Coordinator-Research Policy Pg

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 66,500 - 75,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, policy advocacy, and public education. We aim to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive; that broadens and elevates public discourse; and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Since its establishment in 2016, the Institute has filed precedent-setting litigation, undertaken major interdisciplinary research initiatives, and become an influential voice in debates about the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. The Institute’s research program engages leading scholars and researchers to explore pressing questions at the intersection of free expression, First Amendment law, and new technologies; convenes symposiums and other important events to cultivate scholarship and advance public understanding of important research questions;

and publishes influential and widely-read scholarship and other essays in the field. Major research projects have focused on subjects including emerging threats to freedom of expression, the impact of large-scale data collection on self-government, the effects of algorithmic amplification on the online speech environment, and how the law should respond to lies and disinformation. The Institute’s recently-launched policy program engages with policymakers on issues including privacy and surveillance, press freedom, AI governance, and platform accountability and transparency;

deepens the Institute’s internal understanding of the current and emerging regulatory landscape with respect to speech and privacy online; and cultivates policy-focused partnerships within the broader Columbia community.

Reporting to the Research Director as well as the Policy Director, and working closely with the Institute’s research program staff, visiting research scholars, and other contributors, the Research and Policy Program Coordinator will lead or assist with a broad range of activities in support of our research and policy priorities. The coordinator must be creative, resourceful, proactive, able to work both independently and collaboratively, and enthusiastic about the mission of the Institute.

1. Coordinate production and publication processes for all Institute publications, including blog posts, white papers, essays, reports, event programs and posters, and other materials as needed. These processes include:

• Working with a team of external contractors and interns to ensure that all research and policy publications are thoroughly fact-checked, formatted, and proofread before publication.
• Reviewing and correcting the work of the team as needed to ensure all written material is typo- and error-free prior to publication.
• Compiling event materials including participant bios, agendas, paper abstracts, and event programs.
• Ensuring that the Institute’s style guide is applied consistently across all written material.
• Posting finished products on the Institute’s website.
• Working with outside vendors, including graphic designers and printers.
• Drafting social media copy to promote new projects and publications.

2. Coordinate the research and policy programs’ short- and medium-term planning for upcoming projects and events, including:

• Maintaining the program calendar.
• Organizing meetings and compiling agendas for editorial and project planning and review.
• Keeping track of current year program budgets and assembling proposed future program budgets.

3. Assist in monitoring, viewing, and summarizing for the Institute relevant Congressional…