Details
Time: ~20 hours per week (flexible)
Duration: ~12 weeks – Proposed June 13-August 31, 2022 (flexible)
Location: Remote
Compensation: $3,000 stipend (delivery of payment flexible as one-time payment, monthly payment, biweekly, etc)
How to apply: Email info@earthhacks.io with your resume and a cover letter addressing the Responsibilities and Qualifications in this Position Description, along with a writing sample if possible. The application deadline is May 20, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. You will be notified of your status no later than 2 weeks after you apply.
Position Overview
This position will support advancing environmental justice principles in technology projects by contributing to the Environmental Justice in Tech (EJIT) Project. The EJIT Fellow will focus on research, writing, and providing content for the various EJIT project resources.
Responsibilities
The EJIT fellows are responsible for several aspects of the EJIT project content, and supporting thorough research, analysis, and review efforts. This includes supporting the:
- ZINE:
- Creating the 2024 version of the GLITCH environmental justice in technology digital zine
- Reviewing zine submissions according to pre-defined selection criteria
- Curating the accepted submissions for the zine by drafting a coherent narrative
- WORKSHOP/STORYTELLING DEVELOPMENT
- Co-creating proposals and outlines for 3-5 educational offerings from the EJIT project
- Each workshop should tackle a distinct subject matter cluster, and may be catered to different audiences.
- ENVIRONMENTALLY JUST DATA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
- Contributing to initial research for the program, including literature reviews and project scoping
- Researching environmental data governance and data sovereignty concepts
- PITCH YOUR PROJECT
- Tell us about an EJIT project YOU would like to work on this summer! Any format – from short films to academic papers – welcome.
- Communicating issues and roadblocks to EJIT team for workshopping and resolution.
- Attending weekly Earth Hacks staff meetings (30 minutes), and 1:1 meetings with team members as needed.
Qualifications
- Previous experience engaging with environmental justice concepts – whether that be through community engagement, lived experience, study, or something else – is required.
- Excellent writing skills are required. Previous writing experience (may be self-published) is preferred.
- Previous research experience in an environmental or technology field is preferred, but not required .
- Previous science communication skills are a bonus, as are animation, graphic design, and geospatial skills!
- Stellar communication skills
- Being a kind, caring teammate
- Able to work well independently, establish and meet deadlines, and prioritize
- Technical competency using software such as Slack, Zoom, Google Suite
About Earth Hacks
The Earth Hacks Foundation (Earth Hacks)’ mission is to use hackathons as a tool for environmental action, to lead a justice-focused culture shift in the tech space, and to empower hackers to create innovative, equitable, and just projects and solutions to various environmental problems. We will pursue and advocate for transformative solutions that enable individuals to contribute to the global fight against climate change, demonstrating the potential that curious, motivated students have to change the world.
Our staff is primarily composed of current students and recent graduates from a variety of disciplines. Not only do you not have to have a programming background to join our staff (nor an alum of our organizing teams or hackathons), we highly encourage applicants from traditionally “non-technical” fields.
Commitment to Diversity
We do not discriminate in our selection on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, age or economic background. Furthermore, we strongly encourage individuals from traditionally underrepresented identities to apply, including identities not explicitly named above. If there are any considerations or qualifications not acknowledged in our application that you feel are important and relevant to this position, we encourage you to bring them to light in your application.
