[Air-L] Job Posting - Liberation Technology, Program Coordinator

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From: Larry Diamond
Date: Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:48 AM

Dear Friends and Colleagues

Please note that we have posted on the Stanford jobs a new position
of Program Coordinator for the Liberation Technology Program at CDDRL.
Interested applicants must apply through the Stanford University jobs site
at http://jobs.stanford.edu, noting the Job Code: 39616.

The job description is listed below.  Please feel free to forward this
message to anyone who may be interested.



Thank you.

Larry Diamond
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & Freeman Spogli Institute
Director, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010
www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond
http://cddrl.stanford.edu/


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 Program Coordinator

 Job ID
 39616
Job Location
 Dean of Research
Job Category
 Social Science Research
Salary
 2P1
Date Posted
 Aug 24, 2010

One Year Fixed Term (2P1)

The Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, a center within
the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, seeks an experienced
Program Coordinator to work with faculty investigators to develop and manage
the Program on Liberation Technology. The rapidly growing field of
“Liberation Technology,” is the use of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) to enhance and deepen democracy, political accountability,
human rights, the rule of law, and economic development. The individual will
be working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and must have a clear
understanding of all aspects of program research, funding, deliverables, and
sponsor requirements.

Program Coordination and Development (75%)
• Evaluate and provide expertise in the development of the growing field of
“Liberation Technology”.
• Manage public communications of the Liberation Technology program,
including the website, blog, email listserve, and other announcements on and
off campus; write and solicit content for the website; ensure information on
website is current, accurate and professional.
• Research, identify and select speakers for the weekly LibTech seminar
series and other related conferences; sole contact with speakers and will
coordinate with events coordinator on speaker travel, arrival, and
interaction of visitors with faculty and fellows at CCRL and FSI.
• Write and edit summaries of seminar presentations and conference
discussions for posting on website and blog; manage the meeting schedule and
material preparation.
• Conduct outreach to relevant corporate and non-profit actors in the field,
particularly philanthropic foundations and corporations specializing in
information and communication technology and new social media. Recruit and
hire undergraduate student research and program assistants and supervise
their work.
• Serve as Directors’ liaison and will utilize sound judgment and great
discretion in working with multiple researchers and a variety of agencies;
individual will attend meetings on behalf of program and program directors
and must have intimate knowledge of research to be able to appropriately
represent the program.
• Coordinate internally with CDDRL staff and with academic and
administrative staff in other relevant Stanford centers and departments;
interface with director with respect to meeting and appointment scheduling,
and with other projects as requested.

Research and Research Support (25%)
• Gather and summarize current academic research on Liberation Technology;
survey, summarize and assess news accounts and blogposts of how ICT is being
used to advance democracy and development.
• Interview Liberation Technology practitioners and write synopsis for
publish on CDDRL website and blog.
• Contributes to the research, development and writing of research
proposals, annual reports and scientific papers and journals for
publication; responsible for knowing technical reporting requirements.
• Support the research, writing, and speaking of the Director on Liberation
Technology, including preparation of presentations.
• Interview Liberation Technology practitioners and write synopsis for
publish on CDDRL website and blog.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have excellent research, writing, and
administrative skills, substantial knowledge of how information and
communication technology is being used to advance democracy and development,
and academic training in a relevant field, such as social science, computer
science/engineering, or law. He or she must have the ability to carry out a
wide range of assignments with minimum instruction. Excellent communication
skills are also a must, both written and orally, with an ability to interact
comfortably with high-profile individuals. Prior work in or research on the
application of information and communication technology for advancing
democracy and development is highly desired. Experience with the Stanford
University campus is also a plus.

To apply please provide a cover letter and resume. Stanford University is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.




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