Required Skills & Experience
- Advanced degree in law, public policy, public administration, political science, or related field
- Policy research and analysis experience, including legal/regulatory analysis and/or policy development
- Experience leading complex research projects with multiple stakeholders or interdisciplinary teams
- Experience turning legal, regulatory, technical, or policy research into actionable recommendations
- Experience owning research deliverables, including quality, timelines, milestones, and final outputs
- Strong experience producing and presenting policy briefs, research reports, recommendations, or executive-level findings
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Experience with intellectual property law, technology law, government contracting, defense acquisition, or related regulatory/policy areas
- Knowledge of legal and policy issues surrounding equipment repair, maintenance, sustainment, and access to technical information
- Experience working with federal agencies, defense organizations, industry partners, or university research teams
- Experience developing legal analyses, policy briefs, research reports, or recommendations for government or institutional decision-makers Familiarity with defense readiness, Right to Repair, and government acquisition/sustainment environments
Job Description
- Provide overall strategic leadership and direction for the Right to Repair project
- Establish the project's research framework, priorities, methodologies, and policy-analysis approach
- Lead analysis of legal, regulatory, contractual, and intellectual-property issues affecting repair rights, maintenance, and defense sustainment
- Develop and guide evidence-based policy recommendations based on research, technical findings, and stakeholder feedback
- Integrate findings across technical, operational, legal, and policy-focused workstreams
- Provide intellectual leadership to the Associate Director, faculty investigators, research staff, and other project contributors
- Review major research outputs for analytical rigor, consistency, relevance, and alignment with project objectives
- Maintain overall accountability for project performance, research quality, milestones, and deliverables
- Identify project risks and emerging issues and guide corrective or strategic action
- Ensure project activities align with sponsor expectations, contractual requirements, and institutional policies
- Serve as a senior project representative with university leadership, sponsors, and external stakeholders
- Oversee and provide final substantive review of reports, policy briefs, presentations, and other major deliverables
- Communicate project findings, recommendations, and accomplishments to relevant stakeholders
- Guide strategic partnerships and collaborations that advance project objectives