IRS Chief Counsel Donald L. Korb seeks applications for the 2007-08 Professor in Residence:

The Professor in Residence Program at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel is designed to achieve greater understanding of the academic and governmental perspectives on the development of tax law and policy. The program provides one law school professor per year the opportunity to apply his or her scholarly experience, research and writing in tax law to the full range of technical legal work and litigation handled by the Office of Chief Counsel by serving full-time on the Chief Counsel’s immediate staff for a full academic year. This prestigious position will enhance the professor’s stature within the tax bar and provide him or her the ability to serve the public and the law by meaningfully contributing to the development of tax policy, as well as to attain a comprehensive understanding of the Office of Chief Counsel. The program will also positively reflect upon the sponsoring law school’s reputation for excellence and help stimulate the interest of its students in public service and tax practice. The fresh ideas and perspectives brought to the position by the Professor in Residence will greatly benefit the Office of Chief Counsel and its attorneys as they pursue their mission to provide the best possible legal support to the Internal Revenue Service.

We previously blogged Chief Counsel Korb’s revival of the Professor in Residence Program and his selection of Calvin H. Johnson (Texas) to serve in the position from January 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007 (IR-2007-06).  Calvin’s successor will serve from September 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008.

Application process:

• Request for applications will be announced on or about February 1, 2007.
• Candidates will submit a one page letter of introduction and full curriculum vitae no later than March 1, 2007.
• The Chief Counsel and Deputies, with other executives as appropriate, will review the application materials and select the Professor in Residence by March 15, 2007.

More details:

• The Professor in Residence is detailed by the law school to the IRS Office of Chief Counsel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act for a full academic year (September – June).
• During the detail period, he or she remains an employee of the university:
  • Salary and benefits continue to be paid by the university.
  • The Office of Chief Counsel provides proportional reimbursement of salary and benefits to the law school under a negotiated cost-sharing agreement.
• The Office of Counsel pays travel to and from Washington, and per diem for living expenses in DC