[liberationtech] JOBS: Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) in Odisha, India

2018-12-07 Thread Yosem Companys
Hi All, Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) -- which empowers farmers with digital agriculture -- is looking to hire staff for its operations in Odisha, India for a wide range of levels, including research assistant, research manager, implementation associate, senior project manager, and

[liberationtech] JOBS: Director of Research & Knowledge, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (Purchase, NY)

2018-12-07 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Arturo Franco Who is Mastercard? We are the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure

[liberationtech] JOBS: ICT4D Data Analyst position at Facebook

2018-12-07 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Alex Pompe Hope all is well with everyone. We're looking for a geospatial data expert to help out with a lot of international development projects here at Facebook. If you know anyone have them email me at alexpo...@fb.com. Here is the job description:

[liberationtech] JOBS: U.S. Census

2018-12-07 Thread Yosem Companys
From: David Zaslow The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking employees with a wide range of skills to help carry out and then evaluate the results of the 2020 Decennial Census, and to serve in other critical positions. The census is the foremost source of information on the U.S. population and is the

Re: [liberationtech] [Inclusion] "Underestimated groups" vs. "underserved groups"

2018-12-07 Thread Curtis Griesel
Perhaps "underrepresented"? It is not so much what others are doing for them, it is whether everyone is included to begin with. On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 1:31 PM Phil Shapiro wrote: > > At a conference I attended last week in DC, I heard the phrase > "underestimated groups" used more often than

[liberationtech] "Underestimated groups" vs. "underserved groups"

2018-12-07 Thread Phil Shapiro
At a conference I attended last week in DC, I heard the phrase "underestimated groups" used more often than "underserved groups." While it's true that many underestimated groups are underserved -- their chief characteristic is that they are underestimated. I'm going to try to use the