Subject Matter Expert on Credible Information

Core responsibilities:

• Collaborate with CWI to inform and strengthen a landscape review of current approaches to navigating credible information within higher education
• Partner with CWI Program Officer to support the development, refinement, and assessment of a cross-campus initiative advancing students' capacity to use credible information in evidence-based civic problem-solving
• Provide recommendations to CWI regarding resources and approaches for potential campus distribution
• Review campus action plans and provide feedback to inform CWI's cohort support on a semi-annual basis
• Lead a workshop for staff and/or faculty at CWI schools
• Provide subject-matter input into the development of strategies and resources for expanding, enhancing, and measuring this work across campuses

This role strengthens and advances credible information initiatives within higher education, helping students build civic skills to access diverse sources of reliable information and work across divides on complex issues like climate change, global conflicts, and economic inequality.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Actively track/know the evolving nationwide higher education landscape to understand emerging ideas, concerns, and cultural shifts among students, staff, and faculty
• Offer evidence-based insight into student interest, motivation, and skill levels to inform credible information initiatives
• Demonstrate understanding of emerging technologies (including AI) and their implications for credible information, student learning, and campus culture
• Identify and synthesize emerging models and effective practices across institutions nationwide and translate insights for CWI's work
• Demonstrated expertise and contribution to the field through scholarship, public engagement, or field-shaping initiatives in credible information or closely related fields

Compensation: $150 per hour, with flexibility to negotiate based on experience and scope. The role is structured in two phases: Phase I (April 2026-September 2026) at 15-20 hours per month, and Phase II (October 2026-June 2027) at 5-10 hours per month, with possibility to extend.

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars cultivates a critical mass of young people who are civically well-informed, productively engaged for the common good, and committed to democracy. They focus on building civic skills needed to thrive in today's polarized America through partnerships with higher education, workplaces, and communities.