Responsible Tech Job Updates for January 20
All Tech Is Human curates a list of Responsible Tech positions; these are roles that are focused on reducing the harms of technology, diversifying the tech pipeline, and ensuring that technology is aligned with the public interest.
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Closing Soon - January 28
U.S. Executive Office of the President - Data Scientist [Washington, D.C.]
“This position is located in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Office of Translational Research (OTR). ONDCP's mission is to develop, implement and sustain the President's agenda regarding trafficking and use of illicit drugs and misuse of prescription drugs through its National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS).”
Responsibilities include the following:
Responsible for providing professional consultation in the application of statistical and data science theories, techniques, and methods in conducting studies and analyses assessing drug use availability, the consequences of drug use, and the effectiveness of drug programs.
Collects, compiles, and analyzes demographic and other data, and develops measures to track the overall performance of the NDCS.
Identifies gaps in ONDCP research and data collection, or to identify areas requiring additional focus.
Develops and conducts data science projects, often with other government partners, for determining data needed to fill gaps in the overall government program for statistics in the area of drug use or to further examine the effect of changing socio-demographic circumstances related to drug use.
Plans, researches, and implements the full scope of investigative projects aimed at analyzing substance use and drug trafficking trends in order to facilitate greater understanding of the problems and issues involved.
Requirements include a degree in “Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position,” or equivalent experience.
“Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the next lower grade or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.”
The salary range is $106,823 - $138,868 per year (GS 13), and the deadline to apply is January 28th.
Closing Soon - January 31
FASPE - Design and Technology Fellowship
“FASPE is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership.”
“This year, FASPE Design and Technology will be awarding fellowships to 15 to 17 graduate students and early-career professionals working in engineering, architecture, computer science, design, and related fields. Fellows will spend two weeks in Germany and Poland, where they will visit key sites of Nazi history and participate in daily seminars led by specialized faculty. The program couples the power of place with academic rigor and many informal opportunities for creative exchange. Along with FASPE's historians and ethicists, Dr. Mona Sloane and Dr. David Danks will serve as faculty members for the 2022 program, bringing together their expertise on technology, ethics, policy, and design.”
“FASPE Design and Technology applicants must be actively pursuing a career in architecture, design, computer science, data science, engineering, or any related professions. Applicants must fit into one of the following two categories: 1) be enrolled in a graduate program in design, architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, computer science, statistics and applied math, electrical engineering, or a program in a closely related field at the time of their application, or 2) be working in a related field, with an undergraduate degree earned no earlier than May 2017 or a graduate degree no earlier than May 2019.”
Closing date is January 31.
Closing Soon - January 31
Internet Archive - Legal Intern [Remote]
“The Internet Archive is seeking a Legal Intern to gain hands-on experience working alongside the Legal & Policy team on issues related to the Internet Archive’s ambitious mission to provide universal access to all knowledge.”
“You will participate in all aspects of the in-house legal & policy team, including litigation, policy, intermediary liability, privacy, and compliance. Your workload will vary and may include: legal research, regulatory and policy analysis, various writings for different audiences, and in-house counseling. During the summer you will be full time. During the semester we require at least 20 hours per week. Internships are unpaid but a small stipend may be arranged depending on circumstances.”
“Who should apply: Currently enrolled law school students or recent graduates with an interest in copyright law, library law, content moderation, intermediary liability, open source, open culture, the internet and the people who use it.”
The deadline to apply is January 31st.
Closing Soon - February 1st
IKEA - Digital Ethicist in Data & Technology [Pratteln, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland]
“You are joining us at an exciting time! As a Digital Ethicist, you bring the awareness of digital ethics and the associated responsibilities across Core business Supply. Digital ethics is a discipline that critically assesses the societal and environmental impact of data and digital technologies and produces actionable advice for co-workers. It involves thinking about accountability, responsibility, ethical principles and moral dilemmas throughout the lifecycle of data and digital technologies.”
“In this role you will build awareness about digital ethics and why it matters to IKEA and wider society. You will lead the implementation of digital ethics tools and methods and the facilitation of digital ethics assessments and decision-making. You will empower others to implement digital ethics best practices in their work by demonstrating how to apply ethical principles through examples, case studies and discussions. You will represent Core business Supply in the Inter IKEA Digital Ethics Forum and co-create new practices and standards.”
“You will also work closely together with peers across Inter IKEA and the IKEA franchise system to strengthen and contribute to a strong and relevant IKEA franchise offer by co-creating Inter IKEA’s vision on digital ethics. Together you will develop practices that enhance the IKEA brand around the world and ensure that we use data and digital technologies for good.”
“You probably haven’t been a Digital Ethicist yet – we know it’s pretty new – but you will have a good understanding of social sciences, philosophy and technology, working in a related field for the last few years. We believe that you have strong stakeholder management skills and you are able to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical co-workers.”
The closing date for this position is February 1st.
Closing Soon - February 14
Partnership on AI - AI and Media Integrity Program Lead - General (x2) [San Francisco / Remote]
“The Partnership on AI (PAI) is seeking two full-time Program Leads to join the high-growth, high-impact AI and Media Integrity (AIMI) Program.”
“PAI’s AI and Media Integrity Program Area works to create best practices for the development and deployment of AI technologies that impact digital media and online information. To do so, PAI coordinates those on the frontlines of information integrity challenges around the world, with those building and deploying technology…Online information and AI interact in many ways, and we address challenges across the knowledge pipeline: from content creation to dissemination and to the eventual interpretation by users around the world. Our work includes several project areas: 1) Synthetic and Manipulated Content, 2) Local News, and ) Content Targeting and Ranking.”
“The Program Leads will work closely with the Head of AIMI on designing and disseminating the outputs of multistakeholder programs, soliciting Partner and expert input, coordinating pilots, translating insights into policy and practical recommendations, and additional activities as the programs evolve to include implementation phases.”
“The Program Leads will be responsible for project management within multiple workstreams of AIMI, including establishing mechanisms for understanding Partners’ needs and challenges, tailoring program outputs to be useful as a part of the AI development process, consolidating input from multi-stakeholder processes, developing and executing strategies for program recruitment, advancement and adoption of recommendations and other programmatic leadership tasks.”
“The Program Leads will be joining ongoing initiatives that encompass research, design, testing, iteration, and implementation phases. They will shape and scope the AI and Media Integrity Steering Committee--a formal body of PAI Partners including multidisciplinary experts from Adobe, Amazon, BBC, CBC, Facebook, First Draft, Microsoft, The New York Times, WITNESS, and XPRIZE working to develop and advise projects that strengthen online public discourse. They will also work to cultivate and develop PAI’s work in AI and Local News, working to landscape the major ethical challenges journalists and platforms face using AI for local news production and distribution.”
The salary range is $117,000 - $135,000 and the deadline to apply is February 14th.
Accountable Tech - Digital Manager [Remote]
“Accountable Tech is looking for a Digital Manager…to build out a more robust grassroots email program for our organization and advance our digital presence through creative social media content, strategies, influencers, and partnerships to reach key audiences online.”
“[T]he Digital Manager will be ready to advocate for meaningful long-term structural reforms to our information ecosystem.”
Responsibilities include the following:
“Work with the rest of the Accountable Tech team and partners to create successful digital campaigns and initiatives that drive forward our organization’s messaging and objectives
Create and maintain an editorial calendar for Accountable Tech that supports both audience growth and campaign goals, while maintaining the flexibility to respond to breaking news
Manage, execute, and grow Accountable Tech’s grassroots email program to further expand our grassroots mobilization and fundraising efforts
Support in the management and development of Accountable Tech’s websites, digital properties, and creative content for our various campaigns”
The salary range for this role is $70,000-$90,000.
Salesforce - Head of Strategic Response, Office of Ethical & Humane Use [San Francisco / Washington, D.C.]
Salesforce “OEHU is seeking a Director to play a pivotal role as the head of Strategic Response for our Policy Team. In this role, you will work across functions, including with members of our Leadership team, on our highest priority ethical use issues across the company. The role will be responsible for organizing company-wide preparations for critical global events around the ethical use of our products, while simultaneously scoping and leading longer-term programs to build our ethical use policy program.”
Responsibilities include the following:
“Manage and drive company programs related to global events when they may intersect with Salesforce product use, such as conflicts posing human rights concerns, ethnic or political violence or unrest, or global elections.
Rely on data-driven assessments and political analysis to anticipate likely scenarios that could result in real-world violence and involve the use of any Salesforce products.
Develop and coordinate customized, company-wide strategies to ensure the ethical use of our products around major events in multiple countries simultaneously. Coordinate with legal and PR partners for handling sensitive situations.”
The role requires “7+ years of relevant experience in Tech Ethics, Policy, Integrity, Trust & Safety or similar roles.”
WarnerMedia, CNN Digital - Editor, Misinformation Beat [New York]
“CNN is starting a new team covering misinformation and we need an editor to help us run it. What does that mean exactly? Let’s put it this way: We’re looking for reporters to cover reality, and an editor to guide them in doing it. That includes the uses and abuses and distortions of it, the people twisting it, and the effect that twisting is having on all of us, from schools closed over rumors about TikTok challenges to vaccine refusal to extremism and insurrection.”
Responsibilities include the following:
“Help to define and develop this new team and its coverage area and priorities, and work to establish a reputation for it as innovative and industry-leading.
Manage reporters, serving as their primary editor, and work closely with other reporters and teams from throughout the organization.
Drive the team toward big scoops and important enterprise and investigative work, while also jumping into and moving fast on breaking news.”
You must have “4+ years of editorial and digital news environment experience.”
“A deep knowledge of misinformation and the issues surrounding it, plus the darkest corners of the internet, is a definite plus, of course. But if you don’t have that or are worried you don’t fit the job description in some other way, but you do have a real interest in the area, and you’re a great editor who just cares about doing great work, we want to hear from you too.”
Microsoft - Responsible AI Program Manager, Governance & Enablement [Redmond, WA]
“The Governance & Enablement program directs and oversees Microsoft’s corporate Responsible AI Governance program and the enablement of the Responsible AI community and their implementation of responsible AI across the entirety of the Microsoft corporation.”
“[T]he Responsible AI Program Manager, Governance & Enablement, will support the Responsible AI Training program within Microsoft’s Office of Responsible AI, driving the professionalization of responsible AI across our workforce. The Responsible AI Training program enables the development of the company’s corporate training; skillset and work role development; overall training governance; and development of measurable compliance objectives for training. In this role, you will work with our training and responsible AI counterparts across the company to drive a practical and meaningful training regimen that educates engineers, sales, and business managers of responsible AI requirements as well as collaborate with experts to develop training that enables the best practices that uphold Microsoft’s responsible AI principles.”
Responsibilities include the following:
“Develop and maintain the responsible AI training governance and policy for Microsoft.
Define roles and responsibilities across all stakeholders.
Collaborate with responsible AI community members to drive implementation of corporate training while also identifying best practices and needs from subject matter experts to build tailored training that enable effective implementation of responsible AI requirements.”
Minimum qualifications:
“5+ year’s experience in corporate affairs, corporate social responsibility, compliance, training, engineering, legal affairs, technology policy, research and development, software development, or related area.
OR Bachelor's Degree AND 3+ year’s experience in corporate affairs, corporate social responsibility, compliance, training, engineering, legal affairs, technology policy, research and development, software development, or related area.
3+ year’s experience working on issues pertaining to artificial intelligence or machine learning, including, but not limited to, AI/ML engineering, design, ethics, safety, accessibility, and/or privacy.”
Arthur - Product Manager [New York]
“Arthur makes machine learning work for enterprises through performance monitoring, explainability, and bias detection.”
Responsibilities include the following:
“Partner with Engineering, ML Research and Customer Success to capture feedback and feature request to develop a product vision, strategy, and feature roadmap.
Collaborate with engineering teams to enable drive customer usage across technical, operational and executive users of the monitoring platform.
Develop communication plan to ensure users understand new product features as they are deployed, including demos, trainings, and shareable communications.
Develop methods to explore data collected so that teams can make data-informed product decisions and evaluate product success.”
The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of relevant experience and is based in New York, NY.
Microsoft - Design Researcher 2, Ethics and Society User Research [Redmond, WA]
“Ethics & Society guides technical and experience innovation across Cloud + AI towards ethical, responsible, and sustainable outcomes. To bring this vision to fruition, we are looking for a passionate UX Researcher for the Ethics & Society team.”
Responsibilities include the following:
· Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and business partners during all steps of research.
· Execute qualitative and quantitative studies that surface the needs, motivations, and value tensions of impacted stakeholders.
· Conduct in-depth literature reviews and landscape analyses.
· Translate research findings into actionable recommendations and deliver them in compelling ways.
· Triangulate multiple data sources into integrated insights.
· Communicate and evangelize research results to engineering teams.
· Propose practical mitigations to potential harms by advocating for the people most likely to be impacted by a technology, feature set, or product category.
Qualifications include the following:
· 2+ years of experience in applied quantitative and qualitative product research.
· Masters or PhD in sociology, experimental psychology, human computer interaction, anthropology, political science or related fields.
· Expertise in advanced statistics and the design of experiments.
· Experience with a wide variety of research methodologies including, but not limited to: literature reviews, surveys, in-depth interviews, heuristic evaluations, concept validation, focus groups, competitive reviews, participatory designs, and surveys.
Just Futures Law - Senior Staff Attorney [Remote / Washington, D.C.]
“Just Futures Law, Inc. (JFL) is a womxn-of-color-led movement law project that defends and builds the power of immigrant rights and criminal justice activists, organizers, and community groups to prevent the criminalization, detention, and deportation of immigrants and people of color in the United States.”
“JFL seeks a Senior Staff Attorney to develop and bring strategic litigation using a movement lawyering and racial justice frame to build the power of our grassroots partners and communities impacted by repressive immigration policies. This attorney will engage in litigation and advocacy to combat tech policing deployed against immigrant communities, defend the First Amendment rights of immigrants, and challenge immigration enforcement. We are seeking someone with a demonstrated commitment to immigrant and civil rights and a track record of contributing to innovative litigation in state and federal courts.”
Qualifications include the following:
● J.D. and admission in good standing to the bar of any U.S. state or D.C.
● At least 5 years of significant litigation experience is required, and 7+ years of practicing law is preferred.
● Demonstrated ability to represent individuals in complex cases and to develop and implement sophisticated legal strategies.
● Ability to file and litigate cases independently and collaboratively; excellent problem-solving skills; ability to juggle multiple on-going projects and exercise good judgment under stressful situations.
The salary range for this position is s $80,000 - $90,000.
JP Morgan Chase - Data for Good Program Manager [Plano, TX / Jersey City, NJ]
“JPMorgan Chase is looking for an individual who is passionate about the power of data to transform the way social good organizations scale their missions. This individual would support a global suite of social good hackathons, under the Tech for Social Good umbrella, and scale the next iteration of our Data for Good hackathon portfolio.”
“The program focuses on leveraging technology and data skills and resources to ideate and build sustainable solutions for nonprofit organizations. The program also strives to inspire and attract the next generation of technologists and data scientists, while creating opportunities and multiple pathways into fintech.”
“Data for Good is a hackathon for candidates to showcase their analytical skills while they help a nonprofit solve a data problem. The event allows JPMorgan Chase to assess & recruit talent while the candidates work on real-time projects for local nonprofit organizations. It also provides a development opportunity for JPMorgan Chase volunteers who serve as mentors and subject matter experts during the event.”
“This Data for Good Program Associate Manager will oversee a portfolio social good hackathons and skilled volunteerism projects globally. This individual will focus on the expansion of the hackathon portfolio to new stakeholder groups. They will also oversee the intern social impact data projects in partnership with business stakeholders. The Program Associate will also support the global Social Good Hackathons team on various program related workstreams.”
Federation Of American Scientists - Innovation and Technology Senior Manager [Washington, D.C.]
“The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is seeking a seasoned manager to support its growing innovation and technology portfolio. Innovation and technology is a core policy vertical within FAS, working across a number of domains from entrepreneurship, international development, climate and clean energy, and more.”
Among other requirements, the successful candidate will have the following:
A minimum of seven years of professional work that includes some of the following:
Direct experience in or collaborating with the federal government and a working understanding of how the federal government functions
Experience working in or with the private sector including management consulting, finance, start ups, technology or other related industry
Experience applying innovation and design methods including but not limited to crowdsourced innovation, ideation, human centered design, and moreAn understanding of one or more federal agencies/departments working to advance policy priorities in a critical science and technology policy domain including the Department of Energy, Department of State, Department of Commerce, USAID, NSF, NIH, HHS, OSTP, etc.
Subject matter expertise with current understanding in a critical policy domain e.g., climate and clean energy, public health, international development, innovation and R&D, or other related domain
The salary range is $90,000 to $110,000.
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) - Policy Program Coordinator [Stanford, CA]
“The Policy Program Coordinator will administer and implement complex day-to-day administrative and operations-related functions for the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Policy portfolio.”
“[T]he Coordinator provides complex administrative and operational leadership to ensure the success of HAI policy programs. The Coordinator serves as the primary and highly-visible public interface for multiple external audiences, with particular emphasis on high-level government officials and executive audiences. These include but are not limited to, the HAI Policy Brief program, workshops, events and outreach related to HAI Policy, support for policymaker education programs, as well as monitoring and managing general compliance issues related to this program.”
“We are hiring one (1), full time (100% FTE), fixed term position for two (2) years, which is renewable based on programmatic need and funding.”
The successful candidate must have a “High school diploma and four years of administrative experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.”
