Fellowship Manager [Open until Filled]

Data & Society Research Institute is seeking a Fellowship Manager to enhance, experiment with, and take in new directions Data & Society’s fellowship program. This role is a half-time, 15-month commitment, with room to grow to full time and extend beyond the initial period. The position is based out of our New York City office, and starts immediately.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversight, program development, and management of the 2017-18 class of fellows.
• Planning and leading the 2018-19 call (or calls) for fellows, from designing the call to the selection process to the announcement in the spring of 2018.
• Refining and experimenting with new approaches to institutional rotation at D&S, with the goal of broadening the reach (geographically, topically, professionally, career stage-wise) beyond the academic calendar frame.
• Collaborating closely with other D&S teams, particularly research, programs, and special projects, to explore how institutional rotation programs complement and enhance the ongoing work of the organization.
• Exploring the value/costs of co-fellowships with other organizations or companies.
• Developing a strategy for internationalizing institutional rotation, taking into account costs, visa issues, duration of engagement, and language barriers.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of successive program and/or product management experience;
• Experience with mentorship of mid-career professionals in creative and knowledge production;
• Experience with successful program development;
• Experience with strategic program development;
• Phenomenal communication and people skills.

To apply, please submit the following to jobs@datasociety.net:

1. A cover letter explaining your interest in this role and your experience with similar program development and mentorship roles.
(Please also include the names, affiliations, and email addresses of two references)

2. Your resume/CV.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please feel free to contact us at jobs@datasociety.net should you have any questions about the position. Questions about the opportunity or process will not reflect negatively on your application.