[bioundgrd] Fwd: 2022 SERC Scholar's Program

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Cory Harris <charri89 at mit.edu<mailto:charri89 at mit.edu>>
Subject: 2022 SERC Scholar's Program

My name is Cory Harris, and I am the Program Coordinator for SERC (Social and ethical responsibilities in computing)<https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/>, and we currently have an open call for our 2022 SERC Scholars.

The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) is facilitating the development of responsible “habits of mind and action” for those who create and deploy computing technologies and fostering the creation of technologies in the public interest.

We are excited to open the 2022 SERC scholar applications<https://computing.mit.edu/cross-cutting/social-and-ethical-responsibilities-of-computing/serc-scholars-program/>!

Please see the below information on applying to be a SERC Scholar this year!

Join a community of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty, and help advance the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing cross-cutting initiative on Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.

What do SERC Scholars do?

  *   Led by a SERC postdoctoral students, collaborate in multidisciplinary teams with members from across computing, data sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences
  *   Develop and pilot new SERC course materials in collaboration with postdocs and faculty
  *   Engage with external partners to advance AI in the public interest
  *   Conduct research in an exciting, new cross-disciplinary area


Who is eligible to apply?
This opportunity is open to students across the MIT community who are excited to advance our broad mission to incorporate humanist, social science, social responsibility, and policy/civic perspectives into MIT’s teaching, research, and implementation of computing. SERC Scholars are hourly funded positions with selective and limited yearly enrollment.

What additional opportunities do SERC Scholars have?

  *   Regular lunches and talks with SERC Scholars’
  *   Small-group meet-and-greets with pioneering leaders from academia, industry, and the public sectors

SERC Scholars’ extracurricular and social activities are organized with student groups, including the Ethical Technology Initiative<http://eti.mit.edu/>, AI Ethics Reading Group<https://mitaiethics.github.io/>, Science Policy Initiative<https://mitspi.squarespace.com/>, and others.

Projects
SERC scholars will have the opportunity to work on 1 of 5 projects<https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/> such as FemTech, or ethical issues in digital technologies. Undergraduates will be required to participate in one of these projects<https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/>. Graduate students will have the option of join a project<https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/>, or work with faculty actions groups etc. Each project<https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/> will meet for approx one hour. Please make sure your availability matches within the time frames offered above for your chosen project, the meeting will occur during an hour of the times offered above. You are required to attend at least 75% of group meetings, so pick a time that works for your schedule. You will meet weekly at one of the times listed from your chosen project<https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/>, so try to be available at both times.

Follow this link to view the 2022 SERC Post doc Projects<https://computing.mit.edu/serc-projects/>


Apply to be a SERC Scholar

Undergraduates

  *   This is a funded position for 2–4 hrs/wk during the 2022–2023 academic year, or 8–10 hrs/wk for a term
  *   Experiential Ethics<https://experientialethics.mit.edu/home> preferred
  *   Pay: $15 per hour
  *   USA work authorization is required
  *   Mandatory participation in a SERC Post Doc group


How to apply
What should you send to apply?

  *   Resume that includes:
1) Relevant coursework
2) Relevant experiences
3) GPA
  *   Cover letter that includes:
1) Why you’re interested in this experience
2) What you hope you can gain
3) What you hope to contribute
4) Which activities and opportunities you’re most interested in engaging with
5) Which terms you want to be involved in: Fall 2022, IAP 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023
  *   Rank project participation preference and explain in at most 100 words why you want to work in your preferred project(s).

Please submit your application materials to Cory Harris<mailto:charri89 at mit.edu> by September 20, 2022.

Graduate students

  *   This a funded position for 6–10 hrs/wk for two of three Fall, Spring, Summer terms during the 2022–2023 academic year
  *   Pay: $25 per hour
  *   USA work authorization is required

How to apply
What should you send to apply?

  *   Resume that includes:
1) Relevant coursework
2) Relevant experience
3) GPA
  *   Cover letter that includes:
1) Why you’re interested in this experience
2) What you hope you can gain
3) What you hope to contribute
4) Which activities and opportunities you’re most interested in engaging with
5) Which terms you want to be involved in: Fall 2022, IAP 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023
  *   Your academic home, supervisor, and point of contact
  *   Whether you hold an RA appointment
  *   Your work will either involve working with a faculty action group, or a post doc project. If you are assigned to a post doc project, it is important for us to know your preference, please tell us what your first choice would be.


Please submit your application materials to Cory Harris<mailto:charri89 at mit.edu> by September 20, 2022.

Email me with any questions you may have about the process.

Best,

Cory

Cory Harris
Program Coordinator
Social & Ethical Responsibilities of Computing
Schwarzman College of Computing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phone: 617-253-8120
Pronouns: he, him, his

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