[Air-L] Job Opening: Kimmelman Internet Policy Fellowship

[Joly MacFie]

{Just passing this along FYI]

https://www.publicknowledge.org/job-opening-kimmelman-internet-policy-fellowship/


 *Public Knowledge Seeking Candidates for **Kimmelman Internet Policy
Fellowship*

*Fall/Winter 2020-Fall/Winter 2021*

*Summary:*     Public Knowledge is seeking candidates for a public interest
fellowship learning and practicing federal advocacy. The fellow will
promote diversity of viewpoints and free expression on the internet,
competition among digital economy platforms, and access to broadband and
other communications technologies for low-income and marginalized
communities. This fellowship is named for Gene Kimmelman, former President
and CEO of Public Knowledge, who has spent his career advocating for
competition, diversity, and free expression in communications policy and
training early career advocates.

*Position:        *Kimmelman Policy Fellow

*Location:*       Washington, DC

*Position Summary:     *Public Knowledge fellowships provide an opportunity
for recent graduates to learn valuable analytical and policy making skills
in an on-the-job setting that includes advocacy with Congress and federal
agencies. Fellows promote fundamental human rights in the digital economy
by working to create and execute strategies that promote the open internet,
balanced intellectual property rights and communications competition. The
fellowship length is one year.

*Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:*

Provide input, strategic advice, and advocacy to shape laws and regulations
that support open internet policy, communications competition, and balanced
intellectual property law. Serve as author on advocacy documents that
support public interest positions.

Partner with government relations and communications staff to develop and
execute strategy on Capitol Hill, with government agencies, in coalitions
including other public interest groups, and with the press.

Oversee, design, and facilitate development of presentations for meetings
with policy makers, the press, internal staff, and other public interest
groups.

Develop expertise in a select set of national, and where appropriate,
global or state-based Internet technology or related policy issues.

Other responsibilities and tasks, as needed.

*Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:*

Bachelor’s or advanced degree.

Ability to digest and understand underlying legal or policy documents as a
prerequisite to strategic and policy planning.

Strong analytical skills, including the ability to think quickly and devise
legislative and political strategies to attain a projected outcome.

Substantive knowledge of some communications policy issues or transferable
policy experience.

Ability to conduct research and analyze data.

*Attributes:*

Demonstrated dedication to the fight for civil liberties, human rights, and
a more open and competitive communications environment.

Excellent communications skills, including the ability to translate complex
ideas into understandable written and oral statements and messages to
persuade, influence, or inform others, including public opinion leaders and
the media.

*Compensation and Application Process*

Compensation is $65,000 per year plus benefits.

Application Process: To apply, recruiting at publicknowledge.org
<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=recruiting@publicknowledge.org>

Please send a resume, cover letter (including your experience and interest
in public interest work), transcript if you have been out of school fewer
than two years (official or unofficial), at least two references who are
former supervisors and can speak to your substantive work, and a writing
sample or excerpt of less than five pages (can be legal, policy, or an area
of interest to you).

Applications will be considered until July 15, 2020, and the position will
begin some time after September 8, 2020. The fellowship will begin by
remote means if Public Knowledge is closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

For more general information about PK’s advocacy training program, click
here
<https://www.publicknowledge.org/public-interest-advocacy-training-at-public-knowledge/>
.


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