Junior / Assistant Specialist - Regulatory Statute Coding - School of Law

Application Window Open date: May 7, 2026 Next review date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Sunday, Jun 7, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position Overview Position title: Assistant Specialist Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. The current base hourly rate for this position is $26.35/hour - $33.87/hour. Percent time: 40% Anticipated start: Summer 2026 Position duration: One-year term position, with the possibility of renewal. Position Description Berkeley Law seeks a Junior/Assistant Specialist to contribute to a research project on collecting data from 1947 to 2002 about the details of how Congress provides for the implementation of regulatory statutes. Our goal is to trace Congress' use of criminalization as an implementation strategy, and compare it to alternative or supplementary strategies of implementation, such as empowering and funding expert bureaucracy as an alternative to criminalization to achieve policy goals. We want to understand what explains the choice of criminalization relative to its alternatives. This project will be led by two of Berkeley Law faculty members Sean Farhang and Andrea Roth. The job will require the candidate to work on electronic databases (Westlaw and Hein) in order to find specific federal statutes, and to read the federal statutes in order to record information about them. To do this, the successful candidate will follow a detailed coding protocol provided by the project that explains how to identify each item that we are coding for, such as the existence of regulatory commands, criminalization provisions, maximum and minimum sentences, and provisions providing for administrative adjudication, administrative sanctions, rulemaking, and allocation of funds to provide for implementation. After reading the statute, the successful candidate will enter codes into an Excel spreadsheet, and will aid in maintaining, cleaning, and cross checking the dataset in Stata. Project leaders will closely supervise the successful candidate. Duties Collect and code data through electronic databases (typically in Excel) Conduct statistical analyses of data using Westlaw and Hein Clean and manage large datasets Draft project reports, research protocols, and other project documents Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) Preferred Qualifications A Bachelor's in political science or economics field requiring substantial quantitative coursework. Proficiency in programming with Westlaw and Hein. Experience coding complex, detailed documents. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel). Prior experience as a research assistant/fellow on a political/social science or economics data coding projects. Application Requirements Curriculum Vitae – most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter – describe your interests and relevant experience (including prior work on a social science coding project). Reference Requirements Three references required (contact information only) Job Location Berkeley, CA Equal Employment Opportunity UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For more information, refer to the University of California's Affimative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy. In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. Unless stated otherwise, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct. Other Information Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including but not limited to violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer. 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