[RPPTL-constructionlaw] FW: Legal minds & the CfOC Call for '26-'27 Senior Research Fellows

Wed Jun 24 05:25:18 PDT 2026

Good morning everyone,

Please see below for an opportunity to join an affordable housing initiative administered by the Center for Offfsite Construction at the New York Institute of Technology.  This could be good resume and experience building for those of you in that mode.

Good luck!

Lee

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From: Jason Van Nest <jvannest at nyit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 1:32 PM
To: Weintraub, Lee <lweintraub at beckerlawyers.com>
Subject: Legal minds & the CfOC Call for '26-'27 Senior Research Fellows

Hi Lee! The Permanent Editorial Board at the ULC meets shortly to decide about helping our project as part of their larg͏‌͏
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Hi Lee!

The Permanent Editorial Board at the ULC meets shortly to decide about helping our project as part of their larger hybrid contracts efforts. More on that soon, hopefully.

In the meantime, this email asks if you can forward the CfOC's call for Senior Research Fellows (SRFs) to young legal minds interested in contributing to solutions addressing the affordable housing challenges across the country.

The Center for Offsite Construction's work is growing more sophisticated. Its projects have grown in technical complexity. We need to start collaborating with minds that did not get architecture- or business degrees... but instead, folks who are storytellers, legally-focused, and software wizards.

To reflect this growth, we've diversified the '26-'27 call for Senior Research Fellows<https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3ac3219303160ca0a93680&Domain=beckerlawyers.com&Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&Lang=en&Base64Url=eNoFwkEOwCAIBMAXWe79jSGgJpY1C02_38zMqpO3iFqU0UG45ypTRBZfrYW4wCFpscBGS-vU2dz2xtcOMdgf-QEUuBxo&@OriginalLink=centerforoffsiteconstruction.org>. That link describes the program: a title and resume line in exchange for direct advisement and light commitment. Our dean signs the letter awarding the title on school letterhead. Pay can enter the arrangement as projects get funded and SRF appetite compels.

This program usually appeals to mid-career professionals that want to nurture an on-ramp into academia (almost no other "position" allows a professional to maintain a day job, while making significant contributions on an academic track).

Would you feel comfortable:

  *   forwarding this program page<https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3ac3219303160ca0a93680&Domain=beckerlawyers.com&Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&Lang=en&Base64Url=eNoFwkEOwCAIBMAXWe79jSGgJpY1C02_38zMqpO3iFqU0UG45ypTRBZfrYW4wCFpscBGS-vU2dz2xtcOMdgf-QEUuBxo&@OriginalLink=centerforoffsiteconstruction.org>, and application page<https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3ac3219303160ca0a93680&Domain=beckerlawyers.com&Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&Lang=en&Base64Url=eNoFwkkKgDAMAMAfmYMrPkMN4jGG2gqGxhhcfi8zyV2vHoB2c1qPUHAWIFX8Ej9zJSO21pygFLEOsRtKfKebcYEtm_yw7BXy&@OriginalLink=airtable.com>, to interested parties in your social network (both at ACREL & beyond)?

  *   advise about the legal forums might be effective to post this call — bulletin boards, subreddits, newsletters, etc.?

Thanks!

J

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Jason Van Nest
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