CIS Internship Programme (October 2020)
CIS is excited to announce its internship program for October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and continued requirements on physical distancing, this program will be run remotely. Applicants can apply for a slot running for a minimum of 4 weeks in the month of October. The internship call is open only for Indian residents, both students and professionals. Women and individuals from under-represented communities are specifically encouraged to apply.
Roles and Responsibilities
Interns may be expected to work on a range of tasks, from undertaking literature reviews, to editing or proof-reading documents, and writing or co-writing pieces of their choice. The exact nature of work will be decided on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with supervisors.
Interns will be expected to work full time, i.e. they should be working on CIS related tasks for 40 hours a week, and will be expected to respond to calls/texts between 10AM-6PM Monday to Friday. Supervisors will schedule check-in-calls twice a week.
Interns will receive a stipend.
If you are interested in applying for any of these slots, please send in your internship application to [email protected] by September 15th, 2020. Applicants can expect to hear back from us by September 20th, 2020. Unless asked for by a prospective supervisor, there will be no interview, and applicants will be judged on the basis of their written application.
Your application should include:
- An updated CV
- Two writing samples between 1000-3000 words each
- A covering email clearly stating your area of work preference, and why you are interested in this area.
Presently, the work areas for our internship program include:
Freedom of Expression on the Internet:
- Analysing the Constitutional provision that enables the right to free speech, and jurisprudence around what is permissible speech online;
- Analysing content moderation policies;
- Researching intermediary liability regimes.
Intermediary Liability:
- Analyzing regulations in India and around the world which govern liability of online intermediaries that deal with user-generated content
- Studying safe harbour and other forms of intermediary liability regimes, effectiveness of existing measures, and possible best practices to combat illegal content online.
Making Voices Heard Project:
- Researching on issues of privacy for digital voice interfaces in India and globally.
Digital ID Research:
- Studying the appropriate uses of Digital ID;
- Researching the technology and policy design of Digital ID systems.
