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Below are positions that are currently vacant that we're looking to fill.
Youth Council: Data Fellowship
Position Description:
The Data Fellowship was created to investigate the student readiness of CUNY institutions. The previous cohort of Fellows participated in and completed the now published Student-Ready Schools and Campuses Report. The new cohort will advance the findings in this report and participate in a subsequent research project, led by the Data and Research Coordinator. The Data Fellows will also participate in projects with our research partners, such as the Research Alliance for NYC Schools and Columbia University, working on research such as the Identifying Strong Transfer Pathways Project. Last, Fellows will work with the larger Youth Council, composed of Data Fellows and Advocacy Fellows, to inform the larger data-driven objectives of #DegreesNYC. They will also work with the Data Co-Op and Learning Network, a collective of stakeholder organizations focused on data issues related to education equity. ​
Youth Council: Advocacy Fellowship
Position Description:
The Advocacy Fellow will be a member of the #DegreesNYC Youth Council. The Advocacy Fellowship aims to establish and sustain connections with other youth-led and youth-advocacy networks that focus on educational equity. The Advocacy Fellows will support the Youth Council by creating campaigns, workshops, and pieces of writing that center our policy priorities. Advocacy fellows will also meet with elected officials and institutional leaders to advocate for student-ready schools and campuses that support students holistically throughout their academic journey. Advocacy fellows use qualitative data (testimonies, panels, op-eds etc.) to support the #DegreesNYC Youth Council. They will collaborate with the Data Fellows who contribute quantitative data to the Youth Council. The Advocacy Fellow will be is also responsible for identifying the potential of collaboration with #DegreesNYC and youth-led advocacy efforts throughout. Reports to the Youth Council Co-coordinators and the Deputy Director of #DegreesNYC. ​