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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Cory Harris <charri89@mit.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9:15</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">AM<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>Call for SERC Scholars- APPLICATIONS DUE NEXT WEEK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><i><span style="color:black">*** Please help distribute this call</span>*** <b>
<u>Applications will close next Tuesday, September 16, 11:59pm, so apply now!</u></b></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The <a href="https://forms.gle/xDRKUZBEvHMaRcbY9">applications</a> for the AY25-26 SERC Scholar Cohort are now open!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZLrdgAey0">Here is a link to a video with testimonials from some of last year’s SERC Scholars!</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Shape the future of technology while addressing society's most pressing challenges. The
<a href="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/">
SERC (Social and Ethical Responsibilities in Computing)</a> at the Schwarzman College of Computing, is an interdisciplinary program brings together researchers tackling critical questions: How can AI systems serve environmental sustainability? What accountability
frameworks protect vulnerable communities from algorithmic harm? How do we align artificial intelligence with diverse human values and build prosocial machines that strengthen democratic institutions?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>From examining automation's impact on meaningful work to designing risk-averse AI systems, our scholars explore computing not as a purely technical discipline, but as a social endeavor that shapes power structures, human relationships, and possibilities
for justice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Ready to ensure technology serves human flourishing?</b> <span style="color:black">
As a SERC Scholar, you’ll have the opportunity to be at the forefront of technology’s evolution</span>.
<u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/"><span style="color:#0086F0">Join
a community</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> of undergraduates, graduate students, Ph.D. candidates, and faculty that are
</span>committed to extending computing's responsibility beyond functionality to encompass broader impacts on society's most vulnerable members and future generations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://forms.gle/xDRKUZBEvHMaRcbY9">Apply now</a> to become part of the next generation of ethically minded technologists.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="color:black">What do </span><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/"><span style="color:#0086F0">SERC
Scholars</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> do?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams with members from across computing, data sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences, led by a SERC postdoc.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Develop and pilot new SERC course materials in collaboration with postdocs and faculty.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Engage with external partners to advance AI in the public interest.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Conduct research in a new, exciting cross-disciplinary area. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p><b><span style="color:black">Who is eligible to apply?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span style="color:black">This is a full year commitment with the possibility of a summer extension.</span></i><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black">This opportunity is open to</span> currently enrolled MIT<span style="color:black">
students across the</span> wider<span style="color:black"> MIT community who are excited to advance our broad mission to incorporate humanities, social science, social responsibility, and policy/civic perspectives into MIT’s teaching, research, and implementation
of computing. Being a SERC Scholar </span>is an<span style="color:black"> <i>hourly paid position</i></span><i>
</i><span style="color:black">with selective and limited yearly enrollment.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="color:black">What additional activities will SERC Scholars participate in?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regular lunches and talks with the SERC Scholars community.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meet-and-greets with pioneering leaders from academia, industry, and the public sectors.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Other SERC related activities
</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p><b><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/"><span style="color:#0086F0">Projects</span></a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black">SERC Scholars will have the opportunity to work on </span>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/?page_id=10382" title="https://computing.mit.edu/?page_id=10382"><span style="color:#0086F0">1 of 11 projects</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color:black"> the 202</span>5<span style="color:black">-2</span>6<span style="color:black">
</span><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/"><span style="color:#0086F0">projects</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Synergy</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">AI and the Environment</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Age of AI and Platforms</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Design, Technology, Grace</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">AI for Democracy</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Philosophy and the Future of Work</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Building Prosocial Machines</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Computational Roots of Human Suffering</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chatbot Friends</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Training Risk-Averse AIs</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Aligning AI with Human What?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p><span style="color:black">For more detailed information on these projects,</span>
<span style="color:black">as well as the </span><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-postdocs/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-postdocs/"><span style="color:#0086F0">bios</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> of
the post docs who will be leading the groups, please see our website </span><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/"><span style="color:#0086F0">here.</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Each project will </span><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/"><span style="color:#0086F0">meet weekly</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> for
approximately one hour. SERC Scholars are <i>required </i>to attend these meetings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="https://forms.gle/6h9dtM98H47EbvUJ8" title="https://forms.gle/m8Uqi94mXW5G6sd86"><span style="color:#0086F0">Apply to be a SERC Scholar</span></a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><i><span style="color:black">This is a full year commitment</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Undergraduates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is an
<i>hourly paid</i> position for 4–6 hours per week for the 2025–2026 academic year.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Compensation is $</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">16</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">00</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
per hour.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Graduate students and Ph.D. candidates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This an
<i>hourly paid</i> position for 4–6 hours per week for the 2025–2026 academic year.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Compensation is $25 per hour.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fill out the
</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0086F0"><a href="https://forms.gle/6h9dtM98H47EbvUJ8" title="https://forms.gle/m8Uqi94mXW5G6sd86"><span style="color:#0086F0">SERC Scholar application</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> and upload
your resume and cover letter, which should be combined into one document.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provide a resume that includes relevant coursework and experience.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provide a cover letter that includes:</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Why you’re interested in this experience.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What you hope you can gain.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What you hope to contribute.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Which activities and opportunities you’re most interested in engaging with. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Rank
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/">project</a><span style="color:black"> participation preference and explain in 100 words or less why you want to work in your preferred project(s). </span></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><u><span style="color:black">Applications close on September 1</span>6<span style="color:black">, 202</span>5<span style="color:black">, at 11:59pm</span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0086F0"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/" title="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/"><span style="color:#0086F0">For
more detailed information, visit the SERC Scholar’s Program site here.</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#0086F0"><a href="https://forms.gle/6h9dtM98H47EbvUJ8" title="https://forms.gle/m8Uqi94mXW5G6sd86"><span style="color:#0086F0">APPLY NOW</span></a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cory</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cory Harris</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Program Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/">Social & Ethical Responsibilities of Computing</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Schwarzman College of Computing</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Phone: 617-253-8120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://lbgtq.mit.edu/resources/understanding-pronouns-and-using-pronoun-stickers">Pronouns: he, him, his</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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