PIT Newsletter

• PITCases.org, a PIT case study platform.
• Case Studies in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• PIT Open Educational Resources (City University of New York)
• Instructional case studies (The Tech Policy Lab at University of Washington)
• Human Contexts and Ethics Toolkit (University of California, Berkeley)
• Ethics, Society, and Technology Hub (Stanford University)
• Policy Innovation Lab Playbook (Carnegie Mellon University)
• AI Litigation Database (The George Washington University)
• Technology Ethics in Action: Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. A Special Issue of the Journal of Social Computing.
• Ensuring Scholarly Access to Government Archives and Records: A Collaboration of Virginia Tech and the National Archives and Records Administration. (Virginia Tech)
• The Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics – Clinic Resources. (UC Berkeley, MIT, Indiana University, University of Alabama, UGA, Rochester Institute of Technology)
• Stanford Cardinal Careers PIT Edition, April 2022. (Stanford University)

• Penn State University launched in Fall 2022 an interdisciplinary 1 year Master of Engineering, Law, and Policy degree (MELP) for professionals with a STEM background. The MELP degree is designed to integrate three main topic areas within an interdisciplinary core: a technical depth in systems thinking and systems design, a fundamental understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, and the skills to navigate science and technology policy. MELP’s interdisciplinary core fosters academic, research, and outreach engagement of MELP students with law and policy students through experiential learning opportunities in public interest technology.
• An interdisciplinary undergraduate major in data science and social systems at Stanford University, beginning in September 2022, will equip the next generation of leaders to work at the intersection of statistics, computation, and the social sciences on important social problems such as poverty and inequality, polarization, criminal justice, and urban development.

Fellowships

• [Apply by October 14] Morgridge Acceleration Program (MAP) Fellowship. The MAP Fellowship matches nonprofit executives, called MAP Mentors, with emerging leaders, called MAP Fellows, looking to create a positive impact while developing professional skill sets and networks. MAP Fellows collaborate with peers and industry leaders through the program to challenge the status quo, foster new and meaningful connections, and spark the sustainable change needed to achieve a profound and lasting impact.
• [Apply by November 1] Hack.Diversity Technology Fellowship for Minorities. Hack.Diversity is an 8-month career development program for Black, Latinx, or otherwise underrepresented tech talent to launch and advance careers as software engineers, IT professionals, and data analysts in the Boston innovation economy. Hack.Diversity Fellows receive benefits including technical project experience, job application, and technical interview skills, industry exposure and network building, mentorship from industry professionals, access to interview at paid summer internship opportunities, and more. The priority deadline is September 1st for an early decision by October.
• [Apply by November 4 if possible] Data & Democracy Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Data Science Institute (DSI), the Department of Computer Science, and the Center for Effective Government (CEG) at the University of Chicago invite applications for Postdoctoral Scholars who wish to advance cutting-edge interdisciplinary data-driven approaches, methods, and applications in research related to data, disinformation, digital media and the foundations of our modern democracy. The application period for the Data and Democracy Postdoctoral Scholars program opens September 9th; reviews will begin on November 4th and continue until positions are filled. The fellowship’s earliest start date is August 1, 2023.

Unspecified Rolling Internships: 

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Outreach Intern, Congressional Tech Project (DC, remote)
• JPL Internships, NASA (Pasadena, CA, remote)
• Student Internships, The Institute for Future Intelligence, (remote)
• Internships, GlenWorld (remote)
• Science Communications Internships, NASA (remote, various locations)

Additional Opportunities:

• The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan invites applications from well-qualified individuals for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position focused on racial justice in science and technology policy. Applicants should have expertise focused on structural and other forms of racism in science, technology, and associated policies, and interest in how the tools of public policy and democracy can be used to create racially just and equitable science and technology and/or how science and technology can be wielded to address structural racism. This position is part of a new faculty cluster focused on Racial Justice and Technology, which is part of a university-wide faculty hiring initiative in anti-racism.

  First consideration will be given to applications received by November 1, 2022, but applications will be considered until the position has been filled. Interested applicants may upload their application materials to: http://apply.interfolio.com/114157

• Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy is looking for a new Executive Director. We are hoping to find someone who has spent time in civil society looking out for the rights and interests of individuals, particularly marginalized/subordinated people. There is a heavy dose of management and fundraising in this job, but there is also a lot of space for the ED to advance their own policy agenda. The ED is able to interact with our enormous tech law faculty, along with students and alums. We have also built some pretty deep ties to the rest of Georgetown, so the door is open to build cool new projects with computer scientists, philosophers, i-school faculty, public policy experts, etc.
• The Runway Startup Postdoc Program is part business school, part research institution, and part startup incubator. It has supported close to 30 PhDs launch their startups. Startup Postdocs arrive with ideas for unproven products and markets that require time and specialized guidance to develop. These startups demand more than a few months to launch – they need a bit of a “runway.” Cornell Tech provides a package valued at $175,000 in year one and $102,000 in year two, that includes a salary, research budget, housing allowance, office space, and academic and business mentorship.
• This year, we are looking for an inaugural Public Interest Technology (PiTech) Runway Startup Postdoc who will put social impact at the forefront of their venture’s mission. A PiTech startup is audacious about finding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, has a mission of addressing public needs or systemic injustices, and may not lend itself to a traditional, commercial business model. All you need is an idea to submit an application. While the application is closed for traditional ventures, please reach out to pitech-info@tech.cornell.edu with a short paragraph expressing your interest and share your CV. There is no application fee required since this is a postdoctoral appointment at Cornell University. We are currently considering applications for both the fall 2022 and fall 2023 start. Visit our website to learn more.
• A member of the PIT-UN family from Georgetown University is researching different approaches to teaching digital technology in schools of public policy and law. She wants to ensure that experiences, approaches, and perspectives from the PIT-UN network are represented. If you’d like to provide input, fill this out.