Description
Description:
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University seeks two extraordinary full-time, salaried employee fellows to join the Assembly: Disinformation Program. The fellows will coordinate and work closely with a group of experts in the field, including Berkman Klein Center faculty and fellows, senior staff, and outside specialists from industry, academia, and civil society to tackle disinformation in the digital public sphere from a cybersecurity perspective. The fellowship provides the opportunity to develop substantive and scholarly work on disinformation as a core member of the Assembly: Disinformation team and as a member of broader Berkman Klein academic community.
The fellows will join a program team that comprises some of the most influential scholars working on Internet policy and disinformation. Working collaboratively with Berkman Klein faculty, staff, fellows, and partners, including Principal Investigator Jonathan Zittrain, the fellows will contribute substantively to the program and assist with managerial support.
Each fellow’s primary responsibilities will be to support the program’s research efforts, join the Assembly team as a strategic thought partner on the development and execution of the Assembly tracks, and contribute to the organization and generation of the program’s outputs, including the Assembly Forum, a series of workshops of leading experts and publications contributing timely insights to the mainstream disinformation discourse. In addition, the fellows will contribute in terms of substance, management, execution to the Assembly Fellowship, an intensive four-month fellowship for technologists, managers, and policymakers to confront problems related to disinformation by creating collaborative provocations or prototypes that offer tangible ways forward to better understand, counter, and draw attention to disinformation campaigns, and the Assembly Student Fellowship, a cohort of Harvard students from a range of disciplines, who will convene for problem-solving seminars and collaborate on student-led projects that tackle real-world disinformation problems.
In this capacity, the fellows will cultivate and support relationships among Harvard faculty and experts in related fields, and engage with a range of stakeholders in broader research and policy circles; plan, communicate, and execute internal and external meetings and events; produce internal updates and reports; conduct research and contribute to program publications; coordinate public-facing communications in conjunction with the Berkman Center’s communications manager; provide additional support as needed; and potentially supervise research assistants and summer interns involved in the program.
The fellowship position is an excellent opportunity for individuals who wish to expand their knowledge and capacity in the fields of disinformation, cybersecurity and Internet policy, and is well suited for candidates who wish to pursue their own scholarship in this area while also contributing to the work of the Berkman Klein Center. The fellows will be part of the intellectual community at the Berkman Klein Center, which includes a wide range of people working on issues related to the Internet and society, including scholars, practitioners, innovators, and others committed to understanding and advancing the public interest. The Berkman Klein Center fellowship program aims to encourage and support fellows in an inviting and rigorous intellectual environment, with community activities designed to foster inquiry and collaboration. As a member of this community, the fellows will be able to participate in workshops and events at the Center and across the university, and have frequent opportunities to expand their knowledge of technology, law, and policy.
Each fellowship is a full-time position based in Cambridge, MA ending July 2020, with possible extension based on performance, program needs, and grant funding.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in a relevant field of study, such as law, the social sciences, communication or media, or computation.
- Previous experience working in the substantive area of disinformation or developing expertise in a related area is strongly preferred but not required. Previous work experience on complex projects or programs is strongly preferred.
Excellent writing and verbal skills, sound judgment, exceptional ethical standards, and proven ability in interpersonal communication, supervision, and team building are essential. The ideal candidate must be proactive and accountable, and be equipped to manage multiple commitments, competing deadlines, and shifting priorities. Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to multitask while in a team environment are critical. The fellow must be capable of balancing the many goals of the program, including communications, research, networking, and community building. A successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter in order to contribute to the ambitious objectives of the program.
Application:
Interested applicants can view the posting here.
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