Office Description
San José is the Capital of Silicon Valley and 10th largest city in the nation. The City operates on a budget of $4.3 billion, with 7,000 employees all serving over a million residents and businesses across 180 square miles. The City of San José is creating the civic technology foundation that helps our community thrive!
Projects Fellow Should Expect:
They will support City-wide efforts on digital privacy, data analytics, and racial equity, focusing on:
- Supporting our Digital Privacy Office in creating and implementing foundational policy such as requirements for AI technology in the City
- Supporting communication strategies to inform and educate residents about the technology used around them
- Support developing and sharing best privacy practices with other jurisdictions
- Report on effectiveness and equity of priority technology used in the City, such as certain cameras, audio recorders, and other sensing technology
Desired Skills:
- Experience conducting research on policy topics
- Experience telling a story and making a policy recommendation using data
- Interest in data privacy, recent government regulation around privacy in CA and nationally
- Interest in local government topics, such as resident data, transportation, access to resources and social programs
- Experience developing or reviewing algorithms (e.g., predictive algorithms, computer vision, natural language processing, studying causality through statistics)
- Strong communication skills – any experience in writing 1-page briefs, summaries, or memos
- Competency in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel
