Fwd: Hiring for a Social Justice Technologist
Hello, An interesting position with the Anti-Defamation League's Center for Technology and Society. Please contact its director, Brittan Heller, below, directly for more info. -- Mike. *-- MIKE ANANNY* + /NEW BOOK:/ "Networked Press Freedom: Creating Infrastructures for a Public Right to Hear" [Amazon <https://www.amazon.com/Networked-Press-Freedom-Creating-Infrastructures/dp/0262037742> | MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/networked-press-freedom>] + /Associate Professor of Communication & Journalism/ | Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California + /Faculty Affiliate/ | Science, Technology, and Society, University of Southern California + /Fellow/ | Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism mike.ananny.org <http://mike.ananny.org> | ananny@usc.edu <mailto:ananny@usc.edu> | @ananny -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Hiring for a Social Justice Technologist Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 17:34:15 -0700 From: Brittan Heller <brittan.heller@gmail.com> To: ananny@gmail.com <ananny@gmail.com> Hello -- I'm hiring for a Social Justice Technologist <https://jobs.jobvite.com/adl/job/oxj76fwN> for ADL's Center for Technology and Society. Interested applicants can apply through the hyperlink. _Description: _ This is a senior role for someone with significant technical skill, and the position will be located in SF or Silicon Valley. This position will help lead ADL's effort to fight hate across all technologies, from Facebook to VR to video games, as well as helping bring civil rights into the digital context. In this role, you'll work on topics such as assessing how effective machine learning can be in helping identify and counter hate; making recommendations on how platforms can change to incentivize better online behavior; how governments should evaluate and deploy algorithms; decide what tools may be needed to monitor extremists on platforms like Gab; identify and decide how best to fill gaps in protecting vulnerable populations online; and identifying new and emerging trends in cyberhate and civil rights. We're looking for someone special, so please forward widely and invite any candidates to reach out to me with with questions!** Thanks and I hope all is well! Brittan Heller
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