Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Project on Democracy and the Internet) – Stanford

Description:

The Project on Democracy and the Internet brings promising new scholars to Stanford University for 1-2 year appointments as postdoctoral fellows.  

Each fellow will be affiliated with the Project on Democracy and the Internet and potentially also with a department or school at Stanford University.  

The annual fellowship stipend is $65,000, plus the standard benefits that postdoctoral fellows at Stanford University receive, including health insurance and travel funds. The fellowship program falls under U.S. Immigration J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa activities. 

The start date of the fellowship will be September 2019, unless otherwise agreed. To assume a postdoctoral fellowship, scholars must have a PhD in hand by July 1, 2019. We cannot consider applications from scholars who earned a PhD earlier than May 1, 2017.  

We encourage applications from candidates representing a broad range of disciplines including the social sciences, humanities, law, computer science and engineering.  

The Project on Democracy and the Internet is investigating key research themes which include: 

• Reform options for platforms to combat hate speech, bots, and disinformation.  
• Algorithmic bias  
• Deteriorating health of digital information ecosystems and its effect on democracy and civil rights  
• Changes in the media landscape due to shifts caused by digital innovation. 
• Impact of the internet on election campaigns and voting.  

 The Project on Democracy and the Internet’s work draws from the social sciences, humanities, engineering, computer science, and the law to understand the challenges digital technologies pose to liberal democracies around the world.

Application Info:

Applicants will be asked to include the following: 

• Cover letter detailing the reasons for the applicant’s interest in the fellowship; 
• Curriculum Vitae; 
• Fellowship proposal detailing the research that the applicant would undertake while at Stanford, and how it fits within the research agenda of the specific initiative to which the applicant is applying. In this section, please disclose if you have additional funding arrangements. 
• Writing sample consisting of either a dissertation chapter or a recent published paper. There are no specific page length or formatting requirements for this sample; 
• Graduate transcript with proof that the applicant has completed all the requirements for the PhD, or a letter from their PhD advisor stating when they will do so; 
• Two (or more) Letters of Recommendation. These should be submitted via the application portal.

Application:

Interested applicants can apply here.