[Linganth] Fwd: Job opportunity: contractor for NSF subgrant at SSRC

[Ilana Gershon]

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Subject: 	[Air-L] Job opportunity: contractor for NSF subgrant at SSRC
Date: 	Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:53:00 +0000
From: 	Molly Laas via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
Reply-To: 	Molly Laas <laas at ssrc.org>
To: 	air-l at listserv.aoir.org <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>



Dear  colleagues,

I am collaborating with Hacks/Hackers on a NSF Convergence Accelerator 
grant project with Hacks/Hackers: the project is called the Analysis and 
Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/>), and 
I am looking for a contractor to work with me on the project.

This would be a good fit for a graduate student or a recent PhD with 
knowledge of (or interest in) current academic research on trust and 
credibility, interpersonal communication and conflict, and/or media 
literacy. The work would be to help assemble an annotated bibliography 
of this literature, which will be used to power the development of an 
online tool that will help people navigate complex conversational 
exchanges around contentious topics like vaccines. The full job 
description is pasted below. Please circulate widely; Interested 
candidates should email laas at ssrc.org<mailto:laas at ssrc.org>.

Best,
Molly Laas


SSRC is Hiring: Contractor for the Analysis and Response Toolkit for 
Trust Project


The Media & Democracy program at the Social Science Research Council 
(SSRC<https://www.ssrc.org/>) is looking to hire a contractor for its 
part of the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust 
(ARTT<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/>) project, for an immediate start 
date. The project, funded by the National Science Foundation’s 
Convergence 
Accelerator<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/hacks-hackers-partners-advance-to-phase-ii-of-national-science-foundations-convergence-accelerator/>, 
is an initiative that is building an online tool focused on helping 
people engage in conversations in trust-building ways and facilitate 
constructive online exchanges around difficult topics. As part of this 
work, SSRC will develop the second version the ARTT 
Catalog<https://artt.cs.washington.edu/artt-catalog/>, which will 
contain interdisciplinary scholarly research that offers insight into 
practical methods for improving conversations, both online and 
in-person. The ARTT Catalog will ultimately help power the development 
of the project’s online tool, the ARTT Guide, which will empower users 
to develop their own responses during complicated exchanges by offering 
guidance and suggestions about how to best correct or engage with others.


In partnership with the Media & Democracy Program Director, the 
contractor will:

* Review extant literature in the first version of the ARTT Catalog and 
the MediaWell<https://mediawell.ssrc.org/> Zotero library. 
<https://www.zotero.org/groups/2243448/mediawell_citations_library/library>
* Develop an open literature review of research into methods for 
generating trust, that starts with the nine different categories offered 
by the current catalog and verifies as well as builds upon them;
* Attend an SSRC-hosted conference that invites experts to add to and 
expand on the research review;
* Incorporate feedback from the conference to the research review, and 
build it out further based on recommendations from the broader community 
of scholars who may be interested in the project.
* Amend and build the review into a second version of the ARTT catalog, 
with papers highlighted for methods that may be incorporated by the ARTT 
tool.


Qualifications:

* PhD candidate, or recent PhD, in the social sciences or humanities or 
a related field, which could include psychology, communications, 
political science, conflict studies, and science communication.
* Knowledge of current academic research on trust and credibility, 
interpersonal communication and conflict, and/or media literacy.
* Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail and a high degree 
of professionalism.
* Excellent interpersonal skills; team player with demonstrated ability 
to take initiative, work independently, and respond flexibly to changing 
demands.
* Strong writing skills.

This is a one-year, independent contractor position. The conference and 
related work will take place at the SSRC offices in Brooklyn, New York. 
Preference will be given to local candidates, but remote work will be 
considered. The position will run through mid-February 2024. Interested 
applicants should email laas at ssrc.org<mailto:laas at ssrc.org>.



Molly Laas, Ph.D.
Program Director | Media and Democracy
laas at ssrc.org<mailto:laas at ssrc.org> | 413-219-0950
Social Science Research Council<http://www.ssrc.org/> | 
Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/SSRC.org/> | 
Twitter<https://twitter.com/SSRC_org>
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