Program

ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships, 2026

Project

Research Manager

PhD field of study

PhD, Anthropology, University of California, Irvine

Position Description

The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society is a 44-year-old nonprofit working to make sure everyone in the United States can use and benefit from high quality, affordable broadband. They work to strengthen local, state, and national leadership by providing the timely information and analysis, practical guidance, and advocacy needed to articulate and implement a Broadband for All agenda. The Research Manager will contribute to this agenda by conducting research about the policies and practices that support digital inclusion. The fellow will design and lead at least one major collaborative research project, assist in managing a research fellowship program, and serve as a senior member of the research team, contributing to other projects about broadband and digital inclusion issues and mentoring junior colleagues.