[Commlist] Postdoctoral fellowship - Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at UVA

We invite applications for postdoctoral fellows who will be part of the 
Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, an initiative of the Karsh 
Institute of Democracy at the University of Virginia. These two-year 
fellowships will begin in August of 2024 and run through August 2026. We 
are seeking to build a transdisciplinary inaugural cohort of fellows who 
will play a key role in animating this pan-university project spanning 
across all thirteen UVA schools.


We are interested in work on the intersections of Democracy and Digital 
Technology, broadly conceived, and open to a wide range of disciplines, 
methods and approaches as well as scholarly output. Examples include but 
are not limited to critical data studies of technology; social science 
and humanities research on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine 
learning (ML), including AI and ML accountability, transparency, and 
fairness as well as computational and mathematical approaches to 
political and social issues; science and technology studies; history of 
science and technology; technology law and policy; data governance; 
equity and justice-oriented work on technology and the democratic 
process; community organizing, collective action, and online activism; 
journalism and media policy; digital rights; and, the role of digital 
technology in free expression, access to information, and participation 
in democratic processes. We are eager to bring in a cohort addressing 
these issues at global, regional, and local levels.


The annual salary for each position is $65,000 with additional research 
funding of $5,000 per year. In addition to salary and research funding, 
standard UVA resources will be provided, including healthcare, computing 
resources, and access to library support and VIVA-negotiated collective 
agreements that lower or eliminate APCs with select publishers. We 
welcome applications from all over the world. The lab will work through 
the UVA International Studies Office to sponsor visas as needed.

Applicants must have their Ph.D., S.J.D. or equivalent degree in hand by 
the beginning of the fellowship, and should submit their application 
materials by January 15, 2024, with an expectation of final decisions 
made by March 1st, 2024. This position is in person and located in 
Charlottesville, VA.

More Information about the position and application process can be found 
here: https://jobs.virginia.edu/jobs/R0053934?source=uva_jobs 
<https://jobs.virginia.edu/jobs/R0053934?source=uva_jobs>


The applications will be evaluated by the current Faculty Leads for the 
Lab: Steven Johnson, McIntire School of Commerce; Mona Kasra, Department 
of Art & Drama, Department of Drama; Aynne Kokas, Department of Media 
Studies; David Nemer, Department of Media Studies; Jess Reia, School of 
Data Science; Bertrall Ross, School of Law; and Mona Sloane, School of 
Data Science & Department of Media Studies.


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