The Princeton CITP Newsletter

CITP HIGHLIGHTS

New CITP Research Reveals Discrimination in Facebook Job Ads 

Discrimination through Image Selection by Job Advertisers on Facebook, a research paper by CITP faculty member Aleksandra “Sasha” Korolova, an assistant professor of computer science and public affairs, and CITP graduate student Varun Nagaraj Rao, has found that the potential for gender discrimination in job ads exists on Meta — Facebook’s owner — despite past measures taken by the tech giant to prevent it. Their work is featured in Researchers Korolova and Nagaraj Rao Find Discrimination Continues to Plague Facebook Ads.

CITP Summer Internship Program Taking Applications for 2024

The Siegel Public Interest Technology Summer Fellowship (Siegel PIT-SF), a hands-on training program that helps rising college juniors and seniors learn about tech policy and build problem-solving skills, welcomes applications from students at any college or university who have an interest in technology policy. Find details and the application here.

RESEARCH & POLICY NOTES

• An ongoing Princeton University-led investigation into whether rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft disclose customer fare information to drivers has been featured in a More Perfect Union video. Leading The Workers' Algorithm Observatory project is Princeton CITP associated faculty member Andrés Monroy-Hernández, an assistant professor of computer science whose team includes CITP Fellow Dan Calacci. The team’s research so far has revealed that in some cases, a driver can receive less than half the fare paid by customers; in one case, Uber collected as much as 53 percent. The public - including rideshare drivers - may learn more about the study and contribute to the ongoing research via the FairFare tool, which Calacci said “shines a light onto the conditions of algorithmically-managed workers.”
• Economic valuation of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities, coauthored by CITP associated faculty member Elie Bou-Zeid, was published in Nature Communications.

TECH TALKS

MEDIA MENTIONS🎙️

• CITP Fellow Kevin Munger is quoted in the BBC story Is it time for America's elder statesmen to retire? about the aging political leaders in the United States.
• The work of CITP associated faculty member Ruha Benjamin, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American Studies, is featured in the The Dystopian AI Future Some Fear Is the Present-Day Reality Others Live, in the publication FAIR.

🎉 KUDOS 👏👏👏

📣  JOBS ALERT 📣

Princeton CITP has several job openings, including spots for research fellows and a professor. Find the descriptions below and click on the links for applications and details:

• Fellows Program (2024-25 cohort), This fully-funded, in-residence program supports scholars and practitioners in research and policy work tied to CITP’s priority research areas: Platforms and Digital Infrastructure; Data Science, AI and Society; and Privacy and Security. There are three tracks: postdoctoral research associate, visiting professional and Microsoft Visiting Professor. Applicants may apply to more than one. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 8, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered only if the position has not been filled. See the Fellows Program page for details.

• The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and CITP have an opening for a new assistant, associate or full professor whose work aligns with CITP’s priorities areas. Find application details here.

• Emerging Scholars Program (2024-26 cohort). This post-baccalaureate program offers two-year staff positions at CITP. Scholars gain work experience, take courses and receive mentoring. Find details and the application here.

CALENDAR ITEMS

• TODAY ⏰ Tuesday, November 28: CITP Seminar: Monica Greco – Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital ID: from People to Geopolitics, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., 306 Sherrerd Hall
• Tuesday, December 5: CITP Seminar: Amna Liaqat – Designing Social Computing Tools for Creation, Collaboration, and Connection, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., 306 Sherrerd Hall
• Thursday and Friday, December 7-8: CITP graduate student Sayash Kapoor will be a panelist at the Data Governance in the Age of Generative AI conference in Washington, D.C.  He will discuss The Continuum of Closed and Open LLMs and their Implications for Data Governance.