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Call for Applications: Technology Researcher (Security and Privacy)
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-applications-technologist
<b>CIS is looking to hire a technologist to work across multiple teams in the organisation.
</b>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) to study the advertising technology ecosystem in India and more broadly, security and privacy issues on the Internet. The candidate must be comfortable working independently and will have ample opportunity to shape the project agenda and implementation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Our work is strengthened by the diversity in background, culture, experience, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, and disability. We specifically encourage applications from candidates belonging to marginalised communities.</p>
<p><strong>Roles and Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Develop a systematic exposition of the advertising technology (AdTech) ecosystem in India, identifying various stakeholders and intermediaries, their roles, and data collection practices</li>
<li>Study and document censorship and surveillance online by both state and industry actors</li>
<li>Work towards prevention, detection and mitigation of digital security threats targeted towards human rights defenders</li>
<li>Critically appraise technological systems that pose a public interest and suggest inclusive, secure and privacy enhanced choices</li></ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Indicative Requirements</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Working knowledge of information security and technological architectures</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience in explaining technical topics in a clear and concise manner</li>
<li>2-4 years of work experience in a relevant area</li>
<li>A degree in computer science and engineering or equivalent is preferred</li>
<li>Ability to work independently</li></ul>
<p><strong>Time period</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Full-time position with a contract period of nine months commencing October 2023 with a possibility of extension.</p>
<p><strong>Salary and benefits</strong></p>
<p>The pay range for this position is INR 80,000 - 90,000 per month (commensurate with the relevance of prior work, skill set and qualification), with support for reasonable work from home needs, and a modest health insurance plan.</p>
<p>CIS has a liberal leaves and holidays policy, including paternity leave, menstrual leave and adequate compensatory leave.</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>CIS has transitioned into a ‘remote-first’ workplace, and we expect work-from-home protocols (with the option to work out of CIS’s Bengaluru office available) to be in place for the foreseeable future.</p>
<p><strong>Application deadline</strong></p>
<p>October 15th, 2023</p>
<p><strong>How to apply?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Please send an email to divyank[at]cis-india[dot]org, copying pallavi[at]cis-india[dot]org and ajoy[at]cis-india[dot]org with: (i) a brief cover letter; (ii) a resume/CV; (iii) two writing samples, preferably relating to information security/encryption/technology policy; (iv) contact information of two references (we will ask you before reaching out to them).</p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-applications-technologist'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-applications-technologist</a>
</p>
No publisherAdminJobs2023-10-04T14:02:24ZPageCall for Applications - Technology Researcher (Security and Privacy)
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-applications-technology-researcher-security-and-privacy
<b>CIS is looking to hire a technologist to work across multiple teams in the organisation. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) to study the advertising technology ecosystem in India and more broadly, security and privacy issues on the Internet.
</b>
<p>The candidate must be comfortable working independently and will have ample opportunity to shape the project agenda and implementation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Our work is strengthened by the diversity in background, culture, experience, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, and disability. We specifically encourage applications from candidates belonging to marginalised communities.</p>
<p><strong>Roles and Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Develop a systematic exposition of the advertising technology (AdTech) ecosystem in India, identifying various stakeholders and intermediaries, their roles, and data collection practices</li>
<li>Study and document censorship and surveillance online by both state and industry actors</li>
<li>Work towards prevention, detection and mitigation of digital security threats targeted towards human rights defenders</li>
<li>Critically appraise technological systems that pose a public interest and suggest inclusive, secure and privacy enhanced choices</li></ul>
<p><strong>Indicative Requirements</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Working knowledge of information security and technological architectures</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience in explaining technical topics in a clear and concise manner</li>
<li>2-4 years of work experience in a relevant area</li>
<li>A degree in computer science and engineering or equivalent is preferred</li>
<li>Ability to work independently</li></ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Time period</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Full-time position with a one year contract commencing April 2023 with a possibility of extension.</p>
<p><strong>Salary and benefits</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The pay range for this position is INR 80,000 - 90,000 per month (commensurate with the relevance of prior work, skill set and qualification), with support for reasonable work from home needs, and a modest health insurance plan.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">CIS has a liberal leaves and holidays policy, including paternity leave, menstrual leave and adequate compensatory leave.</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">CIS has transitioned into a ‘remote-first’ workplace, and we expect work-from-home protocols (with the option to work out of CIS’s Bengaluru office available) to be in place for the foreseeable future.</p>
<p><strong>Application deadline</strong></p>
<p>March 26th, 2023</p>
<p><strong>How to apply?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Please send an email to divyank[at]cis-india[dot]org, copying pallavi[at]cis-india[dot]org and ajoy[at]cis-india[dot]org with: (i) a brief cover letter; (ii) a resume/CV; (iii) two writing samples, preferably relating to information security/encryption/technology policy; (iv) contact information of two references (we will ask you before reaching out to them).</p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-applications-technology-researcher-security-and-privacy'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/call-for-applications-technology-researcher-security-and-privacy</a>
</p>
No publisherAdminJobs2023-03-16T07:52:35ZPageProject Tiger 2019 Coordinator position open
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/project-tiger-2019-co-ordinator-position-open
<b>To contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized communities, and women who are returning to work after a hiatus will be given preference.</b>
<h2 id="docs-internal-guid-01812897-7fff-d2bd-9fd3-137f0bc1811c" style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Project Background</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">In India, Wikipedia exists in<a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/List_of_Indian_language_wiki_projects"> 23 Indian languages</a>. All of these Wikipedias are in the early growth phase having a range of articles from few thousands to 100,000+ articles. The typical size of an Indian language community is only to have around or less than 100 people making 5+ edits every month. While there are many social economic and technical reasons for the size and activity of the Indian language communities, learnings from successful projects in the past have demonstrated that we can provide specific interventions to support these communities.</p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Many active Indian language Wikipedia editors tend to contribute more actively when they are provided support for contributing equipment and internet expenses. This was evident from the success of the pilot program<a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Equipment_Lending_and_Community_Support"> initiated by the Wikimedia India chapter</a>. The recently launched<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_donation_program"> hardware donation program</a> also had a lot of interest from the Indian region.</p>
</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Wikipedia communities usually show interest participating in contests and edit-a-thons. Well known examples are<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month"> Wikipedia Asian Month</a>,<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Punjab_Edit-a-thon"> Punjab edit-a-thon</a>,<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month-2016"> Women’s history month</a>.</p>
</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">More than 80% edits of all Wikipedias are made by around 2% editors of the community. While many editing promotion activities aspire to attract new editors who are hard to retain, we can sustain more editing activity by empowering existing active editors.</p>
</li></ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Combining these insights, we propose to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages by launching this pilot program which will (a) support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and (b) sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Responsibilities</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">The CIS-A2K team is primarily based in the Bangalore office of CIS, and the Project Tiger coordinator, henceforth PTC, will be expected to work out of the same office.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To support and drive outreach of the work being done by the CIS-A2K team, the PTC will be responsible includes but not limited to:</p>
<ol style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting Project tiger related communication, documentation and coordination</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting Project Tiger Chromebook disbursal.</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting internet stipend distribution and reimbursement.</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting creation and updation of statistics.</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Feedback collection and surveys.</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Logistics coordination of offline events.</p>
</li></ol>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Characteristics of a coordinator</h2>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Accountability</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Awareness and sensitivity regarding issues of gender and sexuality</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Critical appreciation of open knowledge initiatives</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Effective communication</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Inclusive collaboration</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Intellectual curiosity and openness</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Respect for diversity</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Strong cross-cultural competency</p>
</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Ability to learn-at-work, especially about the Wikimedia ecosystem</p>
</li></ul>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Eligibility criteria</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">These are the eligibility criteria</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Basic criteria</h3>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li>Graduate in any discipline</li>
<li>Fluent in English and excellent communication skills in English and working knowledge (or better) of at least one other Indian language </li></ul>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Technical</h3>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Basic understanding of functioning of Wikipedia, and ideally of other Wikimedia projects too</p>
</li></ul>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Location and Remuneration</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">The position is based out of the Bangalore office of CIS.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Monthly remuneration will be decided after selection. Expected monthly remuneration is around INR 28,000. As this is a consultant position, no other benefit is available</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Application Process</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">We invite interested (and eligible) candidates to apply for the position before 7 June 2019 sending us the following documents to tito+ptc2019@cis-india.org (do not miss +ptc2019 part from the email id, it is a filter for us) with “Application for Project Tiger (Coordinator)” as the subject:</p>
<ol style="text-align: justify;">
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Cover letter (2 pages): This should introduce your relevant academic, professional, and other experiences, and describe the kind of work you look forward to do as part of the CIS-A2K team. We strongly recommend reading the Supporting Indian Language Wikipedia Project page[<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program">1</a>] on Meta while writing this cover letter, as well as for preparation for the interview to follow (if you are shortlisted for interview).</p>
</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">CV: This should provide details of your academic, professional, and other achievements</p>
</li></ol>
<hr />
<h3 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Footnotes:</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;">[1] - <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program</a></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/project-tiger-2019-co-ordinator-position-open'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/project-tiger-2019-co-ordinator-position-open</a>
</p>
No publishergopalaJobsAccess to Knowledge2019-05-27T06:28:38ZPageProject Tiger 2019 Coordinator position open
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/project-tiger-2019-coordinator-position-open
<b>To contribute to support, and coordinate of the work of the Project Tiger, we are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join the team as a coordinator. Please note that women, especially those from socioeconomically marginalized communities, and women who are returning to work after a hiatus will be given preference.</b>
<h2 id="docs-internal-guid-01812897-7fff-d2bd-9fd3-137f0bc1811c" dir="ltr">Project Background</h2>
<p dir="ltr">In India, Wikipedia exists in<a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/List_of_Indian_language_wiki_projects"> 23 Indian languages</a>. All of these Wikipedias are in the early growth phase having a range of articles from few thousands to 100,000+ articles. The typical size of an Indian language community is only to have around or less than 100 people making 5+ edits every month. While there are many social economic and technical reasons for the size and activity of the Indian language communities, learnings from successful projects in the past have demonstrated that we can provide specific interventions to support these communities.</p>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Many active Indian language Wikipedia editors tend to contribute more actively when they are provided support for contributing equipment and internet expenses. This was evident from the success of the pilot program<a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Equipment_Lending_and_Community_Support"> initiated by the Wikimedia India chapter</a>. The recently launched<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_donation_program"> hardware donation program</a> also had a lot of interest from the Indian region.</p>
</li></ul>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Wikipedia communities usually show interest participating in contests and edit-a-thons. Well known examples are<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month"> Wikipedia Asian Month</a>,<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2016/Punjab_Edit-a-thon"> Punjab edit-a-thon</a>,<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month-2016"> Women’s history month</a>.</p>
</li></ul>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">More than 80% edits of all Wikipedias are made by around 2% editors of the community. While many editing promotion activities aspire to attract new editors who are hard to retain, we can sustain more editing activity by empowering existing active editors.</p>
</li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">Combining these insights, we propose to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages by launching this pilot program which will (a) support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and (b) sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Responsibilities</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The CIS-A2K team is primarily based in the Bangalore office of CIS, and the Project Tiger coordinator, henceforth PTC, will be expected to work out of the same office.</p>
<p> To support and drive outreach of the work being done by the CIS-A2K team, the PTC will be responsible includes but not limited to:</p>
<ol><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting Project tiger related communication, documentation and coordination</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting Project Tiger Chromebook disbursal.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting internet stipend distribution and reimbursement.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Supporting creation and updation of statistics.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Feedback collection and surveys.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Logistics coordination of offline events.</p>
</li></ol>
<h2> Characteristics of a coordinator</h2>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Accountability</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Awareness and sensitivity regarding issues of gender and sexuality</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Critical appreciation of open knowledge initiatives</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Effective communication</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Inclusive collaboration</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Intellectual curiosity and openness</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Respect for diversity</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Strong cross-cultural competency</p>
</li></ul>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Ability to learn-at-work, especially about the Wikimedia ecosystem</p>
</li></ul>
<h2 dir="ltr">Eligibility criteria</h2>
<p dir="ltr">These are the eligibility criteria</p>
<h3 dir="ltr"> Basic criteria</h3>
<ul><li>Graduate in any discipline<br /></li><li>Fluent in English and excellent communication skills in English and working knowledge (or better) of at least one other Indian language
</li></ul>
<h3> Technical</h3>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Basic understanding of functioning of Wikipedia, and ideally of other Wikimedia projects too</p>
</li></ul>
<h2 dir="ltr">Location and Remuneration</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The position is based out of the Bangalore office of CIS.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Monthly remuneration will be decided after selection. Expected monthly remuneration is around INR 28,000. As this is a consultant position, no other benefit is available</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Application Process</h2>
<p dir="ltr">We invite interested (and eligible) candidates to apply for the position before 10 June 2019 sending us the following documents to tito+ptc2019@cis-india.org (do not miss +ptc2019 part from the email id, it is a filter for us) with “Application for Project Tiger (Coordinator)” as the subject:</p>
<ol><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Cover letter (2 pages): This should introduce your relevant academic, professional, and other experiences, and describe the kind of work you look forward to do as part of the CIS-A2K team. We strongly recommend reading the Supporting Indian Language Wikipedia Project page[<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program">1</a>] on Meta while writing this cover letter, as well as for preparation for the interview to follow (if you are shortlisted for interview).</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: decimal;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">CV: This should provide details of your academic, professional, and other achievements</p>
</li></ol>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<h3 dir="ltr">Footnotes:</h3>
[1] - <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Supporting_Indian_Language_Wikipedias_Program</a>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/project-tiger-2019-coordinator-position-open'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/project-tiger-2019-coordinator-position-open</a>
</p>
No publishergopalaJobsAccess to Knowledge2019-06-10T15:29:58ZBlog EntryCIS-A2K Communication Officer position
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k-communication-officer-position
<b>The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only because we feel that a woman communications person will contribute more towards bridging the gender gap in the Wikimedia movement by emphasising on gender-sensitive communication apart from contributing internally for bringing a gender balance in the team.</b>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Context of the CIS-A2K programme</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">As an affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia and Wikipedia’s sister project, we design and implement different projects with an aim to create high quality content and cultivate new contributors to Wikimedia projects. The projects will be premised on themes and seek to create a multilingual repository of knowledge using Wikimedia projects as a knowledge platform. You are encouraged to deeply engage with the CIS-A2K work plan before making the application. You will work cohesively with the Wikimedia community and the Wikimedia India Chapter to meet specific goals of each language community in India. You will be a part of a small team of 5 to 10 doing high visibility and high impact work. Please learn more about CIS-A2K <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K">here</a>. </p>
<h2>Position summary</h2>
<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-e872459b-7fff-84b8-c620-88d7bf2f0d83">As a Programme Officer, your job will be to support the Team’s larger goals -- growth of Indian-language Wikipedias and other Wikimedia projects (hereinafter Wikimedia projects), and the contributor communities (hereinafter Community). Your primary responsibility will be to support the Programme Associates -- that spearhead our on-ground programmatic activities -- with regular communications with the community and the world outside.</span></div>
<div> </div>
<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-e1fd20a7-7fff-39c5-20f7-8e9f6d9d7042">The position is full time and will be based in CIS’ Bengaluru office. Programme Officer will work closely with CIS-A2K Team (hereinafter Team) and would report to the Executive Director/any supervisor in Team.</span></div>
<div> </div>
<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-be5f9d88-7fff-7637-6768-87a401727f45">
<h3 dir="ltr">Characteristics of the Programme Officer</h3>
<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-12a50210-7fff-dea5-baaa-ba732c04ecea">
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">High level of commitment: The Programme Officer should believe in the values of CIS and Wikimedia projects, exude enthusiasm for the mission and can powerfully embody and communicate the mission.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Intellectual curiosity and flexibility: Must enjoy tackling difficult, ambiguous problems and able to incorporate new knowledge into how one approaches situations and generates solutions, loves learning from others while expanding intellectual horizons.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Open and transparent: Have a high level of integrity and be comfortable working in a highly transparent fashion, open to input and feedback, a proactive and candid communicator who wants people to know what s/he is doing and isn't afraid to bring others in when things are off-track or when you need help and should able to handle criticism in a mature fashion.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Community builder: It is essential that the Programme Officer sees herself/himself as a partner to and supporter of the Wikimedians who have and will continue to be the leaders in building the Wikimedia projects. The Programme Officer must be willing and able to work with a diverse array of people, many of whom come from non-traditional backgrounds and have a fervent commitment to Wikimedia movement’s community-led nature.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Strong cultural competency: Able to navigate in a global movement and on a global team in addition to navigating the complexity of India.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Partnership developer: Able to initiate, negotiate and operate partnerships that advance the Wikimedia mission in Indic languages and English (as relevant to India) with a wide range of institutions across the public, NGO, universities, philanthropic and private sector.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Willing to travel: The Programme Officer must regularly travel within India to engage with Wikimedia communities and partner with institutions.</p>
</li></ul>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Responsibilities</h2>
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<p dir="ltr">You will be responsible for the overall communications of Team that include storytelling in the form of interviews, blogs, opinion pieces in newspaper/other platforms, regular coverage in both Indian language and English media, and anything beyond.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">You will be exploring widely from conventional to new media to spread the stories of the hundreds and thousands of volunteers that make the Indian-language Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects such great knowledge repositories.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Creating original stories of challenges and learning, and successes of Wikimedia community in general and the ones that we closely work with in particular.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Function as an interface between A2K team and the community, and help the team better work collaboratively with the community.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Sharing the work of the community and A2k team in a regular basis in the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter">monthly newsletters</a> and other places.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Providing training on effective communications to the communities in a need basis, and supporting them to independently tell their own stories in their own languages.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Announcement of programmatic activities in the form of announcements, blogs and reports, and microblogging (social media, etc.).</p>
</li></ul>
Interviewing Wikimedians under the ambit of the <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikipediansSpeak">WikipediansSpeak</a> [1] project and beyond, and share the story of the Wikimedia community widely in the media</span></div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Required skills</h2>
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<p dir="ltr">Graduate with a strong track record of success in high performance organisations, preferably in non-profits.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Experience could be during studies or after, primarily in blogging, writing organisation reports, managing social media for organisations, interviewing and covering people’s stories in mainstream media.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Prior experience of working in a collaborative community, preferably and open one like Wikipedia and in online.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Good understanding of the basics of organisational programme design and management.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Strong understanding of the Internet and the forces that underpin the success of Wikipedia. Active participation as a Wikimedia volunteer would be an asset, though not a prerequisite (must be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of how Wikipedia works in interviews).</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Experience working in a global, multicultural and diverse team environment will be preferred.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Must be fluent in English and at least in one Indian language.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">A good understanding of the cultural and knowledge universe of the Indian language communities.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Location: The position is based out of the CIS’s Bangalore office.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Remuneration: Compensation structure will be determined by the level of expertise, experience and current remuneration.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">To apply, please send your resume to Tito Dutta (tito+po2019@cis-india.org) by 4 June 2019. Please do not miss the +po2019 part in the email, that is an email filter for us)</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k-communication-officer-position'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k-communication-officer-position</a>
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No publishertitoJobsAccess to Knowledge2019-06-04T06:45:28ZBlog EntryWikidata Advisor (Consultant) position open
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/wikidata-advisor-consultant-position-open
<b>The Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Wikidata Advisor (consultant), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme.
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<p><span style="text-align: justify;">The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications from prospective candidates for the position of Wikidata Advisor, to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. </span></p>
<p><span style="text-align: justify;">The position will be either based in CIS’ Bangalore office No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, 560071, or the advisor may be remotely located (must be in India) also. </span></p>
<h2><span style="text-align: justify;">Position summary</span></h2>
<p><span style="text-align: justify;">As a Wikidata advisor you will </span><span style="text-align: justify;">work closely with the CIS-A2K Team on the work-plan to improve and support Wikidata community in India.</span></p>
<h2><span style="text-align: justify;">Characteristics of a Project Advisor</span></h2>
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<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">High level of commitment: The person should believe in the values of CIS and Wikimedia projects, exude enthusiasm for the mission and can powerfully embody and communicate the mission.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Intellectual curiosity and flexibility: Must enjoy tackling difficult, ambiguous problems and able to incorporate new knowledge into how one approaches situations and generates solutions, loves learning from others while expanding intellectual horizons.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Open and transparent: Have a high level of integrity and be comfortable working in a highly transparent fashion.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Strong cultural competency: Able to navigate in a global movement and on a global team in addition to navigating the complexity of India.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Willing to travel: The advisor must regularly travel within India to conduct and support Wikidata workshops and events. This also includes meetings with different institutions, and CIS team meetings.</p>
</li></ul>
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Responsibilities</h2>
<div>A Wikidata advisor's responsibility includes but not limited to:<br />
<ul><li>
Supporting Indic Wikidata communities in all possible wiki-ways such as helping in community-planned Wikidata activities, </li><li>
Conducting national-level/zonal workshops in India </li><li>Creating movement resources (such as handbooks, help videos, manuals) based on community needs-assessment </li><li>Sharing Wikidata's global best practices among Indian communities, </li><li>Wikidata India IRC conducting
</li></ul>
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<h2> Eligibility criteria</h2>
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<ul><li>The person must have knowledge about Wikidata project, Wikidata activities in India, different Wikimedia projects such as Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia etc</li><li>The person must have active involvement on Wikidata and experience</li><li>The person must have knowledge at least intermediate level knowledge about Sparql/query creation (required for workshops, and on-Wiki query support</li><li>The person must know about/have experience of working with tools like QuickStatement, Mix'n'Match, Tabernacle, OpenRefine and other important tools frequently used on Wikidata</li></ul>
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<h3>Plus</h3>
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<ul><li>prior experience of conducting Wikidata-related event (such as data-thon) will be considered a plus.</li><li>prior experience of working with database will be considered as a plus</li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Location: The position is based out of the CIS’s Bangalore office or remote (applicant must be residing in India during the working period)</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Remuneration</h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Remuneration will be decided after selection. Expected monthly remuneration is around INR 32,000. As this is a consultant position, no other benefit is available</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Apply</h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">If you want to apply for this position, please send your CV and a letter to tito+wikidata2019@cis-india.org (do not miss +wikidata2019 part from the email id, it is a filter for us). </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Your letter/document should narrate your experience and works in details. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Please also write, what makes you interested to apply for the position, and some of your ideas to improve Wikidata projects in India. The last date apply for this position is 31 May 2019. Appointment will be based on expert opinion, and review.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/wikidata-advisor-consultant-position-open'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/wikidata-advisor-consultant-position-open</a>
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No publishertitoJobsAccess to Knowledge2019-05-19T15:32:55ZBlog EntryProgramme Officer - Privacy
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-privacy-2019
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to undertake public policy research on privacy and related themes. For this position, we will hire one full time researcher, to be based in the Delhi office of CIS, for the duration of one year.</b>
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<h4>To apply for this position please write to amber@cis-india.org along with a CV, two writing samples and contact details of two references, Interested candidates are invited to send their applications at the earliest — latest by April 30th.</h4>
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<h3>Organisation Profile</h3>
<p>The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The academic research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa. Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and practices around internet, technology and society in India, and elsewhere.</p>
<h3>Privacy Research at CIS</h3>
<p>While privacy has been a key subject of study for digital rights and development organisations in India for the last decade, recent and ongoing legal and policy developments have placed this issue at the forefront of human rights and regulatory research. CIS has conducted extensive research into the areas of privacy, data protection, data security, and was also a member of the Committee of Experts constituted under Justice A P Shah. CIS has also been cited multiple times in the Report of the Committee of Experts led by Justice Srikrishna. CIS values the fundamental principles of justice, equality, freedom and economic development and strongly advocates the right to privacy.</p>
<p>Over the next year, CIS intends to look at several research questions on data protection which may include the global experience with privacy enforcement, need for effective redressal mechanisms, documenting the design of business models and data flows, regulation of social media big data, how data of disadvantaged groups including children may be protected. Additionally, while we now have the Supreme Court’s unanimous and emphatic recognition of the fundamental right to privacy, there is a need for research enquiry into several issues such as a clarification of the scope of the Puttaswamy judgment, unpacking the different dimensions of privacy, how state actions interact with privacy.</p>
<h3>The Role</h3>
<ul>
<li>Research and analysis: Literature review, policy design, detailed analysis of research topics<br /><br /></li>
<li>Knowledge management: Staying up-to-date on developments of interest to the project, and sharing/debating these with the team. Contributing to documentary and knowledge management processes<br /><br /></li>
<li>Policy outreach and stakeholder engagement: Supporting the project manager in the dissemination of research findings in innovative formats. Attending, planning and executing events<br /><br /></li>
<li>Writing op-eds, short notes, policy briefs and longer form academic writing for a range of audiences<br /><br /></li>
<li>Presentations and formal discussions: Preparing and delivering presentations to various audiences<br /><br /></li>
<li>Helping manage communications with stakeholders including international experts, regulators and policy makers<br /><br /></li>
<li>Managing interns and team: Managing work outputs with our interns; coordinating research with team members and the project manager</li></ul>
<h3>Qualifications and Skills</h3>
<p>We are looking for professionals from law, regulatory theory and public policy backgrounds.</p>
<p>We are looking for candidates who are interested in studying the regulatory challenges of notice and consent, state capacity, how business models thwart privacy and the future of privacy post Puttaswamy.</p>
<p>This is a full-time position based out of Delhi. The position is for a duration of one year. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-privacy-2019'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-privacy-2019</a>
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No publisheramberJobsInternet GovernancePrivacy2019-04-15T06:53:44ZBlog EntryProgramme Officer - Digital Identity
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-digital-identity-2019
<b>The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to be associated with a two year long research project on digital identity. We may hire up to three Programme Officers as part of this project. The position is full time and will be based in the Delhi office of CIS. </b>
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<h4>To apply for this position please write to amber@cis-india.org along with a CV, two writing samples and contact details of two references. Interested candidates are invited to send their applications at the earliest - latest by April 15th.</h4>
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<h3>Organisation Profile</h3>
<p>The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The academic research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa. Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and practices around internet, technology and society in India, and elsewhere.</p>
<h3>About Digital Identity Project</h3>
<p>We are embarking on a two year research project on digital identity. As governments across the globe are implementing new, digital foundational identification systems or modernizing existing ID programs, there is a dire need for greater research and discussion about appropriate design choices for a digital identity framework. There is significant momentum on digital ID, especially after the adoption of UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9, which calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Instances of emerging new digital identity schemes include national projects in Algeria, Belgium (mobile ID), Cameroon, Ecuador, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Iran, Japan, Senegal, Thailand, Turkey, major announcements in Afghanistan, Denmark, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, the Maldives, Norway, Liberia, Poland, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Zambia and a pilot scheme in Myanmar.</p>
<p>The nature of choices made towards the creation of a digital identity system have significant consequences for privacy, security, inclusivity, scalability, fraud-detection capabilities and implementation costs of the framework. These choices exist in the context of a complex set of political, legal, technological, economic, and societal factors. In this project we will be looking at technical policy options and appropriate uses of a digital identity ecosystem.</p>
<h3>The Role</h3>
<p>Your role will require you to work closely with our team on research and policy analysis, and to engage with external researchers from whom we will commission research. Doing so will involve the following activities.</p>
<ul>
<li>Interdisciplinary research and analysis: Literature review, policy design, detailed analysis on topics including technology design options and appropriate uses of digital identity systems;</li>
<li>Policy dissemination and stakeholder engagement: Supporting the Project Manager in the dissemination of research findings in innovative formats, as well as attending, planning, and executing events;</li>
<li>Writing op-eds, short notes, policy briefs and longer form academic writing for a range of audiences;</li>
<li>Presentations and formal discussions: Preparing and delivering presentations to various audiences;</li>
<li>Helping manage communications with stakeholders including international experts, regulators and policy makers;</li>
<li>Knowledge management: Staying up-to-date on developments of interest to the Initiative, and sharing and debating these with the team;</li>
<li>Contributing to documentary and knowledge management processes; and</li>
<li>Managing interns and team: Managing work outputs with our interns, and coordinating research with team members and the Project Manager.</li></ul>
<h3>Qualifications and Skills</h3>
<p>We are looking for up to three professionals who may come from the following backgrounds: law, regulatory theory, public policy, economics, ethics, technology and development studies.</p>
<p>We are looking for candidates who can exhibit constructive problem-solving skills, sound analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyse issues from first principles and develop solutions.</p>
<p>This is a full-time position based out of Delhi. The position is for a duration of two years. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-digital-identity-2019'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/programme-officer-digital-identity-2019</a>
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No publisheramberJobsDigital ID2019-03-29T11:02:42ZBlog EntryCIS-A2K Finance Officer: Call for application
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/cis-a2k-finance-officer-call-for-application
<b>The Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Finance Officer, to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only. </b>
<p id="docs-internal-guid-2cbaa201-7fff-704f-ac81-80804592d3da" style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications from prospective candidates who identify themselves as female, for the position of Finance Officer, to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only because we feel that a woman Finance Officer will contribute more towards bridging the gender gap in the Wikimedia movement and also it will bring a gender balance in the team. The position is full time and will be based in CIS’ Bangalore office No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, 560071. Finance Officer will work closely with the CIS-A2K Team and would report to the Executive Director/any supervisor in Team.</p>
<h2 id="docs-internal-guid-e71dfde4-7fff-b4ae-5d8b-85f123ca4ea8" dir="ltr">Position Summary</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">As a Finance Officer, your job will be to support the A2K Programme and the community members in financial related aspects such as filing the reimbursements, maintaining the books of accounts etc.</p>
<h2 id="docs-internal-guid-f0265c8d-7fff-5636-302f-5c7e206305cc" dir="ltr">Characteristics of the Programme Officer</h2>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">High level of commitment: The Finance Officer should believe in the values of CIS and Wikimedia projects, exude enthusiasm for the mission and can powerfully embody and communicate the mission.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Intellectual curiosity and flexibility: Must enjoy tackling difficult, ambiguous problems and able to incorporate new knowledge into how one approaches situations and generates solutions, loves learning from others while expanding intellectual horizons.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Open and transparent: Have a high level of integrity and be comfortable working in a highly transparent fashion.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Strong cultural competency: Able to navigate in a global movement and on a global team in addition to navigating the complexity of India.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Willing to travel: The Finance Officer must regularly travel within India during the events to help the community members to file the reimbursements.</p>
</li></ul>
<h2 id="docs-internal-guid-9e1e5026-7fff-267a-9c8e-2bd46f93b0b1" dir="ltr">Responsibilities</h2>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">You will be responsible for the overall finance-related aspects of Team that include maintaining the books of accounts, filing the reimbursements.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Assistance in book-keeping to include monthly expenditure, financial statements, accounts receivable, accounts payable, disbursement journal, trial balance, tax reports, etc. </p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Work in preparation of budgets, proposals, objectives, audits, annual reports.</p>
</li></ul>
<h2>Requirements</h2>
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<ul id="docs-internal-guid-2177d2b9-7fff-ab6a-d94a-1bc4a8df90e1"><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Prior experience of working in a collaborative community, preferably an open movement.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Must be fluent in English and at least in one Indian language.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Minimum of 1-year experience in clerical/bookkeeping/accounting field.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Ability and flexibility to deal with pressure and deadlines.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Good knowledge of formulas in excel sheets.</p>
</li><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Basic knowledge of Tally software.</p>
</li></ul>
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<ul id="docs-internal-guid-0616a20f-7fff-2950-6bc8-2da136c70ba3"><li style="list-style-type: disc;" dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Wikimedians will be given priority.</p>
</li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Location: The position is based out of the CIS’s Bangalore office.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Remuneration: Compensation structure will be determined by the level of expertise, experience and current remuneration.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Contract period</h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" dir="ltr">Initial contract will be till 30 June 2019, following the current work-plan of the A2K team</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr"><strong>Apply</strong></h2>
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<p dir="ltr">To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Tito Dutta (tito+fo@cis-india.org) (please do not miss the +fo part in the email address). The last date of application is 18 March 2019.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/cis-a2k-finance-officer-call-for-application'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/cis-a2k-finance-officer-call-for-application</a>
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No publishertitoJobsAccess to Knowledge2019-03-07T08:46:29ZBlog EntryA Gendered Future of Work
http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/ambika-tandon-and-aayush-rathi-december-19-2018-a-gendered-future-of-work
<b>This paper aims to contextualise the narrative around digitalisation and automation with reference to women's labour in India.
The paper has been authored by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi, edited by Elonnai Hickok and Rakhi Sehgal. Research assistance has been provided by Divya Kushwaha.</b>
<h3>Abstract</h3>
<p>Studies around the future of work have predicted technological disruption across industries, leading to a shift in the nature and organisation of work, as well as the substitution of certain kinds of jobs and growth of others. This paper seeks to contextualise this disruption for women workers in India. The paper argues that two aspects of the structuring of the labour market will be pertinent in shaping the future of work: the gendered nature of skilling and skill classification, and occupational segregation along the lines of gender and caste. We will take the case study of the electronics manufacturing sector to flesh out these arguments further. Finally, we bring in a discussion on the platform economy, a key area of discussion under the future of work. We characterise it as both generating employment opportunities, particularly for women, due to the flexible nature of work, and retrenching traditional inequalities built into non-standard employment.</p>
<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>The question on the future of work across the global North - and parts of the global South - has recently been raised with regards to technological disruption, as a result of digitisation, and more recently, automation (Leurent et al., 2018). While the former has been successively replacing routine cognitive tasks, the latter, defined as the deployment of cyber-physical systems, will enable the replacement of manual tasks previously being performed using human labour (Leurent et al., 2018). In combination, these are expected to have a twofold effect on: the “structure of employment”, which includes occupational roles and nature of tasks, and “forms of work”, including interpersonal relationships and organization of work (Piasna and Drahokoupil, 2017). Building from historical evidence, the diffusion of digitising or automative technologies can be anticipated to take place differently across economic contexts, with different factors causing varied kinds of technological upgradation across the global North and South. Moreover, occupational analysis projects occupations in the latter to be at a significantly higher risk of being disrupted than the former (WTO, 2017). </p>
<p>However, these concerns are somewhat offset by the barriers to technological adoption that exist in lower income countries such as lower wages, and a relatively higher share of non-routine manual jobs (WTO, 2017). 1 With the global North typically being early and quicker adopters of automation technologies, the differential technology levels in countries have been in fact been utilised to understand global inequality (Foster and Rosenzweig, 2010). Consequently, the labour-cost advantage that economies in the global South enjoy may be eroded, leading to what may be understood as re-shoring/back shoring - a reversal of offshoring (ILO, 2017). This may especially be the case in sectors where there has been a failure to capitalise on the labour-cost advantage by evolving supplier networks to complement assembly activities (such as in manufacturing) (Milington, 2017), or production of high-value services (such as in the services sector). </p>
<p>Extensive work over the past three decades has been conducted on the effects of liberalisation and globalisation on employment for women in the global South. This has explored conditional empowerment and exploitation as women are increasingly employed in factories and offices, with different ways of reproducing and challenging patriarchal relations. However, the effects of reshoring and technological disruption have yet to be explored to any degree of granularity for this population, which arguably will be one of the first to face its effects. This can be seen as a consequence of industries that rely on low cost labour being impacted first by re-shoring, such as textile and apparel and electronics manufacturing (Kucera and Tejani, 2014).</p>
<p>Download the full paper <a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/pdf-gendered-future-of-work" class="internal-link" title="PDF Gendered Future of Work">here</a>.<a href="http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/pdf-gendered-future-of-work" class="internal-link" title="PDF Gendered Future of Work"> </a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/ambika-tandon-and-aayush-rathi-december-19-2018-a-gendered-future-of-work'>http://editors.cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/ambika-tandon-and-aayush-rathi-december-19-2018-a-gendered-future-of-work</a>
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No publisherAmbika Tandon and Aayush RathiGenderJobsInternet Governance2020-07-21T06:29:22ZBlog EntryPolicy Officer - Internet Governance
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/cis-policy-officer-internet-governance
<b>The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with a background and interest in issues pertaining to IG including privacy, big data, FoE, AI etc. under its Internet Governance programme. </b>
<p>This position will include undertaking field research, developing policy briefs, organizing conferences, and writing research reports, engaging with key stakeholders, and collaborating with project partners in areas under our research.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Note: This position is for a duration of 1 year. There is currently one vacancy for this post. Selected candidate will work from CIS office in Bangalore.</p>
<h3>Required Skill Sets</h3>
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<li>Previous work and an interest in issues pertaining to IG including privacy, big data, FoE, and AI.</li>
<li>Strong writing and analytical skills.</li>
<li>Experience in conducting research.</li>
<li>Knowledge of Indian law and policy relevant to the digital sphere.</li>
<li>Demonstrable research skills and ability to undertake research independently.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision.</li>
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<p><b>Compensation:</b> Based on experience and education. <br /><b>Application requirements:</b> two writing samples and CV<br /><b>Contact:</b> <a class="mail-link" href="mailto:swaraj@cis-india.org?subject=Policy Officer - Internet Governance">swaraj@cis-india.org</a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/cis-policy-officer-internet-governance'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/cis-policy-officer-internet-governance</a>
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No publisherAdminJobsInternet Governance2018-09-03T06:58:25ZPageShort-term Consultant (IETF)
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/vacancy-for-short-term-consultant-ietf
<b>The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with a strong understanding of IETF standards to work with us on writing 7 Human Rights Considerations for Internet standards and active drafts that are relevant to public interest. Additionally, the individual will help develop a longer term work-plan, expertise and approach for engagement in the IETF.</b>
<p dir="ltr">Note: This position is consultancy based on output.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Compensation: Based on experience and output.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Application requirements: two writing samples or other examples of technical work and CV</p>
<p dir="ltr">Contact: sunil@cis-india.org</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/vacancy-for-short-term-consultant-ietf'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/vacancy-for-short-term-consultant-ietf</a>
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No publisherelonnaiJobsInternet Governance2018-04-21T15:44:49ZPageSeeking Survey Participants for Research on Musician Livelihood
http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/seeking-survey-participants-for-research-on-musician-livelihood
<b>Are you a musician based in India? Do you compose, write lyrics, perform, record, or teach music as one of your main income sources? If so, the Center for Internet and Society is interested in hearing from you!
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<p class="k9mail" style="text-align: justify; ">We are conducting research on the changes within the Indian music industry, with a particular focus on the impact of new technologies. <br /><br />At this time, we are interested in the voices of India-based musicians. Specifically, we are interested in understanding how you earn money as a musician. We are also interested in how your involvement with copyright societies, digital media platforms, and other organizations affects your livelihood.<br /><br />We hope to gather this data via a survey, which we hope to close on August 25th. It will take about 15 minutes. <br /><br />As a token of appreciation, you will be entered for a chance to win cash prizes or tickets to attend India-based music festivals and conferences.<br /><br />If interested, please access the survey link here: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Jsvv3777dAbR99YD3" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/Jsvv3777dAbR99YD3</a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/seeking-survey-participants-for-research-on-musician-livelihood'>http://editors.cis-india.org/jobs/seeking-survey-participants-for-research-on-musician-livelihood</a>
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