Where is our fearless leader?
Where is our partner wrangler?
Where is our badware fighter?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
We love badware cowfolk with their badass swaggers and ability to thrive under pressure. A rugged individual, ready to battle badware who is brave and loyal is enough to make any badware researcher weak in the knees. But where have all the cowboys and gals gone?
I suppose the reality of the cowhand’s work is gritty, dusty, and difficult. Wrestling badware is commonly depicted as a hard and lonely existence.
Are you our hero? Can you ride, rope, brand, as well as cook and entertain? Our white knight will oversee communications and community integration efforts and work closely with our working group and an advisory board regarding the direction of our project. She or he will conduct strategic outreach and communications with civil society, private sector, technologists, academia and policymakers.
StopBadware is the “neighborhood watch” for the internet oriented toward finding collaborative, community-minded solutions to combat destructive applications and programs. Our goal is to focus on organizing technical expertise and the public’s user-knowledge to identify and research ‘badware’ and to raise public awareness.
What does all that really mean? Can you wrangle a bunch of partner relationships from driftin’ like tumbleweed in a twister? Will you enjoy wrestlin’ badware in a non-profit, academic, mission-driven setting?
Will you accept our challenge or ride off into the sunset alone? No need to interview with a white hat and tight jeans. We just need a leader with true grit, heroic tendencies and a sense of humor.
For more information and to apply, check out the job posting on the Harvard University Job Site.
