NCC materials are of the highest quality, and perform other content-related tasks as required.

This position is ideal for anyone interested in attending law school or a related graduate program, as you will gain familiarity with a variety of constitutional and historical topics; learn from and interact with the leading scholars, lawyers, judges, authors and commentators, including the NCC’s President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen; and wrestle with many of the cutting-edge issues at the heart of today’s constitutional debates, all in a dynamic and fast-paced setting. Previous staff in similar positions have gone on to attend leading law schools (Yale Law School and Columbia Law School) and graduate programs (University of Oxford). We anticipate that candidates for this role may choose to pursue graduate or professional studies or transition to other academic work after a few years.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Constitution Center’s Content department to assist in their collaborative operation to create programming and content that advances nonpartisan constitutional education and debate.
• Provide research memos and other materials for We the People podcast debates and America’s Town Hall programs.
• Provide research and other materials to help develop constitutional courses for the Education team.
• Assist with the creation of programming, including brainstorming topics and speakers, and preparing research memoranda (e.g., article and book summaries, analysis of scholarly works, etc.) for President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen.
• Assist with the research and creation of content for new exhibits and digital interactives as needed.
• Work closely with all program departments to ensure that the NCC’s nonpartisan educational mission is fulfilled.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Please note that the Center may change specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

• An undergraduate degree (relevant political science, constitutional law, and/or history coursework strongly preferred)
• An understanding of American constitutional history and political thought, and basic legal concepts and doctrines
• Strong communication skills and advanced research and writing skills
• Ability to complete tasks quickly and efficiently
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other team members on projects when needed
• Appreciation of the unique role that healthy constitutional debate occupies in American life, and the obligation this imposes on the NCC’s content for balance
• Ability to work weekends, evening hours, or holidays as needed and assigned

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer
• Standing and walking may be required on an infrequent basis
• Some light lifting, twenty (20) pounds or less, may be required on an infrequent basis

TO APPLY

Salary range: $45,000 ‐ $53,000;