Director and Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Arizona State University
SFIS will be searching for a new director. Search will be handled by Isaacson Miller. As former director of SFIS I'm happy to answer questions that I can.
Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Arizona State University
SFIS will be looking for a senior leader for its DC-based Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes (CSPO). Non-traditional faculty (e.g., professor of practice, research professor) will be considered. Isaacson MIller will be handling the search but I can answer some questions.
Open Rank/Open Field Professorship of Social Change and Impact
Northeastern University
Northeastern University and the Burnes Family Center for Social Change and Impact invite applications for one or more tenured/tenure-track faculty appointments to start in the fall of 2022. We are seeking candidates across a range of fields with track records of and interest in action research that aims to solve real world problems. Candidates should have a record of social impact/service.
Link:
https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/cw/en-us/job/507918/assistantassociatefull-professor
Associate Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
Boston University
The School of Law (LAW) and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) at Boston University together seek a junior lateral or entry-level, tenure-track scholar. The focus of the search is on various aspects of accountability, transparency, fairness, and equity in algorithmic or data-driven decision systems used in judicial/law enforcement settings, with a particular interest in areas focusing on racial justice or the consideration of race in the definition and evaluation of equitable machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
We seek candidates who have a potential for high scholarly achievement, teaching excellence, and service; a demonstrated record of inclusion; and a capacity to serve as an effective mentor for students. We are eager to hear from applicants from underrepresented groups and those who support our institutional commitment to BU as an inclusive, diverse, and equitable community. A Ph.D. is not required to apply for this position. The position is envisioned to attract a J.D. degree holder, who will be jointly appointed (50-50) and considered for tenure by LAW and CDS, with the primary appointment being in the School of Law. The projected start date for the joint hire is July 1, 2022.
Link:
http://bucds.fyi/law-cds-faculty-search
Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
Boston University
The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, starting Fall 2022. One of seven active searches by CDS, the focus of this particular search is on basic, applied, and empirical research examining socio-technical and human-in-the-loop machine learning and AI systems operating within the context of legal, societal, economic, and public policy frameworks, including consideration of transparency, fairness, privacy, security, verifiability, and trust of data and software systems as they relate to concepts of autonomy, consent, governance, liability, and ethics. Qualifications required of all applicants include a PhD in any of the disciplines that span computing and data science; a strong record of research; a demonstrated capacity for interdisciplinary collaboration; and a commitment to innovative teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Link:
https://bucds.fyi/2022-faculty-positions
Two Open Rank Professorships in Engineering
Olin College of Engineering
Are you passionate about equity and access? Do you want to join us in reframing who can be engineers and what counts as engineering? Do you want to mentor students to better integrate engineering and other fields as they study and tackle complex technical systems and societal challenges? Come join our team. We are looking for individuals (at all ranks) with expertise and experience in (1) electrical engineering as well as (2) engineering (all disciplines) and/or adjacent fields (e.g., applied mathematics, computer science, applied physics). Olin is committed to becoming an increasingly inclusive and diverse learning community that supports equitable learning opportunities for everyone, and we strongly encourage women and individuals from historically underrepresented communities to apply.
Link:
https://www.olin.edu/join-community/faculty/
Stanford Postdoctoral Fellowship In Machine Learning And Public Policy
Stanford University
Professors Daniel Ho and Jacob Goldin invite applications for a postdoctoral scholar focused on the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and public policy. The work would focus on a high-impact collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service to build a more effective and equitable tax system. This is a 2-year position, with the potential of renewal. Some or all of the work may be conducted remotely.
We are searching for outstanding individuals with strong research backgrounds. Experience with research in one or more of the following areas is desirable: machine learning, algorithmic fairness, sequential decision making (e.g., active learning). A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics or a related field is required.
Link:
https://reglab.stanford.edu/postdoctoral-fellow/
Research Fellow (Computational Science)
Stanford RegLab
The Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab) at Stanford University is hiring a full-time pre-doctoral Research Fellow (Computational Science) to join our research team. This is a minimum one-year position, with the option of renewal.
This position is a great next step for those considering graduate school, law school, and/or business school in the future. Prior Research Fellows have been accepted by PhD programs in computer science, economics, and political science and JD programs at top schools (e.g., Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale). In recent years, fellows have been coauthors on RegLab publications for PNAS, JAMA Health Forum, Nature Sustainability, the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, the American Law and Economics Review, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, ACM FAccT, the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, and the Stanford Law Review.
Link:
https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/research-fellow-computational-science-regulation-evaluation-and-governance-lab-reglab-stanford-law-school-14689
Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy
UC Santa Cruz
The Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a faculty position in environmental policy at the assistant professor level.
We seek a scholar with expertise in environmental policy with a U.S. focus that supports existing and emerging areas of excellence in the department, including U.S. law and policy surrounding conservation; climate change; coastal sustainability; environmental justice; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; and water supply, quality and rights. The selected candidate will have demonstrated expertise in deploying qualitative and/or quantitative social science methods appropriate to their discipline and research agenda. The faculty member will teach across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including undergraduate courses in environmental policy, economics, and/or law, and a graduate core course in environmental policy, that is cross-listed with the Coastal Science and Policy program (CSP) for Master’s and Ph.D. students (ENVS 240/CSP 242).
Applicants with any or all of the following qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply: excellence in research; a research program that complements existing research strengths in the department; demonstrated potential to attract extramural funding; evidence of excellence, inclusivity, and innovation in teaching and mentoring; demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary collaboration with natural scientists; and/or interest in serving on the core faculty of the CSP program.
Link:
https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01169
Software/Data Engineer
Stanford RegLab
The Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab) at Stanford University is looking for a full-time Software/Data Engineer to to help design and build systems for collecting, managing, and analyzing data across our research programs. This role will work closely with the Faculty Director, Head of Data Science, and teams of research fellows and students to drive forward a diverse research program focused on machine learning and policy evaluation.
About Us: RegLab is an impact lab at Stanford that partners with government and nonprofits to use machine learning and data science to modernize the public sector. We are an interdisciplinary team of lawyers, data scientists, social scientists, and engineers who are passionate about building high impact demonstration projects for the future of governance. Some of our partners include the EPA, IRS, and Santa Clara County Public Health (Covid-19 response).
Link:
https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/software-data-engineer-reglab-13883
Senior Computer Science Fellow
Mozilla
Mozilla is recruiting two Senior Fellows to work alongside staff and other Fellows as the Responsible Computer Science Challenge expands internationally; includes more cross-disciplinary teams; supports academic institutions, faculty, and students traditionally underrepresented in computing; incorporates Black scholarship; and works to ensure the students involved are not only receiving a computing education that questions normative design constraints and considers broader ethical questions, but are sought after for their skills and training in the marketplace.
This fully remote fellowship will give you the opportunity to contribute to Mozilla’s strategic efforts within the area of educating students about responsible computing. We’re looking for issue-area specialists with experience working in or in collaboration with a combination of the following: pedagogy, ethics, humanistic studies, technology industry, academia, and government. The fellowship also includes opportunities to develop and contribute to work products like the Teaching Responsible Computing Playbook, supporting the online repository of content, and contributing to various writing products like op-eds and White Papers.
Link:
https://careers.mozilla.org/position/gh/3565409/
Associate Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences
Boston University
The School of Law (LAW) and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) at Boston University together seek a junior lateral or entry-level, tenure-track scholar. The focus of the search is on various aspects of accountability, transparency, fairness, and equity in algorithmic or data-driven decision systems used in judicial/law enforcement settings, with a particular interest in areas focusing on racial justice or the consideration of race in the definition and evaluation of equitable machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
Link:
https://www.bu.edu/cds-faculty/engage/join-us/faculty-positions-available/joint-cds-and-law-professor/.
Pre/Post Doc Impact Fellowships
Boston University Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
The Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) invites applicants to apply for a one-year Postdoctoral or Predoctoral Impact Fellowship, with possible renewal for a second year. The Impact Fellowship will be affiliated with CDS’ thematically-driven Impact Labs, which act as catalysts for maximizing the real-world impact of its research, curricular, and co-curricular programs—most notably surrounding issues of Equity, Civic Tech, Sustainability, and Health. The Impact Fellowship is open to scholars in the fields of computing and data science (namely, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mathematics & Statistics, or a related field) and applicants are expected to have a portfolio that demonstrates cross-disciplinary and real-world applications, ideally in the priority areas of Equity, Civic Tech, Sustainability, and Health.
Link:
https://www.bu.edu/cds-faculty/programs/impact-fellowship/
