The call for applications for 2017 is now open for The Open Web Fellows program – a collaboration between Ford Foundation and Mozilla – is an international leadership initiative that brings together technology talent and civil society organizations to advance and protect the open Web.

We are super pleased to announce that Data & Society is one of five anchor organizations (returning host organizations) for this third year of the Open Web Fellows program; plus, there are seven new host orgs!

And what an incredible cohort: Privacy International (London); Citizen Lab (Toronto); Derechos Digitales (Santiago); Freedom of the Press Foundation (San Francisco); Bits of Freedom (Amsterdam); Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn); Hollaback! (Brooklyn); Majal (Mexico); MPower Change (New York); Research ICT Africa (Cape Town); and Human Rights Watch (New York).

At D&S, we’re working to identify key issues resulting from emerging data/tech. Our goal is to ensure that public conversations around these issues are grounded in research. We both develop projects and events that can increase understanding, and build a network of researchers and practitioners to help us collectively think and respond.

The Open Web Fellow in residence at D&S will be doing work in dialogue with our initiatives and our community. Do you care about automation and intelligent systems? the future of labor? media manipulation? fairness and civil and human rights? data in learning? privacy and surveillance? or network infrastructures? These are some of our intertwined initiatives, and the open Web runs through all of them.

What’s in it for you? You will be challenged by a passionate, multidisciplinary community of researchers, practitioners, and mischief makers at D&S (and also by your fellow Ford-Mozilla fellows). Your work will be shared broadly with a view to influencing public (and policy) conversations, directly and indirectly. Your time at D&S will be good preparation for future projects in similarly constituted organizations. And, we believe, you’ll have fun.

Tons more information about the program, plus application details, can be found here and here. Please apply!

Data & Society is seeking a Director of Finance & Administration to move our young but rapidly developing organization’s systems and practices beyond the start-up stage, while maintaining the flexibility that we need to be responsive to emerging needs and opportunities. The ideal candidate is a strong strategic thinker who is committed to supporting the mission and values of the organization and excited to be part of its ongoing evolution.

About the Director of Finance & Administration

The Director of Finance & Administration at D&S is a crucial role focused on the structure and running of our finances and operations. They will be a senior leader within the organization, participating in the planning and development of the organization’s overall strategy and owning significant elements of that strategy where they intersect with operations and finance. In this senior role, the Director of Finance & Administration will also be involved in monitoring, evaluation and grant reporting, and will be a key partner to the organization’s managers, who steer our programs, research, and communications.

The Director of Finance & Administration’s mandate is to refine and streamline Data & Society’s financial and administrative processes, develop and expand our infrastructure, and implement systems needed to support D&S effectively over the next five to ten years. They will oversee our finance, human resources, legal, facilities (physical and IT), and administrative functions. They will report to the organization’s president and founder and be responsible for leading a distributed operations team of staff and consultants, including the Controller, Finance Administrator, Human Resources Manager, Grants Administrator, Office Manager, and Operations Assistant. The Director of Finance & Administration will lead day-to-day operations, guiding and managing team members and their work.

Responsibilities Will Include:

Finance

• Oversee and manage operations, finance, office, and administrative budgets; organize the entire annual budgeting process, including devising process and tools for use by other managers/directors; train key staff on budgeting approaches; support management in aligning projected budgets with available and projected funding sources.
• Manage and cultivate the skills and talents of the operations, finance, and administrative staff; define staff needs and professional development paths and recruit new talent when needed.
• Build necessary structures to cultivate and maintain relationships with our bank, vendors, and legal team.
• Build systems to allow organizational leadership and management to project and track spending through multiple lenses.
• Prepare timely and accurate budgets and financial reports for Board, organizational leadership, and budget-responsible managers.
• Advise organizational leadership on non-profit financial issues, questions, and concerns.
• Manage and lead the financial team including the Controller, Finance Administrator, Grants Administrator, and Staff Accountant.

Administration and Operations

• Provide ownership and implement D&S’s overall operations and administration strategy.
• Coordinate and manage the projects and initiatives of Finance and Administration team so they work in concert towards organizational and programmatic goals.
• Deploy Finance and Administration team staff/skills to support the research, program, and communications team appropriately; this includes everything from deploying office management support to enable successful events to providing useful budgets to help with strategic decision-making.
• Manage the office manager and operations assistant.

Human Resources

• Supervise and support the Human Resources manager in all aspects of her work.
• Oversee the development of Human Resources processes and tools to move the organization to a more stable environment.
• Contribute to team morale, in creating a healthy and happy place to work.

Management & Strategy

• Provide strategic, high-level perspective on the organization’s finance and accounting needs; partner with senior management in making decisions through a financial lens; balance or supplement the skills of the controller and other finance team members.
• Provide support in development and fundraising work led by Board members and the organization’s directors.
• Prepare reports for and present documentation to staff, Board, funders, and supporters.
• Work across all teams to build processes that support D&S’s research, programs, and communications and help D&S to be efficient and to spend wisely.

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of leadership and team management experience in the nonprofit or social sector; 3-5 years of experience managing, leading, and motivating at the senior level in a high-performance nonprofit/for-profit organization.
• Master’s degree in Administration (Nonprofit, Business, or Public)
• Significant experience with and knowledge of nonprofit accounting systems and GAAP; experience with nonprofit audits required.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communications and presentation skills, particularly on communicating around financial systems and structures.
• Successful track record in setting priorities, shaping processes, guiding investment in people and systems, and developing infrastructure that creates a stronger and more efficient organization.
• Working knowledge of systems for business development, human resources, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Ability to negotiate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail and follow-through.
• Demonstrated leadership and management style characterized by personal integrity, collaboration, creativity, and flexibility.
• A creative and proactive approach to problem-solving and an ability to operate with purpose, urgency, and accuracy in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Experience supervising a diverse team of direct reports.

Practical Considerations:

• This position is full time and requires that you work from Data & Society’s NYC offices in the Flatiron District.
• Attendance and some participation in events will be a part of this job, some of which may occasionally take place at night or on weekends.
• You will be offered a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• You must be eligible to work in the United States; we are unable to sponsor visas.
• Salary is commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING TO JOBS@DATASOCIETY.NET BY FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017:

• A cover letter explaining your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as how you learned of this opportunity;
• CV or resume;
• Names, affiliations, and email addresses of two references

Applications will be reviewed and considered 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.

• setting the strategic direction for all fundraising and donor engagement and directing related activities in support of these programs
• administrative duties that include prospect database management, portfolio management, various reporting vehicles, and partnering with the University Libraries team, University Development and the OU Foundation.

Qualifications:

• bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or an equivalent combination of education/job-related experience
• 4 years of successful and significant fund-raising experience

Position Open until Filled – Apply Online with the following:

1. cover letter
2. current resume/vita
3. names and addresses for at least three professional references, including a current or previous supervisor. Applicant screening to begin immediately; search will remain open until filled – to apply, go to https://jobs.ou.edu and search for Requisition Number #171129.

The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Tufts Technology Services (TTS) is a university-wide service organization dedicated to the strategic planning, implementation, and support of technology products and services that anticipate and meet the academic, research, clinical and business needs of the Tufts community. TTS offers technical leadership and services to our customers with a focus on providing innovative solutions, delivering exceptional customer service, and creating a reliable infrastructure that demonstrates value to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Tufts University. TTS works in partnership with schools, business units, and other academic support organizations to provide campus-wide IT services in the areas of academic and research technology, enterprise application systems and services, networking and telecommunications, information security, data center operations, web services, classroom and computer lab technology support, and user support, training and outreach.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Geospatial Technology Services, working closely with a diverse client base comprised of faculty and students to help them utilize innovative Digital Humanities methods and technologies to achieve their scholarly teaching and research goals
• providing Digital Humanities consulting services to faculty, students, and staff from a wide range departments and academic disciplines
• assisting them in the design and development of complex Digital Humanities projects from initial concept to delivery
• providing support, education, and outreach
• coordinating faculty, students, and staff from around the University to advance Tufts Digital Humanities program and research
• developing process improvements to continually enhance and the delivery and support of Digital Humanities solutions to the Tufts community
• help coordinate the Digital Humanities service portion of the Tufts Data Lab, a state-of-the art teaching and research space for data analysis and visualization, and other instructional and research computing environments across all campuses: includes software assessment, basic system trouble-shooting, and software maintenance.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and 1-2 years of work experience within the Digital Humanities
• Strong background and understanding of Digital Humanities and related concepts with strong knowledge and ability to use Digital Humanities methods and technology in a variety of research areas and applications
• Strong programming skills with experience in web programming and associated technologies
• Demonstrated ability to build and engage an active intellectual community, including working collaboratively and building partnerships across disciplines
• Works well under pressure and under tight deadlines, and produces quality deliverables to clients on time and in accordance with functional specifications.
• Strong commitment to teaching excellence and demonstrated experience designing, developing and delivering GIS education and training
• Must possess advanced analytical and innovative problem solving skills. Strong written and oral communication skills. Strong presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with a wide variety of stakeholders, including faculty, students, and staff in a team environment
• Strong track-record of exemplifying customer service excellence and accountability

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in related field and 1-2 years Digital Humanities work experience delivering training in a higher education environment
• Experience with text analysis: text encoding, text mining, natural language processing, etc
• Experience with image analysis and image processing
• Experience with visualization: humanities data visualization, 3D visualization, geospatial visualization
• Experience with digital storytelling and game design
• Experience with programming languages, such as Ruby, Python, or R
• Knowledge of statistics and experience with statistical software packages such as R
• Experience with data visualization tools, such as D3.js, GGplot, etc
• Knowledge of one or more content management or digital scholarship platforms such as WordPress or Drupal.

Position open until filled – visit job posting and apply online

Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. Please see the Tufts University non-discrimination statement.

Middlebury College seeks a creative and user-focused information professional to join our library staff as Digital Scholarship & UX Design Librarian. Located in the scenic Green Mountains of Vermont, Middlebury is a nationally recognized liberal arts college that offers graduate and specialized programs operating around the world. Middlebury employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation, competitive benefits, and access to top-notch facilities for education, research and recreation.

Position to begin Fall 2017. If you have a passion for digital scholarship, teaching, and a commitment to the evolving role of the library in a liberal arts education, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities & Expectations:

• catalyze and support the use of digital research methods within the library and across academic disciplines
• apply user-centered, universal design principles to digital projects, library web content and printed materials in a team-based work environment
• work in close collaboration with colleagues to teach information skills, provide research and technology assistance, and create print and web-based instructional and publicity materials
• provide a wide range of library and academic technology services under the general direction of the Director of Research & Instruction
• evaluate user experience, especially in the context of digital scholarship, digital projects, and library web interfaces
• maintain and develop subject-specific and cross-disciplinary areas of the library’s collections
• build strong relationships with students, faculty and staff in order to ensure that the library continues to meet the needs of our community.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required: MLS or MIS from an ALA-accredited program or its equivalent; or MS/MA or PhD in a relevant subject
• Strong understanding of the field of digital scholarship, including platforms and associated methods required.
• Understanding of and experience in the application of user experience, usability, and universal design principles required.
• Excellent instruction and research skills, oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills required.
• Creativity, flexibility and a willingness to develop new competencies required.
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment required.
• Foreign language, especially, Italian, Russian, Chinese, or Japanese, preferred but not required.
• Experience with developing digital projects , either on-the-job or through coursework, strongly preferred.
• Experience with web design, graphic design and user experience analysis, either on-the-job or through coursework, strongly preferred.
• Experience teaching workshops or courses required.
• At least 2 years of experience working in an academic library, including instruction, preferred.

Application deadline is June 5

Apply Online

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.

Research Project Lead: Media Manipulation – [Open until filled]

Data & Society Research Institute is seeking a dynamic and expert individual to manage our research and intervention efforts on a project focused on the role of technology in the manipulation of institutions and information intermediaries. This position is based out of our New York City office, and starts immediately.

Manipulation Project: Understanding How Systems are Gamed

While technologies are often created with the best of intentions, they are often used in ways that dismay their creators. As data-driven and social technologies – and the companies that produce them – become more powerful, so do the individuals and groups attempting to undermine or manipulate tech to advance other agendas. From cybersecurity to spam and search engine optimization to the manipulation of mainstream media, we must confront the weaknesses and fault lines that appear in a technology and data-driven society.

At Data & Society, the Manipulation Project seeks to understand the mechanisms by which adversarial attacks on institutions and information intermediaries wreak havoc on countless systems, undermine trust in society, and destroy key mechanisms of social infrastructure– and the subsequent socio-technical implications. Conversations about topics like “fake news” or AI-powered bots fail to account for how and why systems can easily be gamed. This project aims to cut through the hype around these issues, and understand vulnerabilities in socio-technical systems that go beyond security and privacy. How can systems be manipulated? And what are the implications of that kind of manipulation?

Responsibilities will include:

• Daily management of a team of 4-5 researchers, including oversight of workplans, project schedule, deliverables, and project budget.
• Develop overall research project strategy in collaboration with Data & Society leadership
• Coordinate a network of ~20 scholars, journalists, and researchers to strategically share insights, data, and frames.
• Manage team resources proactively, identifying new staffing needs as necessary.
• Develop and own the process of providing regular written and verbal briefings to key stakeholders in civil society, media, and industry.
• Build and maintain a map of academic and advocacy work happening within and beyond the D&S network on these issues, and track the arguments and discussions taking place in various venues.
• Work closely with our research, programs, and communications teams to ensure that our research is being strengthened through engagement with stakeholders, and disseminated in appropriate formats to key decision-makers.
• Develop a trusting relationship with scholars, knowing when to shine a spotlight on them and their work and when to step in to help with translation.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholder groups in this space.
• Balance between advancing a longer-term strategy and responding to unforeseen but highly relevant events.

Qualifications:

• A passion for supporting research and researchers to work towards advancing knowledge collectively.
• Extensive project management experience in fast-paced knowledge production environments.
• Deep familiarity with debates related to those currently emerging under frames like “fake news” and media manipulation.
• Experience connecting research findings to advocacy and/or policy recommendations (including using research to challenge approaches being taken).
• Comfort and experience working between business/tech industry actors, government, civil society, and research.
• A high level of comfort with digital security tools (e.g., PGP, Tor, Signal, etc.).
• Excellent writing and editing skills; public speaking skills a plus.
• Willingness to play a visible leadership role in representing Data & Society’s work and broader research network to other audiences.

We expect that the right candidate for this position is mid-career and has spent a 5-7 years in a technology company, media institution, or research institute/think tank, and has managed investigative or research teams in the past.

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

1. A cover letter explaining your interest in this role, how you learned about this opportunity, how you approach project management of research efforts, and how you see the issue of manipulation unfolding at the intersection of technology and society today.
(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.

The work and wellbeing of Data & Society is strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, age, creed, color, culture, experience, national origin, religion or ancestry, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ability, pregnancy, and more. We welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities. In addition to federal law requirements, Data & Society complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.