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This track will focus on issues of freedom of expression, privacy, and traditional digital rights issues. Expertise in social media governance (with a focus on hate speech) and familiarity with the international human rights frameworks is desirable.
The ideal candidate will lead and support research on cutting-edge themes within the pertinent track, undertake socio-economic and legal analysis and engage actively in national and global policy processes.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Steering policy and legal research addressing social justice and equity with respect to the pertinent track.
- Inputting into and supporting policy consultations and other national and global advocacy opportunities in the domain to influence norms development.
- Assisting with organizing sessions and attending/presenting at national and international advocacy events.
- Developing written outputs from research initiatives, including reports, academic articles, media pieces and explainers.
- Supporting organizational grant development and collaboration and M&E activities of projects.
Interested candidates must have:
- A PhD/Masters’ degree for the concerned track (including but not limited to, law, public policy, economics, critical media studies, feminist studies and other allied degrees).
- 3+ years of demonstrable research experience.
- Excellent technical and academic writing skills.
- Training and familiarity in research methodologies.
- A strong public policy orientation.
- Experience with managing people, resources and action plans effectively in asynchronous, global arrangements.
Desirable
- Oral/written fluency in Kannada/Hindi.
- Fluency in handling social media platforms for outreach and communications.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply to jobs-Policy-Researchers[at]itforchange[dot]net, with a CV and a writing sample/portfolio. The subject line should be ‘Policy Researcher – Digital Rights’.
Designation and remuneration will be commensurate with prior experience and qualifications.
To apply for this job email your details to jobs-Policy-Researchers@itforchange.net