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Community Data Science Collective Research Intern Job Description
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Intern Name: Divya Sikka
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Internship Period: 9/19/2022 - 5/31/2023
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Primary Supervisor: Kaylea Champion
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Faculty Supervisor: Benjamin Mako Hill
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Intern Duties:
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* Identify and review literature
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* Attend lab meetings
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* Attend area seminars
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* Prepare data for analysis
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* Keep accurate records of research processes
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* Participate in data analysis
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* Prepare and maintain public dissemination materials
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* Participate in composing and editing research reports and publications
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Intended Learning Outcomes:
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* Development of research questions
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* Research procedures
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* Data collection
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* Data analysis
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Intern Obligations:
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* Timely communication, especially with respect to difficulties
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* 15 hours per week, of which 3 hours are expected to be completed on-site
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* Self motivation and self organization
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Supervisor Obligations:
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* Regular feedback
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* Training in the performance of key tasks
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* Mentorship in accomplishing goals |