The Internet Governance Lab is now accepting applications for the Spring 2021 Internet Governance Lab Junior Fellowship program. Applications are open to undergraduates who wish to join the Lab’s dynamic research community for the Spring 2021 semester, engaging in collaborative, cross-disciplinary, policy-engaged work at the intersection of Internet governance and technology policy.
Applications will be accepted through Friday November 20, 2020.
We invite applications from undergraduates with a demonstrated interest in work addressing a range of topics relevant to the Lab’s work at the intersection of Internet governance and technology policy, including: internet infrastructure, platform governance, digital rights, cyber-physical systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, election security, the future of work, Internet standards and protocols, data protection/privacy, surveillance, and more.
We encourage you to read more about the program below and to consider joining us as a Junior Fellow.
About the Internet Governance Lab
Debates around the design and control of the Internet have become the great human rights issue of our time, shaping human security, individual rights, democracy, and economic growth across the world. The Internet Governance Lab at American University addresses these control struggles via evidence-based research, teaching, and policy engagement in Internet architecture and governance. The Lab is globally recognized for housing some of the world’s pioneering and leading scholars whose work has helped build and shape the scholarly field of Internet governance and technology policy over the past decade. The collective body of work produced by these scholars has influenced thinkers and practitioners from Silicon Valley to New York and from Bangalore to Geneva. The mission of the Internet Governance Lab, carried out by interdisciplinary faculty fellows, practitioners in residence, and doctoral, graduate, and junior fellows, is to advance the marketplace of ideas with original research, translate complex sociotechnical problems for policymakers and the public, build bridges among diverse stakeholders, and train the next generation of global thought leaders and practitioners in Internet governance and technology policy.
About the Junior Fellowship Program
The Junior Fellowship program gives undergraduates from across American University the opportunity to join the Lab’s dynamic research community as we tackle some of the most important political, social, and human rights issues of our time. Junior Fellows contribute directly to the intellectual life of the Lab as they work with faculty members on a range of projects, including empirical research, the development of methodological and technical tools, dissemination of research, planning of events, and engagement with policymakers and the public, among others. Junior Fellows also actively participate at Lab events and meetings, engaging directly with faculty fellows, practitioners-in-residence, doctoral students, distinguished alumni, and partners from industry, government, and civil society.
Customarily, Junior Fellows devote a minimum of 5 hours per week to Lab meetings, events, and/or projects.
We welcome applications from undergraduates with a demonstrated interest in work addressing a range of topics relevant to the Lab’s work at the intersection of Internet governance and technology policy, including (but not limited to): internet infrastructure, platform governance, digital rights, cyber-physical systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, election security, the future of work, Internet standards and protocols, data protection/privacy, surveillance, and more.
Junior Fellowships are unpaid and run from January 18, 2021 to May 14, 2021.
Important Application Information and Dates
Complete the application here.
Applications will be accepted until Friday November 20, 2020, at 11:59pm EST.
Spring 2021 Junior Fellows will be announced at a Lab Roundtable event on November 15, 2020.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The work of the Internet Governance Lab is strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, ability, and much more.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.