Digital-Rights Researcher

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Governance, Ethics & Policy

Digital-Rights Researcher

Digital-Rights Researchers investigate how AI impacts privacy, freedom of expression, and civil liberties.

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Overview

Digital-Rights Researchers investigate how AI impacts privacy, freedom of expression, and civil liberties.

Responsibilities

• Maintain digital-rights databases: Catalog and monitor digital content to detect misuse or rights violations.
• Manage copyright claims: Oversee copyright issues and license negotiations.
• Negotiate rights: Secure third-party content rights and address licensing issues.
• Educate teams on compliance: Provide guidance on rights management and policy updates.
• Develop policies: Draft digital rights policies and track metrics for compliance.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in law or communications.
• Familiarity with copyright law and digital rights management.
• Strong organizational skills.
  
  

Equal opportunity

TAIRC evaluates candidates using role-related evidence and documented review criteria. Employment decisions must not be based on protected personal characteristics.

Engagement pathways and compensation status

TAIRC is currently building its funding base. Opportunities identified as volunteer or unpaid do not provide compensation at this stage. Any future paid appointment would require available funding, organizational approval, applicable legal compliance, and a separate written agreement. Participation does not guarantee future employment or compensation.

• Volunteer contribution interest may be reviewed only as a voluntary, scoped pathway.
• Educational internship interest requires separate supervision, educational purpose, and legal review.
• Advisory expressions of interest are not board or formal advisory appointments.
• Future compensated employment is contingent on funding, approval, legal compliance, and a separate written offer.
  
  

Accessibility and accommodations

For an accommodation or alternate submission format, contact [email protected]. The application form does not request medical documentation or sensitive identity documents.

Posting information

Department Governance, Ethics & Policy

Public role ID TAIRC-ROLE-030

Status Open

Location, employment type, workplace type, compensation, sponsorship policy, posted date, and closing date are omitted unless HR has entered approved factual values.

Recruitment privacy

Application data is used for recruitment review, stored with restricted access, and handled under the recruitment privacy and retention policy.