Job Description and Person Specification:
Postgraduate Fellow
July 2024

Reprieve US: Postgraduate
Fellows

$57,966

annually.
The  successful  candidate  will  secure  a  minimum
the
of  $50,000
remainder provided by Reprieve US.

funding  with

institutional

in

and

dental,

Health,

vision
insurance as well as vacation time of 25 days per
year, plus federal holidays
 Applications  will  be  accepted  on  a  rolling  basis
until each role is filled
31 August 2026

are
expected  to  secure  institutional  funding  for  a
minimum of one year

    Applicants

Salary:

Benefits:

Deadline for applications:

Start Date:
Duration:

About Reprieve US:

Reprieve US is a registered 501(c)(3) assisting victims of extreme human rights
abuses carried out by governments. We are made up of lawyers, investigators,
and advocates helping people face detention without trial, execution and extra
judicial execution. We are a small team but we are fearless in our fight for justice.

We work closely with our sibling organization, Reprieve, a UK charity founded in 1999.
Reprieve US uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally
and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism”
or “national security”.

About postgraduate fellowships:

For the past two decades, Reprieve and Reprieve US have used a fellowship model to
support and work with human rights defenders and their organizations in some of the
most  challenging  jurisdictions  in  the  world  –  including  Indonesia,  Pakistan,  Yemen,
Malawi and the US. Reprieve US’ fellowship program gives fellows the opportunity to
be directly involved in ground- breaking human rights work and to work with colleagues
and  experts  around  the  world.  The  work  of  our  fellows  enables  Reprieve  US  and
partners to seize on strategic opportunities and develop projects that have the potential
to  transform  the  criminal  justice  landscape.  We  have  been  fortunate  to  work  with
brilliant fellows from schools across the US.

Reprieve US invites applicants for public interest fellowships beginning in 2026.
Fellowships are offered with a variety of teams, and full details are available on our
website: https://reprieve.org/us/work-for-reprieve-us/. Applicants may choose to apply
for more than one placement.

Fellows will join the Reprieve US team in Washington DC who work on a hybrid basis.
Applicants must have the right to work in the US at the time of application and for the
duration of their fellowship.

Our preference is that postgraduate fellowship awards are transferred to Reprieve for
disbursement to fellows, who will join us as staff members. If an awarding body has a
1

Job Description and Person Specification:
Postgraduate Fellow
July 2024

policy requiring direct payment to the fellow we are happy to consider this arrangement
on a case by case basis. Reprieve has an open and transparent salary structure. Our
postgraduate  fellow  salary  is  fixed  at  $57,966.  If  fellowship  funding  falls  between
$50,000 and $57,966 we will top up the amount to meet our fixed salary.

Reprieve US offers staff a broad range of benefits including a generous annual leave
allowance  of  25  days  plus  federal  holidays  and  their  birthday  off.  We  also  provide
healthcare and dental to fellows who join us as staff members.

To apply

Full  details  on  the  fellowships,  including  responsibilities,  person  specifications  and
information on how to apply are available on our website.

If you are interested in applying please review the available job descriptions for
instructions and our applicant information. Applicants are welcome to apply for more
than one fellowship, and should submit a separate cover letter for each role. Please
email applications@reprieve.org.uk with any questions.

2