Open Rapporteur Positions

These are in-person positions.

Rapporteurs serve as liaisons between the seminar and the department of The University Seminars, performing all duties necessary to ensure that meetings are successfully held. Seminars generally meet once a month during the evening. This position takes approximately 8-10 hours a month and rapporteurs are compensated $25.00/hour in their first and second years, and $30 in their third and subsequent years. Full-time Columbia University graduate students are eligible for this posting. Normally, students are not invited to attend seminars, which features distinguished speakers on contemporary issues and lively discussion by individuals with a special interest in the respective subject matter. Rapporteurs are expected to take notes on the meeting, help The Seminars office with organizational details, and to prepare notes for publication on The Seminars website and for use by attendees.

NOTE: Applicants must make sure to take into account hourly commitments to teaching fellowships, DRA and/or RA, TA positions.

Full time Columbia University students may not work more than 20 hours per week for any on-campus employment, and university and academic holidays must be observed. If you are interested in one of the positions listed below, contact the respective seminar chair/s.

823 | Artificial Intelligence for Social Good and Society

Artificial intelligence increasingly impacts how we live, work, diagnose, communicate, learn, and respond to social and environmental challenges. Its influence reaches far beyond technical innovation, raising questions about equity, fairness, accountability, and the relationships between institutions, communities, and the systems that shape everyday life. As AI becomes embedded in public and private decisionmaking, understanding its societal impact demands inquiry that crosses disciplinary and professional boundaries. This seminar brings together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and community partners to explore these intersections. Participants engage in discussion-based sessions focused on case studies, governance dilemmas, and community-centered approaches to AI research and design. Each year, meetings will have a thematic focus to drive research and cultivate exchange of ideas that may lead to white papers, special issues, and collaborative projects.

Chair/s

 

Nabila El-Bassel
ne5@columbia.edu