The McCain Institute at Arizona State University is a nonpartisan organization that fights for democracy, advances human rights, and empowers character-driven leadership around the world. The McCain Institute seeks a cohort of one-year American Democracy & Technology Fellows to advance thought leadership and policy advocacy via a specific project to engage policymakers, national security leaders, analysts, technologists, and others in advancing and translating big ideas to transform democracy and technology in America. A major part of this effort will be interacting with lawmakers and directly driving policy in support of the Institute’s mission and the Fellow’s project objectives. Over 12 months, each fellow will propose and execute a specific project to identify and apply emerging research and technological innovations to promote democracy and protect rights in the face of technological challenges, AI, challenges to information integrity, and efforts to undermine American democratic norms and institutions, all threats to American national security. To be considered for this fellowship, interested candidates should prepare a specific proposal of no more than two pages for a 12-month project, designed to achieve one or ideally more of these objectives: 1. Expanded research and policy recommendations on how technology, particularly AI, can improve American democracy. 2. Deepened engagement with stakeholders to promote policies that support U.S. democracy and national security and protect human rights in the digital age. 3. Enhanced public awareness and understanding of the risks and opportunities presented by technology in our democracy, including those brought by manipulated information. 4. More resilient and more effective democratic institutions and election infrastructure in support of a democracy for and by the people. The fellow will work with the McCain Institute’s American Democracy team to advance projects in the service of ASU’s charter as well as the McCain Institute’s mission to foster democracy, human rights, and character-driven leadership. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and six years of relevant work experience; OR completion of a graduate degree program in a relevant field, e.g. technology sector, tech and democracy policy, law, business, anytime within the last seven years, and two years of work experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved. Fellows will be awarded grants of $10,000-25,000 in support of these efforts. This position is eligible for a hybrid work environment with a preference to be based in Washington, D.C. This fellowship is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.