Assistant/Associate Project Scientist - Global Digital Infrastructure - Berkeley Center for New Media

Berkeley International; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks an Assistant or Associate Project Scientist to advance research on global digital infrastructure, including data centers and subsea cables. The role mentors student researchers and helps develop materials advancing BCNM’s leadership in the field.

Primary duties include conducting desk research and expert interviews, coordinating with diverse stakeholders, and producing peer-reviewed publications and

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent degree required or in progress.
• Experience in research project management and mentoring.
• Ability to conduct primary research, desk research, and expert interviews.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and support research projects in Global Digital Infrastructure.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate research teams.
• Conduct primary research including desk research and expert interviews.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across sectors, communities, and policy.
• Develop peer-reviewed publications and presentation materials.

Skills

Mentoring teams

Desk research

Interviews

Stakeholder coordination

Education

PhD or equivalent

Enrolled in PhD program

Job description

The Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking an Assistant or Associate Project Scientist. BCNM is a focal point for research and teaching about new media, led by a highly trans-disciplinary community of 120 affiliated faculty, advisors, and scholars, from 35 UC Berkeley departments, including Architecture, Philosophy, Film & Media, History of Art, Performance Studies, and Music; the Schools of Engineering, Information, Journalism, and Law; and the Berkeley Art Museum. BCNM is located at a global center for design and information technology and based in a public research university known for alternative thinking.

The Assistant/Associate Project Scientist will be responsible for initiating and supporting research projects in the area of Global Digital Infrastructure, including cross-discplinary research on the integrated technical, economic, legal, environmental, and social dimensions of the internet’s infrastructure, including both data centers and subsea telecommunications cables. The Assistant/Associate Project Scientist will help mentor teams of undergraduate and graduate researchers to develop core research-based materials that will advance BCNM’s leadership in the study of global digital infrastructure.

Day to day duties include conducting primary research, including both desk research and interviews with experts in digital infrastructure; coordinating and liaising with stakeholders across sectors, in communities, and in policy; managing research teams; and developing peer-reviewed publications as well as presentation materials.

PhD or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree granting program.