Responsible Tech Job Updates for August 11th
All Tech Is Human curates a list of Responsible Tech positions; these are roles that are focused on reducing the harms of technology, diversifying the tech pipeline, and ensuring that technology is aligned with the public interest.
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Responsible Tech Job Updates for Wednesday, August 11th
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UNICEF’s Digital Public Goods Alliance | Partnerships & Program Coordinator [Remote]
UNICEF’s Digital Public Goods Alliance is hiring a full-time remote Partnerships & Program Coordinator on contract from Sep 2021 to May 2022, with optional extension up to 11.5 months.
The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) is “looking for an exceptional communicator and a capable and efficient coordinator who is passionate about the potential for open source technologies to accelerate attainment of the sustainable development goals in low- and middle-income countries and catalyze change for a more equitable world.”
You should have “[a]n advanced degree in international relations/development, computer science, business, non-profit management, or another relevant field. A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree. 2 years of relevant professional experience managing projects and coordinating communities/members/stakeholders.”
The closing date for this job is August 18.
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UNICEF’s Digital Public Goods Alliance | Technical Researcher (Digital Public Goods) [Remote]
UNICEF’s Digital Public Goods Alliance is hiring a full-time remote Technical Researcher on contract from Sep 2021 to May 2022, with optional extension up to 11.5 months.
The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) is “looking for a researcher who will be able to bring excellent research, synthesis, and written communication skills to support the review and assessment of high-potential digital public goods in order to produce reports listing digital public goods that are highlighted by the DPGA.”
“[Y]ou will investigate a number of open source projects to determine, among other things: how the projects are being used; the impact the projects are having in current implementations; how interoperable they are with other technologies; how accessible the projects are; the requirements for implementation etc.”
You should have “[a]dvanced degree in computer science, research, sociology or another relevant field. A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree. A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in technology and/or research.”
The closing date for this job is August 18.
OpenAI | Research Scientist, Societal Harms of AI [San Francisco]
OpenAI is hiring a San Francisco-based full-time Research Scientist, Societal Harms of AI, to collaborate across technical and policy teams.
“The ideal candidate will be self-directed and will enjoy asking foundational research questions, creative research design, analytical problem solving, and engaging broad audiences with their research.”
Responsibilities include the following: “Own and pursue a research agenda aimed at understanding the potential and actual harms of AI systems...Understand and clearly communicate risks of harm to decision-makers at OpenAI...Advise our technical and applied teams on AI harms dimensions of decisions.”
OpenAI | Research Engineer, Alignment [San Francisco]
OpenAI is hiring a San Francisco-based full-time Research Engineer, Alignment.
“The OpenAI Alignment team fine-tunes large language models to perform tasks in accordance with the user's intentions. We put an emphasis on scalable solutions, and our goal is for increasingly intelligent models to robustly benefit humanity.”
They are seeking a candidate who “[wants] to use your engineering skills to push the frontiers of what state-of-the-art language models can accomplish [and is] concerned about risks from misaligned artificial intelligence and want[s] to use your career to help address them.”
Rest of World | Managing Editor [New York City]
Rest of World is hiring a full-time New York City-based Managing Editor. Closing date for this position is August 27.
“Rest of World is a new international journalism publication that’s focused on exploring the impact of technology beyond the Western bubble. Our goal is to surface and showcase the often surprising and unintended effects of tech in places that get little attention from mainstream news outlets.”
“This is a leadership role, and our Managing Editor will be central to how we function as a global publication on a daily basis, and how we grow in the future. Leadership experience, as well as experience in project and personnel management and a dedication to process, organization, and order is a must. The right candidate does not need to have a tech journalism background, but will be innately curious about technology, social media platforms, startup ecosystems, e-commerce, and the gig economy, and how those forces shape the world.”
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | Assistant or Associate Professor of Cartographies of Racial Justice [Syracuse]
Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is hiring a full-time tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Cartographies of Racial Justice, based in Syracuse, NY.
“The Department of Geography and the Environment, in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, at Syracuse University seeks to hire a scholar whose research focuses on Cartographies of Racial Justice, with expertise to teach courses in Map Design. This will be a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment.”
“We seek a scholar whose research and teaching employ digital cartography, geospatial analysis and/or geo-visualization to analyze and advocate for racial justice. We are particularly interested in hiring a geographer who is both trained in and able to teach traditional, technology-driven cartography and map design, web mapping and other courses in geospatial analysis and whose research and teaching interests engage areas of critical cartographic scholarship, including (but not limited to): Racial justice; Black geographies; Indigenous/Native American geographies; and/or Latinx geographies.”
TikTok | Product Policy Manager, Mexico - Trust & Safety [Mountain View, CA]
TikTok is hiring a full-time Product Policy Manager, Mexico - Trust & Safety based in Mountain View, CA.
“You will be part of the Regional Product Policy team within Trust & Safety and will be responsible for ensuring that TikTok’s policies fit the legal and cultural environments within Mexico. You will serve as an expert on its policy, media, entertainment, and technology landscape. You will be the go-to person and escalation point, providing local context and analysis on all Trust & Safety subjects that impact Mexico - one of our high priority markets in the region.”
TikTok is seeking someone with “5+ years experience in policy, policy enforcement, law, or public policy. • Deep interest in content management and online community development. • Native language skills in Spanish and/or Portuguese and fluency in English.”
Facebook - Privacy Policy Manager, Artificial Intelligence [Various]
“Facebook is hiring Privacy Policy Managers with expertise in privacy and technology policy issues to join our Privacy and Data Policy team and help us build products, services, and technologies that promote the best interests of our users.”
“More specifically, this role will be in the part of our team that is focused on developing policy around artificial intelligence/AI, working to advise Facebook’s AI product and research teams on novel issues related to privacy and also broader questions of fairness, accountability and transparency related to AI and machine learning (ML). In this role, you'll work closely with product managers, engineers, external stakeholders, and cross-functional partners across the company to build privacy and fairness into our products and services.”
Facebook is seeking a candidate with a “Bachelor's degree [and] 5+ years of experience with privacy, data security, or technology policy issues (2+ years with advanced degree in relevant field).”
Salesforce - Senior Privacy Communications Analyst [Various]
Salesforce is hiring a full-time Senior Privacy Communications Analyst.
“Salesforce is looking to hire a Senior Privacy Communications Analyst to join the Global Privacy team. The successful candidate will have excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills. The role will be responsible for launching a global privacy network, and executing on internal and external communication and strategy initiatives.”
Salesforce is seeking a candidate with a “Bachelors degree, Masters Degree a plus, and 3+ years of direct experience in communications, privacy and/or technology services roles.”
Responsible Tech Job Updates for Friday, August 6th
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Australian Government, eSafety Commissioner |Program Advisor and Trainer - Mental Health focus [Melbourne, Sydney, or Canberra]
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is hiring for a full-time Program Advisor and Trainer - Mental Health focus, based in Melbourne, Sydney, or Canberra. The salary range is $101,414 to $114,364 plus 15.4% superannuation.
“eSafety is the world’s first government agency solely dedicated to tackling online abuse and keeping its citizens safer online...The rapid pace of technological change and the emergence of new platforms and services including messaging apps, interactive games and live-streaming services has given rise to new ways for users to interact online and has created new risks. The increasing use of technologies particularly for children and young people is affecting wellbeing and mental health. As a result, this position is an opportunity to contribute to an expert team delivering high quality online safety resources, content and training material for children, young people as well as those working and supporting them.”
“This unique role is suited to a dynamic, passionate, advocate for children and young people with a background in developing and delivering high quality resources and training content.”
The closing date for this position is August 12.
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AccessNow | Facial Recognition Policy Fellow [Belgium, Brussels]
AccessNow is hiring a Belgium-based Facial Recognition Policy Fellow for at least four months, with a start date of 1 October. The compensation is 1,200 EUR per month.
“As our Facial Recognition Policy Fellow you will help advance the cause of human rights in the digital age and aid in public policy discussions related to regulating biometric surveillance technologies such as facial recognition, emotion recognition and other uses of ‘artificial intelligence’. This role will focus on helping to strategise and coordinate the global ‘ban biometric surveillance’ (banBS) coalition led by Access Now, as well as EU focused policy work, particularly related to the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) and the Reclaim your Face coalition.”
The closing date for this Fellowship is August 11.
Ada Lovelace Institute |Researcher: AI and genomics futures [London]
Ada Lovelace Institute is looking for a London-based (partial WFH) Researcher: AI and genomics futures for a 24-month contract with a starting salary of £35,000 per annum (negotiable dependent upon experience) for 35 hours per week. The closing date for this job is August 25th.
“Issues to consider are likely to include: the use of AI genomics research for non-health purposes and linkage with non-health data sets, algorithmic fairness and representation in genomic datasets, consent and ‘right to know’ issues, misuse of genomic information, shifts in responsibility for individuals’ health, and the responsibilities of different actors operating in this field.”
“This role is an excellent opportunity for a junior-to-mid-career scholar interested in exploring the emerging intersections of AI and genomics research, including the kinds of complex ethical, social, and legal issues that will arise and salient commercial trends that may develop.”
The Design Museum | Future Observatory Director [London]
The Design Museum in London is seeking a Future Observatory Director for 20 hours per week for two years. Salary for this position is £83,000 per annum, £41,500 pro-rata, per annum, dependent on experience.
"The Design Museum, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), is seeking to appoint a director to lead the foundation and scale-up of a new national cultural design hub, Future Observatory, whose primary focus throughout 2021 and 2022 will be the contribution that publicly funded design research and innovation makes to issues of net zero+....For the purposes of this Programme, net zero+ should be taken to mean not only the reduction and/or offsetting of carbon emissions, but also circularising local and national economies, reducing waste, and embedding environmental sustainability at strategic, socio-technical and product/service innovation levels.”
The closing date for this job posting is August 29.
Salesforce | Senior Director, Product Management, Analytics - Tableau [Seattle, WA / Boston, MA / Palo Alto, CA / San Francisco, CA]
Salesforce is hiring a full-time Senior Director, Product Management, Analytics - Tableau based in Seattle, Boston, Palo Alto, or San Francisco.
“At Tableau, we are on a mission to help people see and understand data. We create intuitive and powerful analytics software that enables thousands of leading organizations and millions of people worldwide to find insights in their data...In this role as Senior Director of Product Management on the Analytics team, you will prioritize and orchestrate our key investments across security, privacy, scalability, accessibility, performance, ethics by design, and other key product and platform requirements that help to make Trust a differentiator for Tableau. Your job is to define the vision and roadmap, aligning execution across the entirety of our Analytics portfolio while defining and modeling the best-practices that embody our core principle of customer trust.”
This role requires “[e]xperience with one or more of the following: API platform development, SaaS, on-prem server architecture, cloud-hosted topology,” as well as familiarity with code.
Google | Privacy Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy [London or Dublin]
Google is hiring a full-time Privacy Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy based in London or Dublin.
“In this role, you’ll advocate for Google to bring external perspectives back into the company to inform our perception and direction. You're passionate about the opportunity to shape the future of how we use and build technology for everyone...As a member of the Data Governance COE, you'll provide policy expertise on privacy matters in Europe and beyond. You are on top of privacy trends around the world and understand their importance to the company and its users.”
You must have experience working on technology policy issues within government, think tanks, public interest groups or relevant industry associations in addition to a Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (Joint Center) | Research & Policy Analyst [Washington, D.C. preferred]
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (Joint Center) is hiring a full-time Research & Policy Analyst, preferably based in Washington, D.C.
“The Joint Center’s Technology Policy Program is dedicated to exploring the impact of emerging technology and developing policy solutions to improve the lives of Black communities.”
“Our research and analysis provide compelling and actionable tech policy solutions to inform decision-making by policymakers. We do this by highlighting urgent issues on platform accountability, broadband access and adoption, and privacy & algorithmic fairness...Our partnerships and projects reflect our commitment to promote tech policy ideas that eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the full freedom of Black people in America.”
Some of the requirements for the role include a Graduate Degree in a relevant field (Public Policy, Communication Policy, Economics, Computer / Information Science) and 3 years experience in research support in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
Responsible Tech Job Updates for Wednesday, August 4th
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Australian Government, eSafety Commissioner | Manager, Online Safety Tech and Futures [Melbourne, Sydney, or Canberra]
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is hiring for a full-time Manager, Online Safety Tech and Futures, based in Melbourne, Sydney, or Canberra. The salary range is $122,689 to $145,134 plus 15.4% superannuation.
“eSafety is the world’s first government agency solely dedicated to tackling online abuse and keeping its citizens safer online...In this role, you will be responsible for leading a dedicated and highly skilled team that is focused on driving forward eSafety’s responsible technology agenda. You will build eSafety’s technical expertise in safety technologies, features and products – and provide the technical, research and horizon-scanning capabilities to ensure that eSafety remains both proactive and responsive to rapidly evolving online safety trends, issues and challenges. You will also provide oversight of eSafety’s world-leading Safety by Design initiative.”
“Our ideal candidate will have extensive subject matter expertise of the governance, architecture and standards of the Internet, as well as the structure, protocols, systems and capabilities employed by online services and platforms – and developers and vendors of safety technologies.” The closing date for this position is August 11.
New_Public | Partnerships & Operations Lead [Remote]
New_Public is hiring a full-time remote Partnerships & Operations Lead for “managing the day to day operations of New_ Public as well as cultivating relationships with our partners," with a salary range of $80-95,000.
"We bring designers, technologists, futurists, and community-builders together to imagine a future of digital public life that serves democracy. Our work started when co-founders Eli Pariser and Talia Stroud asked what healthy societies need from digital spaces — not just in terms of harms, but in terms of the public goods they provide. With the Signals, we’ve developed a framework to inform the design of existing digital platforms, but more importantly, inspire and shape the new platforms that will rise up in the years to come. We’ve kicked off this multidisciplinary conversation with a global community through our inaugural festival and are now bringing these ideas to life...Now we’re building on that foundation by launching an incubator to design better digital public spaces in close collaboration with community leaders and technologists, while deepening our learning community and furthering research.”
Seeking someone with “5-7 years of experience with day to day operations for a small nonprofit initiative, particularly you understand the basics of grants administration, financial management and people operations.”
TikTok | Product Policy Manager, Suicide Self Harm Dangerous Act (SSHDA) [Singapore]
TikTok is hiring for a Singapore-based full-time Product Policy Manager, Suicide Self Harm Dangerous Act (SSHDA).
“As a Product Policy Manager, you will become an expert on safety issues such as Child Safety, Hate Speech, Bullying, etc., and understand the impact of technology, media, and cultural trends on these different safety issues. You will be part of a global and regional team, ensuring that our policies safeguard the safety of our users and platforms.”
They’re seeking a candidate with academic background in public policy, law, or related experience; significant experience in policy, policy enforcement, or public policy, specifically in technology/social media/content; and experience with international Internet/social media/content issues.
Salesforce | Sr Manager/Director of Product Management, Einstein Bots [San Francisco, CA / Palo Alto, CA]
Salesforce is hiring for a full-time Senior Manager or Director of Product Engagement for Einstein Bots based in San Francisco or Palo Alto.
“Our Einstein Bots team has an immediate opportunity for a talented Product Manager who wants to work on exciting chatbot, virtual agent and conversational AI technology that is a strategic focus for the business. You will be working with a group of world-class engineers and data scientists to build conversational capabilities our customers will adopt to drive better customer experiences and improved business results. Einstein Bots is an area rich with opportunities for application of AI in conversational interfaces, and you will be shipping the core capabilities in partnership with engineering that allow all businesses and customers to unlock this potential for service, sales, marketing, commerce and employee experiences.”
They’re seeking someone with a “History of entrepreneurial experience or 7+ years of software product management experience… [who has] delivered chatbot, conversational AI or other data dependent products to customers as a product leader.”
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Center for Technology & Society | Senior Engineer [Remote]
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)’s Center for Technology & Society is hiring for three remote full-time Senior Engineers.
“ADL's Center for Technology and Society (CTS) focuses on stopping hate online, working with platforms, legislators, other nonprofits, and people everywhere. Some of our recent work includes reports on online hate and harassment, safety in social gaming, and social media holocaust denial policies. One of our major projects is the Online Hate Index (OHI), a tool for measuring all types of hate across the internet, especially social media platforms. Another is to do data-driven reporting and journalism using our tools, including recent reports on pandemic-related anti-Asian hate and the digital experience of Jewish lawmakers.”
“As a member of the CTS team, you’ll collaborate closely with our product manager, ML experts, designers, researchers, and your fellow engineers to iteratively deliver tools and features to aid ADL staff, customers, and partner organizations in detecting, measuring, and remediating online hate.”
They’re seeking an applicant with 3+ years of experience building and shipping production software.
Center for Humane Technology | Digital Manager [Remote]
Center for Humane Technology is hiring for a remote full-time (following a 90 day trial period) Digital Manager.
“As a key member of our communications team reporting to our Chief Communications Officer, our Digital Manager will lead the execution of CHT's digital strategy across website, email, and social media. You are an experienced communicator and marketer who’s a humanist at heart. You get energy from spending time crafting high-impact copy and content; from using data to guide decisions; and from developing creative ways to authentically reach audiences. You have a keen design eye and are inspired by the challenge of how to digitally reach and engage our audience in a way that respects their attention and advances our mission.”
They’re seeking a candidate with 3+ years experience with the following: directly running social media, email, and website in a for-profit, non-profit, in house, or agency setting, ideally cultivating community/audience/brand, design, video, and/or creative for social media, email, website, authentically reaching and engaging diverse audiences, driving growth and tracking analytics. The closing date for this position is August 27.
U.S. Bank | Fair and Responsible Banking Director of Strategic Assessments and Reviews [Minneapolis, Remote]
U.S. Bank is hiring a full-time Fair and Responsible Banking Director of Strategic Assessments and Reviews based in Minneapolis (remote welcome as well).
“The Fair and Responsible Banking Director of Strategic Assessments and Reviews within the Fair and Responsible Banking Division (FRBD) reporting directly to the Fair and Responsible Banking Officer, is responsible for risk management and compliance oversight of the anti-discrimination provisions of applicable fair lending laws and regulations (primarily Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Regulation B, Fair Housing Act) and prohibitions related to unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) in support of the enterprise-wide Fair and Responsible Banking Program. This position will lead a team responsible for completing risk assessments, control design adequacy reviews, third party reviews, model(tool) reviews, and reviews of social media/digital and other customer targeting criteria.”
They are seeking a candidate with a Bachelor’s Degree and 15 or more years of experience in an applicable risk management environment.
Spectrum Labs | Speech Scientist [Remote]
Spectrum Labs is hiring a remote full-time Speech Scientist.
”Spectrum Labs is looking for a Speech Scientist with a strong machine learning background with a focus on modern speech recognition technologies to help build industry-leading audio and voice moderation tools. The candidate will work with talented peers to develop novel algorithms in speech recognition and language understanding. Some of the tasks will include processing voice conversations, discerning sarcasm, and understanding intent from spoken language in a variety of acoustic environments.”
They’re seeking a candidate with a PhD or equivalent Master’s Degree in CS, CE, ML or related field; or equivalent experience with specialization in speech recognition, plus strong programming skills with working knowledge of C++ and Python 3+ years of experience in building end-to-end neural network based ASR, 3+ years of experience with Deep Learning frameworks and libraries: PyTorch, TensorFlow, and ONNX, and 2+ years of experience training distributed deep learning models on GPUs.
Digital Catapult | Responsible AI Manager [London]
Digital Catapult is seeking a full-time London-based Responsible AI Manager.
“The Responsible AI Manager works closely with technology team members and stakeholders across our organisation to initiate and develop new ethics processes and projects including working with our corporate partners, developing and disseminating research and resources, and supporting startups. You will do this through our open innovation programmes, by building pilots, test environments and trials to accelerate the deployment of new technologies and business models.This is an opportunity to use your skills and experience in AI+ML technologies, and ability to develop a technical awareness of other key technologies like IoT, Immersive and Distributed Systems, in combination with a focus on ethical development of applications and processes. You will make a difference to the UK economy by helping companies accelerate and lead on ethical aspects in cutting-edge innovation projects with partners across the commercial and academic world.”
They’re looking for a candidate who is “educated to degree-level with a preference for a social science or humanities background, [and] a postgraduate degree would be advantageous.”
The closing date for applications is August 13.