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Position Number: 2575559
Location: San Francisco, CA
Position Type: Business - International Business

Applied Data Ethics Fellow
University of San Francisco

R0005175
Downtown Campus

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;
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. This position requires a commitment to excellence in teaching within a culturally diverse environment and an understanding of and commitment to support the mission of the University of San Francisco. The successful candidate must be able to offer their reflections on the role of equity and inclusion considerations as part of their role as an educator, and strategies for success in engaging with BIPOC students.

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
Diversity Statement: please describe your thoughts and/or your experiences concerning equitable education for underserved and marginalized communities, your commitment to or experience with broadening participation in the field, experience working on a diverse team and/or experience working with different communication/learning styles.
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 15, and any applications submitted by then will be given full consideration. Questions may be sent to aalkhatib@usfca.edu.

Full-Time/Part-Time:
Full time

Pay Rate:
Salary

To apply, visit https://usfca.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USF_Staff/job/Downtown-Campus/Applied-Data-Ethics-Fellow_R0005175.

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