Professor Intisar Rabb is seeking Research Assistants for Spring 2026 to support two distinct projects within the Program in Islamic Law.
Project 2: Lab Member — SHARIAsource Lab / Journal of Islamic Law
Professor Intisar Rabb is seeking student research assistants for Spring 2026. Positions are available in the SHARIAsource Lab, which meets every other week as part of the Harvard Program in Islamic Law’s initiative to leverage AI and data science tools to aid the study of Islamic law and history. The Lab offers opportunities for students to conduct research, prepare data, and/or perform text analysis on materials related to Islamic law with the use of data science tools. Knowledge of Arabic and/or Persian is a plus, but not required.
Please apply via this form for this project.
Project 1: Student Editor — Journal of Islamic Law
The Program in Islamic Law is seeking RAs to subcite articles selected for publication in the Journal of Islamic Law. Each assignment involves approximately 10 hours of work per article, with citations formatted according to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Each RA will be assigned one article, or at most two, depending on their availability.
A one-paragraph statement of interest, CV/resume, and familiarity with The Bluebook are required. Prior journal experience, while preferred, is not required. Applicants must be available for our subcite weekend February 13–15, 2026 and a brief online orientation in the first or second week of February. Please apply via this form for this project.
Additional Information
Please submit applications by Jan 28 by 5pm, asking for a single paragraph statement of interest, resume, and unofficial transcript. Lab member positions run through Spring 2026 with a possibility of renewal.
Applicants should indicate which project they are interested in and how many hours they are available to work per week (between 7 and 10 hours per week, and in limited cases up to 20 hours for some weeks where necessary).
Positions are open to all HLS students. [Harvard students not at HLS are eligible to apply, with knowledge of Computer Science and/or Arabic language. Students not enrolled at Harvard are not eligible.]
For any questions, please contact Sheily Fajardo at sfajardo@law.harvard.edu