https://cyber.harvard.edu/story/2021-07/berkman-klein-center-to-launch-three... Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (BKC) is launching an ambitious three-year “pop-up” research initiative, the Institute for Rebooting Social Media <https://cyber.harvard.edu/programs/institute-rebooting-social-media>. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation <https://knightfoundation.org/> and Craig Newmark Philanthropies <https://craignewmarkphilanthropies.org/> have committed generous donations to support the new initiative, which will convene practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and students to improve the future of social media and online communication. The Institute will be led by two BKC faculty directors: Professor Jonathan Zittrain <https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/jzittrain>, George Bemis Professor of International Law and Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, and James Mickens <https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/jmickens>, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University. <snip> *Engage with the Institute:* - *We’re* *hiring for an Institute Director to lead and shape the “pop-up” Institute, in collaboration with the faculty directors. Learn more about the role here <https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?PageType=JobDetails&partnerid=25240&siteid=5341&Areq=54915BR#jobDetails=1904861_5341>.* - As we build the pop-up Institute, *we’d love your help in surfacing interesting work in the field. Please share recommendations with us * *here* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQWlyzDfX_yPuoxUF-Ahcut7DqX1oZTFt9wLz-SAuslBKI-Q/viewform> *.* - To learn more about the Institute for Rebooting Social Media’s strategic vision, its soft launch in fall 2021, and its full launch in the spring semester of 2022, *sign up to receive email updates **here* <https://us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=4782a3c945>* and follow the Berkman Klein Center on **social media* <https://cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved>*. * <https://us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=4782a3c945>Over the coming months, we will be sharing more on fellowship and job opportunities, public engagements, events, and emerging research. -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -