diff --git a/job_descriptions/research_intern_jd.txt b/job_descriptions/research_intern_jd.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7fbcfcf --- /dev/null +++ b/job_descriptions/research_intern_jd.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Community Data Science Collective Research Intern Job Description + + +Intern Name: Divya Sikka +Internship Period: 9/19/2022 - 5/31/2023 +Primary Supervisor: Kaylea Champion +Faculty Supervisor: Benjamin Mako Hill + + +Student interns in the Community Data Science Collective join a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional team of social scientists applying a range of quantitative and qualitative methods to the study of online communities. + + +Interns assist on research projects focused on how the design of communication and information technologies shape fundamental social outcomes with broad theoretical and practical implications—like an individual’s decision to join a community, contribute to a public good, or a group’s ability to make decisions democratically. + + +Interns in the CDSC learn research skills hands-on, helping with active investigations and learning to define their own research projects. Active topics of research in the lab include collaborative production communities, information-seeking, and online anonymity, vulnerability, and privacy. + + +Intern Duties: +* Identify and review literature +* Attend lab meetings +* Attend area seminars +* Prepare data for analysis +* Keep accurate records of research processes +* Participate in data analysis +* Prepare and maintain public dissemination materials +* Participate in composing and editing research reports and publications + + +Intended Learning Outcomes: +* Development of research questions +* Research procedures +* Data collection +* Data analysis + + +Intern Obligations: +* Timely communication, especially with respect to difficulties +* 15 hours per week, of which 3 hours are expected to be completed on-site +* Self motivation and self organization + + +Supervisor Obligations: +* Regular feedback +* Training in the performance of key tasks +* Mentorship in accomplishing goals \ No newline at end of file