“Broadband for All” Project Recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher

The Media, Inequality & Change (MIC) Center at the University of Pennsylvania occupies the intersection of technology, policy, and social justice. It is committed to studying the political economy of social problems, media, and democracy, while engaging local activist projects, and drawing connections with national and international social movements. The US continues to suffer under a decades-old digital divide that disproportionately harms marginalized communities, especially communities of color and poor households. What are the structural causes of these digital inequities and what are the systemic solutions? With these questions in mind, this study will build on the MIC Center’s ongoing research analyzing Philadelphia (PA) residents’ access to broadband services during the pandemic that shows a racialized digital divide resulting in part from “digital redlining” based on unaffordable services. Working with researchers and advocacy groups in Philadelphia and beyond, this project will develop a policy advocacy approach to expanding municipal broadband internet access. MIC is seeking a postdoctoral fellowship candidate for this project.