Ali Alkhatib: DRAFT Call for Fellows

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Job Title

Applied Data Ethics Fellow

Job Summary

The Center for Applied Data Ethics (CADE) at the University of San Francisco is seeking applicants for data ethics fellows. The appointment will be for an appointment beginning January 2022 and tentatively ending January 2023 (end date to be confirmed before offers are made).

This position is open to applicants from a broad range of disciplines and backgrounds. In particular, we are seeking applicants whose experience and training can inform the design and teaching of a deeper curriculum on data ethics and algorithmic justice focusing on methodologies and foundations.

Full Job Description

Fellows for this incoming program will be responsible for the following goals:

Design and teach a course on foundations, methods, or on a specific domain at the undergraduate level;
Pursue independent research on the topics to data ethics, algorithmic harms & justice, or related areas; and
Disseminate research by sharing work through papers, blog posts, and speaking at conferences (eg industry, non-profit, or academic).

Responsibilities

Teaching

Fellows of this cohort will collectively design a curriculum on data ethics at the University of San Francisco, producing a set of courses spanning multiple terms and addressing a number of general subjects as well as domain areas in greater depth. Potential domain areas include:

Algorithmic worker management
Clinical applications of AI
Algorithmically informed, mediated, or otherwise-enabled policing
AI (and/or surveillance) in education
Surveillance in public, private, and/or digital spaces
Public administration and AI
Housing, lending, or other financial applications and algorithmic decision systems
Race and algorithmic harms
Gender and algorithmic harms

Research

Fellows of this cohort will continue to pursue their research agendas or explore new ones, leveraging any resources that CADE, the Data Institute, and the University of San Francisco can make available to the fellows.

Appointment

This appointment is tentatively expected to run for 1 calendar year, with an extension of 6 months if their course is prepared or already taught. While it is possible that further extensions will be made, that cannot be guaranteed at this time.

Qualifications

Conventional qualifications - for example, a graduate degree or equivalent experience - serve as a shorthand, but are not strictly necessary. An applicant with a history of advocacy and activism could be successful with a clear and persuasive statement of purpose. We’ll work with fellows to understand their professional goals and figure out together how CADE can support those goals.

Submission materials

Applicants should submit the following materials:

A research agenda proposal, not more than 3 pages, describing the proposed research agenda and substantiating their qualifications to pursue this agenda
A description, not more than 3 pages, describing the course that the applicant could teach
A writing sample, not more than 20 pages, where the applicant was either the primary or sole author
A CV or resume
3 potential writers of letters of recommendation (names, relationships, and contact information are sufficient; please be sure that they know the CADE director may be in contact with them directly to request their letter of recommendation)

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis but review will begin after November 1, and any applications submitted by then will be given full consideration. Any questions can be sent to [email protected].

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Location

San Francisco, CA; Remote optional (residence and employment eligibility in the United States required)

Pay Rate

Salary; $75,000

Benefits

Please see the HR handbook USFCA offers (can be found at USF’s HR site), but in addition to standard benefits for USFCA staff, CADE can offer the following:

Additional relocation reimbursement if desired (scales with distance, see USFFA policy on relocation expense reimbursements)
Conference and other professional event attendance in addition to events for which you are presenting CADE-related work

Some things to know about USF

The University of San Francisco is an equal opportunity institution of higher education. As a matter of policy, the University does not discriminate in employment, educational services and academic programs on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except minors), sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related and genetic-related) and disability, and the other bases prohibited by law. The University reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities under the law.

USF is a private, urban Jesuit University with a global perspective that educates women and men who will fashion a more humane and just world. The core mission of the University is to promote learning in the Jesuit tradition. The University offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as persons and professionals, and the values and sensitivity necessary to be women and men for others. The University draws from the cultural, intellectual, and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area and its location on the Pacific Rim to enrich and strengthen its educational programs. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to work in a culturally diverse environment and to contribute to the mission of the University.

The University of San Francisco is located in the heart of one of the world’s most innovative and diverse cities, and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields. Its diverse student body enjoys direct access to faculty, small classes and outstanding opportunities in the city itself. USF is San Francisco’s first university, and its Jesuit Catholic mission helps ignite a student’s passion for social justice and a desire to “Change the World From Here.” For more information, visit http://www.usfca.edu.