The Center for Democracy & Technology is hiring for several positions

Senior Technologist / Senior Policy Analyst / Senior Counsel, Elections & Democracy

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is seeking a technical and/or policy expert to lead their work on elections and democracy. The position offers an opportunity to work on key issues affecting the security and accessibility of elections, and to support election officials and other stakeholders in addressing election-related mis- and disinformation and voter suppression online.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Developing and executing CDT’s strategic plan for advocacy, research and engagement on Elections & Democracy, in partnership with the VP of Policy and other senior leadership.
• Conducting research on key tech issues impacting elections, in order to raise awareness about vulnerabilities, highlight best practices, and develop/disseminate recommendations for election officials and other actors.
• Convening and engaging with technical experts, election vendors, election officials, voting and democracy advocates, academics and other stakeholders working on issues within the project’s scope.
• Collaborating with CDT’s teams focused on free expression/online platform governance; technology & disability rights; AI governance, and consumer privacy; as well as CDT’s Research team and non-resident Research Fellows.
• Authoring policy papers, reports, blog posts, and similar materials.
• Engaging directly with technology companies to develop best practices and policy recommendations.
• Outreach to CDT partners and other stakeholders; and
• Representing CDT through public speaking, participation in coalition meetings, and media interviews.

Qualifications:

• No specific degree is required. However, a competitive candidate will have at least 3 years of professional or academic research experience on topics related to elections.
• One or more of the following areas of expertise:
  • Technical cybersecurity subjects (for example, endpoint security, network security, digital “hygiene” best practices), sufficient to develop gap analyses and usable, plain-language guidance for election officials;
  • Election technology and/or election administration;
  • Efforts to combat election-related mis- and disinformation and online voter suppression;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience interacting with press;
• An ability to work diplomatically with people from various stakeholder communities;
• Experience in formal or informal project management;
• Possession of superb writing skills for a technical audience;
• The ability to communicate easily with lay people about complex topics; and
• An energetic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative working style.

To Apply: Please send a résumé and a cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position to .

Deputy Director, Free Expression Project

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is seeking an experienced advocate to help lead their work on issues at the intersection of free expression and technology, as the Deputy Director of the Free Expression Project.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Execution of CDT’s strategic advocacy plan for specific topics within the Free Expression Project, including formulation of policy positions, development of advocacy strategies, coordination across CDT teams, and coalition-building and engagement with external stakeholders;
• Writing in a variety of formats, including blog posts, advocacy material, white papers, legislative analysis, and amicus briefs;
• Research to support the development of CDT’s policy positions and collaboration with CDT’s Research team and other staff on the production of research-based reports and articles;
• Engagement directly with technology companies to develop best practices and policy recommendations;
• Outreach to CDT partners and other stakeholders, including coordination of CDT’s Free Speech Working Group meetings;
• With the Free Expression Project Director, development and execution of advocacy strategy, including identification of short- and long-term advocacy goals; and
• Representing CDT through public speaking, participation in coalition meetings, and media interviews.

Qualifications

An ideal candidate would have:

• At least 5 years of work experience in legal or policy positions relating to free expression, information policy, civil liberties, or technology policy, with increasing levels of responsibility;
• An advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g. law, computer science, information, public policy);
• Expertise in at least one of the following areas: U.S. First Amendment law; E.U. or U.S. intermediary liability law, such as Section 230; international human rights law and free expression; content moderation / trust & safety / product policy; automated content analysis/filtering; or transparency reporting;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience interacting with press;
• Experience with advocacy before Congress, federal agencies, European institutions, and/or U.S. and European court systems;
• Familiarity with technical concepts related to the internet, freedom of expression, and content moderation; and
• An energetic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative working style.

To Apply: Please send a résumé and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position to .