Current Opportunities

• *NEW* Call for advisory board applications – reviewing on a rolling basis
• Fritz Fellow – Application deadline is August 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
• Legal Research Assistant (must be a full-time GU student)

Advisory Board

We are excited to announce an open call for applications to join our new advisory board. This board will support our leadership team as we work towards a world where privacy is for everyone.

We are seeking members who can advise our team on program strategy, organizational development, and fundraising. Anyone who believes in the mission and vision of the Privacy Center, who has some expertise in one of the three key areas listed above, and who can commit at least 3 hours per month to their advisory role should consider applying! Details and the application form are available here.

Currently, we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. For any questions, email Deputy Director Katie Evans at katie.evans@georgetown.edu.

Fritz Fellow

The Georgetown Initiative on Technology and Society is hiring a Georgetown Law or Georgetown University undergraduate student to serve as a Fritz Fellow with the Center on Privacy and Technology, the Department of Computer Science, and the Massive Data Institute during the 2024 – 2025 academic year.

The law fellow will spend 10 – 12 hours per week conducting research on technologies for the collection, storage, and analysis of DNA evidence currently being developed by corporations and sold to police departments in the US. The fellow will focus on legal and policy questions related to the development, procurement and use of DNA tech, and will collaborate closely with other staff and students at the Privacy Center as well as the Computer Science Department and the Massive Data Institute. Any student currently enrolled in the JD, LLM, or Masters in Law and Technology program at Georgetown Law Center is eligible to apply. The hourly rate is $22.66/hour. The planned start date is August 26, 2024.

Housed at the Privacy Center, the selected candidate will also join the 2024 – 2025 Fritz Fellows cohort, which includes undergraduate students, law students, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows all working on different interdisciplinary projects related to the role of technology in society. The Fritz Family Fellowship aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders with expertise in the social impacts of technology, and build a network of public interest technologists who learn from and support each other’s work.

To apply for this role, please submit a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and describing any relevant academic, professional or life experiences and a resume to privacy@georgetown.edu. Please use the subject line: Fritz Fellowship application, submit the cover letter and resume as one PDF file with the naming convention “LAST NAME, First name_Fritz Fellowship application”

Timeline

The application deadline is August 23, 2024 at 11:59pm ET. We will review applications and conduct interviews from August 26 to August 29. Offers will be made August 30 with September 3 as the deadline to accept. The start date will be September 6, 2024.

Legal Research Assistant

Eligibility: Must be a currently full-time enrolled student at Georgetown University

The priority deadline for applications for the 2023-2024 academic year was Tuesday, October 10th at 11:59pm. Please read all the details of the description, including the timeline for decisions and the orientation meeting, on this page. After the priority deadline we will still accept applications, but will be reviewing and hiring less frequently.

Are you interested in issues of privacy, surveillance, civil rights or technology law and policy? Do you enjoy putting together information in pursuit of a larger goal? Digging into research to uncover new information? The Center on Privacy & Technology is searching for both Communications and Legal Research Assistants for the 2023 – 2024 academic year.

We are looking for self-motivated undergraduate, graduate and law students. Research assistants are paid $19.50/hour.

What’s the Center?

The Center on Privacy & Technology is a think tank focused on privacy and surveillance law and policy—and the communities they affect. We believe that privacy is a fundamental right under threat from both government and corporate surveillance, especially for historically marginalized people. Through research and advocacy, we challenge that surveillance and work towards a world where privacy protects everyone. Read about our mission, staff, and our work on our website.

What’s the job?

Legal Research Assistant

Potential tasks could include, but are not limited to:

• Research legal questions.
• Write memos summarizing legal research findings.
• Draft blogs related to topics of privacy and surveillance.
• Assist with planning and promoting events.
• Draft tweets for the Center’s Twitter account based on substantive research. 
• Other administrative and organizational tasks.

Who are we looking for?

Someone who has…

• Excellent writing skills that include the ability to clearly express and organize information.
• Research skills to include: seeking out primary sources, an ability to plan how to obtain the answer to the research question, and to identify key findings.
• The ability to manage up and make sure projects are completed by the deadline.
• A commitment to civil rights, racial justice, and social justice.

*Even if you don’t possess these skills but are passionate about The Center’s mission and work, we are willing to work with the right candidates to train them. 

In addition to general-purpose legal research assistants, we are also seeking one legal research assistant who will be dedicated to our worker surveillance work. Please complete that part of the Legal Research Assistant application if you’re interested in being considered for that role.

How to apply:

To apply, please complete this Google form application:

• LEGAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

What’s the timeline?

• We are not actively reviewing applications right now.

Hours, location, additional information:

This position is hybrid. Some work will be able to be done remotely, but there will also be some in-office expectations to be worked out individually. Our offices are located at 500 1st Street NW, 6th floor. The GUTS shuttle goes between the law center and main campus.

Hours are flexible, but will include regular check-ins and some meeting attendance. 

These positions will report overall to Katie Evans, Deputy Director, but will work with various staff members on specific projects. Any questions, please contact: privacy@georgetown.edu.