[Air-L] Fwd: Hiring for a Social Justice Technologist

[Mike Ananny]

Hello,

An interesting position with the Anti-Defamation League's Center for 
Technology and Society.  Please contact its director, Brittan Heller, 
below, directly for more info.

     -- Mike.

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-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Hiring for a Social Justice Technologist
Date: 	Tue, 29 May 2018 17:34:15 -0700
From: 	Brittan Heller <brittan.heller at gmail.com>
To: 	ananny at gmail.com <ananny at gmail.com>



Hello --

I'm hiring for a Social Justice Technologist 
<https://jobs.jobvite.com/adl/job/oxj76fwN> for ADL's Center for 
Technology and Society. Interested applicants can apply through the 
hyperlink.

_Description: _
This is a senior role for someone with significant technical skill, and 
the position will be located in SF or Silicon Valley. This position will 
help lead ADL's effort to fight hate across all technologies, from 
Facebook to VR to video games, as well as helping bring civil rights 
into the digital context. In this role, you'll work on topics such as 
assessing how effective machine learning can be in helping identify and 
counter hate; making recommendations on how platforms can change to 
incentivize better online behavior; how governments should evaluate and 
deploy algorithms; decide what tools may be needed to monitor extremists 
on platforms like Gab; identify and decide how best to fill gaps in 
protecting vulnerable populations online; and identifying new and 
emerging trends in cyberhate and civil rights.

We're looking for someone special, so please forward widely and invite 
any candidates to reach out to me with with questions!**

Thanks and I hope all is well!
Brittan Heller