[ecrea] Post-doctoral fellowship at the Digital Civil Society Lab

     Post-doctoral fellowship at the Digital Civil Society Lab

     Job announcement: post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University

     	

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       Job announcement: Post-doctoral fellowship


     The Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy
     and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) is pleased to announce a new
     post-doctoral fellowship program.

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     *About the Digital Civil Society Lab*


     The Digital Civil Society Lab

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     believes in an independent civil society that thrives in the digital
     age through the safe, ethical and effective use of private digital
     resources for public benefit. The Lab is an initiative of the
     Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

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     (Stanford PACS). Stanford PACS is an affiliate of the Institute for
     Research in the Social Sciences

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(IRiSS).

     The rapid adoption of digital tools for social and political action
     has resulted in a complicated new sphere we refer to as “digital
     civil society.” This sphere includes all the ways people and
     organizations voluntarily use private resources for public benefit
     in a digital age. We see evidence of digital civil society at the
     intersection of several domains: nonprofits, associations, and
     philanthropy; market solutions for social good; political action;
     and digital data and infrastructure.

     These once-distinct spheres now overlap in ways that require the
     adoption of a new framework rooted in the unique characteristics of
     digital resources and the unique values of civil society..

     The Lab is led by Lucy Bernholz, senior research scholar at Stanford
     PACS, and Rob Reich, professor of Political Science and faculty
     co-director of Stanford PACS.

     *About the fellowship*


     We seek to appoint promising post-doctoral scholars who are actively
     engaged in research on topics related to the Digital Civil Society
     Lab's priority research areas, which include:

       * The key dimensions of digital infrastructure and data and how
         they influence the role of independent civil society in 
democracies.
       * Understanding, creating, and expanding access to software,
         hardware and digital practices that align with the values of
         civil society in democracies.
       * The nature of digital data donations and/or the governance
         mechanisms, enterprise forms, or legal constructs that such
         donations call for.
       * The role of digital infrastructure, data, and connectivity and
         their influence on relationships between governments, markets,
         and civil society.


     We encourage applications from candidates representing a broad range
     of disciplines including the social sciences, humanities, law,
     computer science and engineering.

     Each fellow will be affiliated with the Digital Civil Society Lab
     and potentially a department or school at Stanford University. The
     post-doctoral fellowship provides scholars with the opportunity to
     pursue original research related to emerging issues in digital civil
     society (whether at the national or global level).

     The annual fellowship stipend is $60,000, plus the standard benefits
     that post-doctoral fellows at Stanford University receive, including
     health insurance and travel funds. The fellowship program falls
     under U.S. Immigration J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa activities. The
     start date of the fellowship will be September 2017, unless
     otherwise agreed.


             *How to apply*


     Application materials should be submitted to the Digital Civil
     Society Lab via email to (Lseaman /at/ stanford.edu)
     <mailto:(lseaman /at/ stanford.edu)> using the subject line “DCSL
     Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2017.” *The deadline for applications is
     January 13, 2017.*Please include the following items and
     information in your application:

       * Cover letter: detailing the reasons for the applicant’s interest
         in the fellowship;
       * Curriculum Vitae;
       * Fellowship proposal: detailing the research that the fellow
         would undertake while at Stanford (three page limit, single 
spaced);
       * Writing sample: consisting of either a dissertation chapter or a
         recent published paper. There are no specific page length or
         formatting requirements for this sample;
       * Graduate Transcript: with proof that applicants have completed
         all the requirements for the PhD, or a letter from their PhD
         advisor stating when they will do so;
       * Two Letters of Recommendation.

     Please disclose if you have additional funding arrangements.

     To assume a Post-Doctoral Fellowship, you must have a PhD in hand by
     July 1, 2017. We cannot consider applications from scholars who
     earned a PhD earlier than May 1, 2015.

     Questions about the program, application process or requirements
     should be directed to Laura Seaman, Program Manager of the Digital
     Civil Society Lab, at (Lseaman /at/ stanford.edu)
     <mailto:(lseaman /at/ stanford.edu)>.

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