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Research Associate Needed; Apply By May 11th

By on Mon Apr 30, 2018

Interest is booming in cooperative and municipal Internet infrastructure and related issues. We're looking for someone passionate about working to develop policies related to Internet access, network neutrality, and publicly owned broadband. If that's you, let's talk. Are you our next creative Research Associate? Applications are due May 11th.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Write compelling, well-researched documents:

Articles
Policy Briefs/Reports,
Fact Sheets

Manage data projects:

Data cleaning and analysis
Map design and GIS
Background research for coworkers or reporters as necessary
Collaborate on Initiative-wide projects
Assist with outreach on large projects
Support other projects as assigned

Perform administrative tasks:

Take notes at staff meetings
Organize and purchase office supplies

QUALIFICATIONS:

Effective writing and communication skills
Background knowledge of public policy and economics
Able to work independently and juggle multiple tasks
Experience with a statistics program (Examples: R, Stata) or ability to learn quickly
Some experience with GIS (Examples: ArcGIS, QGIS) or ability to learn quickly
Innovative with publicly available databases
Comfortable making cold calls to public officials
Creative: graphics, video, audio, interactive maps, etc.

BENEFITS:

Salary is commensurate with experience. Position includes employer-paid health plan, retirement match, generous vacation, a laptop for work use, and a dynamic workforce of dedicated and friendly policy wonks trying to make the world a better place.

HOW TO APPLY:

Send your materials by May 11th. It never hurts to try after that date but the ship may have sailed.

Submit all materials to [email protected] with the subject line “Research Associate Application”

Resume
Writing Sample and/or Creative Work
Cover Letter

Please do not call.

By on Thu Apr 26, 2018

We're looking to hire a Public Policy Research & Map Intern at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. If you're interested in helping us shape positive policies that affect Internet access, network neutrality, and municipal broadband, read on...

The internship is available to undergraduate students, graduate students, and other interested individuals who can commit to 20 - 40 hours per week. Course credit may be available with approval from an academic department. We would like the position to start by May 15 but can be flexible.

Please use the subject line “INTERNet Application” when sending your materials. Applications are due Friday, May 4, 2018. Feel free to apply after that date - if you are incredible, we may create another position. Never hurts to try. Please do.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Write compelling, well-researched, and concise articles on a short deadline
Create informative maps using public databases
Compile statistics on Internet access in defined geographic areas
Do ongoing research for longer reports and projects
Other projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Effective writing and communications skills
Familiarity with statistics and GIS (some experience preferred, but not required)
Background knowledge of public policy and/or economics (preferred, but not required)
Comfortable making cold calls to public officials
Creative - graphics, videos, audio, maps, etc.
Ability to work independently and juggle multiple tasks

You do not need to know much about broadband policy or telecommunications. You do need to be passionate about public policy.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit all materials to [email protected] with the subject line “INTERNet App”

Resume
Writing Sample and/or Creative Work
Cover Letter (3 Paragraphs about why you are the ideal candidate)

Applications are due Friday, May 4, 2018.

You can also view the posting on Idealist.

By on Thu Apr 26, 2018

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Write compelling, well-researched, and concise articles on a short deadline
Create informative maps using public databases
Compile statistics on Internet access in defined geographic areas
Do ongoing research for longer reports and projects
Other projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Effective writing and communications skills
Familiarity with statistics and GIS (some experience preferred, but not required)
Background knowledge of public policy and/or economics (preferred, but not required)
Comfortable making cold calls to public officials
Creative - graphics, videos, audio, maps, etc.
Ability to work independently and juggle multiple tasks

You do not need to know much about broadband policy or telecommunications. You do need to be passionate about public policy.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit all materials to [email protected] with the subject line “INTERNet App”

Resume
Writing Sample and/or Creative Work
Cover Letter (3 Paragraphs about why you are the ideal candidate)

Applications are due Friday, May 4, 2018.

You can also view the posting on Idealist.

By on Thu Apr 26, 2018

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Write compelling, well-researched, and concise articles on a short deadline
Create informative maps using public databases
Compile statistics on Internet access in defined geographic areas
Do ongoing research for longer reports and projects
Other projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Effective writing and communications skills
Familiarity with statistics and GIS (some experience preferred, but not required)
Background knowledge of public policy and/or economics (preferred, but not required)
Comfortable making cold calls to public officials
Creative - graphics, videos, audio, maps, etc.
Ability to work independently and juggle multiple tasks

You do not need to know much about broadband policy or telecommunications. You do need to be passionate about public policy.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit all materials to [email protected] with the subject line “INTERNet App”

Resume
Writing Sample and/or Creative Work
Cover Letter (3 Paragraphs about why you are the ideal candidate)

Applications are due Friday, May 4, 2018.

You can also view the posting on Idealist.

Staff

on Mon Nov 13, 2017

This is the transcript for Community Broadband Bits podcast episode 278. Christopher Mitchell interviews Dublin, Ohio's City Manager Dana McDaniel to lear more about DubLink and intelligent communities. Listen to this episode here.

Dana McDaniel: Intelligent communities are born out of crisis typically or opportunity our crisis was really born more out of the opportunity side. But it was still a crisis.

Lisa Gonzalez: You're listening to episode 278 of the community broadband pit's podcast from the Institute for local self-reliance. I'm Lisa Gonzales. Christopher recently spoke at an event in Dublin, Ohio, hosted by the Global Institute for the Study of the intelligent community. While he was there he spoke with Dublin City Manager Dana McDaniel about the event and, of course, the community's municipal fiber network that has spurred economic development and provided so many other benefits. During their conversation they discussed the institute's work and their discoveries. Now here's Christopher and Dana McDaniel.

Christopher Mitchell: Welcome to another edition of the community broadband bid's podcast. I'm Chris Mitchell with the Institute for local self-reliance and I'm on site in Dublin Ohio talking with Dana McDaniel city manager of Dublin Ohio and host of The Global Institute for the Study of the Intelligent Community. Welcome to the show.

Dana McDaniel: Well thanks Chris thanks for having me and thanks for being with us.

Christopher Mitchell: It's nice to do the interview after my presentation after I have seen a bit since I have a better sense of what's going on here and it's pretty impressive. Well thanks. Where are we Where's Dublin for people who have never been here and what's it like.