The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is looking to improve racial equity and education
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Posted By: Lailah Berry on April 06, 2021 FEATURED Content The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015. This philanthropic company leverages technology to help with world challenges like disease, education, and even America’s criminal justice system. Want to be apart of a company actively striving for change? Visit: https://hbcuconnect.com/cgi-bin/jobs/emplo... Interested in creating the most just, inclusive, and healthy future for everyone, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pairs engineering, grant making, policy making, and investing with advocacy. The company is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. While we’ve all heard these words before, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is committed to doing their part to dismantle systemic oppression. Partnering with HBCU Connect to employ black graduates of historically black colleges and universities has been one of their many steps towards helping our community! Here are some of the positions open below that they have open to apply for on our website: Director of engineering- Science https://boards.greenhouse.io/chanzuckerber... Moving Capacity Building Strategist https://boards.greenhouse.io/chanzuckerber... Senior Software Engineer https://boards.greenhouse.io/chanzuckerber... Product Manager- Education https://boards.greenhouse.io/chanzuckerber... And more! Want to be apart of a company actively striving for change? Visit: https://hbcuconnect.com/cgi-bin/jobs/emplo... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Lailah Berry
Marketing Director, HBCU Connect Kent State University class of 2020 Member Since June 2020 |
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