Climate Litigation Database ManagerThe Sabin Center for Climate Change Law seeks a Climate Litigation Database Manager to play a central role in the development and maintenance of the world's leading open-access climate litigation resource, the Sabin Center's Climate Litigation Database.
The role sits at the intersection of legal research and data management and involves working with AI-powered tools to improve database functionality, content quality, and analytical capacity.This is a one-year position, with the possibility of renewal contingent on funding.ResponsibilitiesContribute to the design, development, expansion, and maintenance of the Climate Litigation Database, including its AI-powered featuresWork with developers and external partners to conceptualize and implement features in the Climate Litigation Database that respond to legal and research needsWork with other Climate Litigation staff to add new content to the database, including applying and refining taxonomies, methodologies, and analytical frameworksDesign and implement AI-assisted intake workflows, including tools to monitor news feeds and legal sources for new climate casesDevelop and maintain standardized case summary templates to ensure consistent, complete, and methodologically sound entries across jurisdictionsImplement and oversee AI-assisted tagging and categorization systems for case classification with human review workflows to ensure accuracyDevelop and maintain quality control protocols, including automated flagging of incomplete records, inconsistent data, and cases requiring status updatesSupport analytics functions, including trend analysis across years and jurisdictions, time-to-resolution tracking, and cross-filtering by case attributesDevelop systems to streamline maintenance and improve automation and scalability of the platformOversee data quality and content standardization across jurisdictionsIdentify opportunities to improve usability of the platform for researchers, legal practitioners, and the publicMinimum QualificationsBachelor's degree or master's degree in public policy, environmental studies, computer science, information technology, or a related field3-5 years of relevant professional experience in database development or management, data quality workflows, legal policy or research, or related areas, such as project management; development or maintenance of websites, apps, or databases; and collaboration with data scientists and website engineers/designersPreferred QualificationsFamiliarity with AI/ML tools, including classification, tagging, or automated workflow tools, particularly in a legal, research, or policy contextInterest in and/or exposure to law, litigation, climate change law and policyDemonstrated interest and experience in AI, information systems, climate change, environmental law/policy, and/or sustainabilityStrong organizational and project management skillsExcellent writing and editing skillsMust be able to work with diverse constituencies and support an inclusive work environment.Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / VeteranColumbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.