Research Assistant, Human Rights & AI Convenings

The New School; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

The New School's People’s AI & Data Lab for Social Research seeks a Research Assistant to support planning, coordination, and delivery of two-day and one-day AI workshops. You will handle speaker coordination, background materials, and documentation.

You will also assist with literature reviews, briefing materials, and post-event summaries while engaging with scholars, practitioners, and public-sector partners.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment at The New School in good academic standing.
• Strong interest in the social, ethical, human rights, or policy dimensions of AI and data.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to track many details and manage multiple deadlines at once.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including professional correspondence with faculty, external experts, and public-sector partners.
• Proficiency with productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, shared drives, video conferencing, and online registration or survey platforms.
• Availability to work in person for the full duration of scheduled workshops, with occasional early morning or evening hours around events.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate logistics and planning for Lab workshops and convenings.
• Develop and maintain planning timelines, task trackers, and run-of-show documents for the two-day Human Rights-Based Approach to AI workshop and other events.
• Reserve rooms and coordinate catering, audiovisual equipment, and in-person/hybrid/virtual participation setup with university offices.
• Arrange travel and accommodation for invited speakers and prepare related paperwork.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Time management

Productivity tools

Education

Enrollment at The New School

Graduate studies in social sciences/policy/human rights

Tools

Word processing tools

Spreadsheets

Shared drives

Video conferencing

Online registration/surveys

Job description

The New School's People’s AI & Data Lab for Social Research seeks a Research Assistant to support planning, coordination, and delivery of two-day and one-day AI workshops. You will handle speaker coordination, background materials, and documentation.

You will also assist with literature reviews, briefing materials, and post-event summaries while engaging with scholars, practitioners, and public-sector partners.