Data & Society Hiring for Two Positions
Data & Society is an NYC-based research institute dedicated to addressing social, technical, ethical, legal, and policy issues that are emerging because of data-centric technological development. D&S brings together researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, policy creators, journalists, geeks, and public intellectuals to gather, debate, and engage one another on the key issues introduced by the increasing availability of data in society.
Two full-time engagement leads are currently sought to act as bridges between research and civil society, industry, and government.
Labor Engagement Lead: the bridge and translator between research focused on the impacts of technology on labor, and civil society, industry, and government.
- Work with computer scientists, social scientists, economists, and legal scholars to understand, translate, and broadly communicate their findings.
- Understand the incentives and concerns of policymakers and advocates while also appreciating the goals and structures that shape industry practice.
- Move seamlessly between worlds and bridge different frameworks, knowledge, and values; lead an evidence-based, field-level discussion about the trade-offs and future implications of data-driven systems on labor and workers’ rights.
- Help research experts learn how to convey what they know, and put the right people in the right rooms for the issues to be heard well.
- Come to the role with understanding of the tensions and players shaping the future of labor, thirsty to use research and knowledge to help push for a more holistic solution to address divergent concerns.
Accountability Engagement Lead: a bridge and translator between research that addresses and explores accountability in different contexts, and civil society, industry, media, and government.
- Expert on accountability and governance issues, particularly as they relate to information, technology, and data.
- Analytical and skilled at spotting connections across bodies of research, as well as understanding the real-world implications and possibilities emerging from research findings.
- Comfortable working with computer scientists, social scientists, economists, and legal scholars to understand, translate, and communicate their findings, with an eye towards outcomes and impact.
- Understand the incentives and concerns of policymakers and advocates while also appreciating the goals and structures that shape industry practice.
- Driven by the idea of leading an evidence-based, field-level discussion about the future of accountability to concrete action.
- Know how to put the right people in the right rooms for the issues to be heard and meaningfully addressed; come to the role with a deep understanding of the tensions and players shaping the accountability discussions in industry, government agencies, civil society, and academia.
Please visit the above links for FULL position details and qualifications.
To apply for BOTH positions, submit the following to jobs@datasociety.net by Friday, February 24, 2017:
- A cover letter explaining your interest in this role, how you learned of this opportunity, how you’ve approached multi-stakeholder engagement in the past, and how you see the issue of work and labor unfolding at the intersection of technology and society. (Please also include the names, affiliations, and email addresses of two references.)
- Your resume/CV
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis