Hi all, D&S is looking for a lead for the Manipulation Project: https://datasociety.net/blog/jobs/project-lead-media-manipulation/ ---- 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? ----- D&S is a great place to work and a fantastic meld of academic/practitioner thinking. This would be a fabulous fit for an unconventional academic or someone with journalism training who loves managing researchers and making public impact. Job is in NYC with real salary, benefits etc. PhD not required. -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Fellow, Data & Society Assistant Professor, Department of Communication University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (as of 2017) amarwick@gmail.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org>