Senior Researcher, AI Civics

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $78k - $97k / year

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Data & Society Research Institute

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2014

🤝 Non-profit

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Artificial Intelligence • Social Impact

Data & Society Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit research organization focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technologies. The institute conducts interdisciplinary research, aiming to inform and shape public conversations about the impacts of technology on society. It emphasizes the importance of grounding technology policy in empirical evidence and advocates for the public interest in technology governance. Its work involves analyzing how digital and data infrastructures impact labor, governance, and democracy.

📋 Description

• Serve as a lead contributor on the AI Civics program focused on civic action and community control over AI. • Lead one or more inter-organizational partnerships with national partner organizations working in K-12 education, labor, faith, or advocacy. • Execute mission-critical co-design and participatory research projects as part of the AI Civics program. • Collaborate closely with the AI Civics Program Director and team to co-produce educational materials and public-facing outputs. • Report to organization leadership on the goals of the program and research progress. • Participate and help plan research team events and public writing and speaking engagements.

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate degree or equivalent required. • Expertise in one or more sectors of interest to the program: K-12 education, labor, faith groups, or another institutional pillar of civic life as it relates to data-centric technologies and AI. • Minimum of 7-10 years experience in research organizations or research environment within organizations (university, public policy, advocacy, government, etc), inclusive of graduate work. • Expertise in participatory research methods and strong research skills required. • Strong track record of seeing research through to publication. • Public profile and ability to connect with non-academic audiences via writing and speaking. • Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working with colleagues to see research through to successful outcomes. • Ability to coordinate and conduct in-depth qualitative research. • Comfort with a fast-paced work environment at a rapidly evolving organization. • Strong organizational, analytic, and writing skills, and familiarity with academic literature in their discipline. • Ability to coordinate with other team members and the D&S community.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical insurance • dental insurance • vision insurance • access to a range of opt-in products and services including additional insurance and 401k management • paid time off • paid federal holidays