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Pediatric Coping and Language Lab – Research Assistant Position

The Pediatric Coping and Language (PCL) Lab in UT’s School of Educational Psychology is currently conducting longitudinal research studies with low income Latinx families in Austin. This community-based participatory research study seeks to collaborate with members of the Latino community in Austin as well as those who serve them to gain a better sense of the Latino families’ experiences in research participation. This research will then inform future research studies by utilizing community member feedback and partnership as well as improving outreach and recruitment in research for underserved populations. The team is looking for an undergraduate student to help us with the project!

Project Website: http://sites.edb.utexas.edu/pcllab/bilingualism-research/

Primary roles/responsibilities

  • Participant Recruitment & home visit interviews (in English and Spanish)
  • Conducting and transcribing qualitative interviews (both English and Spanish interviews).
  • Filming interviews and b-roll during home visits
  • Editing video interviews to make a study recruitment video
  • One year minimum commitment and can work a minimum of 8-10 hours a week, with weekend availability
  • Preferably available to start in the Summer of 2019

Time commitment

  • 8-10 hours/week
  • 1 year minimum commitment
  • Available starting preferably Summer or Fall 2019

Required qualifications

  • High proficiency in spoken and written Spanish.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA.
  • Must enroll for course credit in either EDP 379L OR be involved in a university undergraduate research program (e.g., Bridging Disciplines, Intellectual Entrepreneurship Pre-Graduate School Internship).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with Latinx teens/families
  • Familiarity with or interest in qualitative research and video interviews
  • Experience editing videos
  • Major in Radio-Film-Television Studies and/or have access to a DSLR Camera

If interested, please submit a brief cover letter with relevant experiences and how this project relates to your interest/future goals to coping.language.lab@gmail.com.

Also feel free to contact Catherine Esperanza at Catherine.esperanza@utexas.edu if you have any questions. You can find our Lab website at: http://sites.edb.utexas.edu/pcllab/

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Call for Interns – The Museum of Human Achievement

About MoHA

The Museum of Human Achievement is a multi-disciplinary event space & arts organization in East Austin. MoHAs mission is to cultivate forward-thinking new work, community, and vibe. We provide a radically affordable arts space to support artists and audiences in the creation of new ideas. In addition to gallery shows and event, MoHA hosts an artist residency, a tech studio, an experimental arcade, and 18 artist studios.

Dates and Time Commitment

Applications accepted until positions are filled. Internships to being mid-August 2018 and end mid-March 2018 with the option to continue through the spring or for the full year. The time commitment is 6-10 hours per week.

Intern Perks

Free entry to all MoHA shows, events, and workshops, 24-hour access to tools and space, and letter of recommendation.

Application Instructions

Upload your cover letter, resume, and contact information on our form at https://form.jotform.com/63555188490162.

Positions Available:

  • Arcade Assistant Internship: Assist with an experimental arcade in partnership with Juegos Rancheros, as well as tech-related installs at MoHA.
  • Design Hero: Assist with design needs pertaining to openings, gallery cards, promotion, proposals, etc.
  • Development Hero Internship: Grant writing, research, and partnership development.
  • IRL Virtual Assistant Internship: Assist with IRL @ MoHA operations, Assistant to Director of Speculative Futures.
  • Media Master: Using the current MoHA archive of 6 years of events, create and design photo galleries and videos to highlight certain events and the whole of all programming for a future fundraising drive.
  • Gallery Champion Internship: Assistant to Executive Director and Gallery Director

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Plan Systems Community Technology Internship

Developers, communicators, designers, and technology innovators! Are you looking for an impactful connecting experience that positions you to work directly with cutting-edge technology? Do you also have a passion for community purpose? We believe that data ownership and accessibility is the #1 issue of our generation. PLAN is a collaboration and communication tool for teams, groups, and organizations. Your skills can decisively impact the development of a new class of peer-to-peer technology that is spatial, immersive, and empowering — while also being free and open source.

Summer / Fall 2019 Connecting Experience

Undergraduate:

  • Communications & Non-Profit Development Apprentice – Help coordinate and execute community outreach campaigns, research and identify relevant events & speaking opportunities, engage influencers, and create/disseminate digital marketing.
    • Possesses excellent writing and communication skills, with a desire to proactively engage organizations and communities with technology solutions
    • High proficiency with digital communications tools and technology trends

Skills: graphic editing, copy editing, web authoring & publishing, email,

  • Digital Arts & Media Designer – Design software related mock-ups, visual aids, diagrams, animations, and art that meaningfully conveys our mission and vision.
    • Proficient in expressing information in visual design mediums
    • Be able to simplify complex processes for a non-technical audience

Skills: visual arts & multimedia, graphic design, film, sound design.

  • 3D Graphics Apprentice – 3D content and software development, assisting with scene design/animation, VR experiences, and immersive collaborative spaces. Get valuable game-industry design experience as you help create interactive environments.
    • Knowledgeable of basic programming and 3D graphics.
    • Mentorship from a 20+ year software developer, specializing in 3D graphics, crypto, and distributed systems.

Skills: 3D math, computer animation, computer graphics, virtual environments

  • Community Technology Research & Development (R&D) Specialist – Research, identify, and engage with vital trends in the technology space, as it relates to education, society, the environment, and the sciences. Assist with integrating open protocols, scientific methods, proven community frameworks, and best practices.
    • Adapt research findings into practical applications, frameworks, and innovations
    • Geared towards social & environmental scientists, technologists, engineers, & mathematicians with a focus on improving the human condition and relationships

Skills:  Requires a multi-disciplinarian, adept at research, analysis, & reporting methods.

How to Apply

Internships are unpaid, however the technology you create and contribute to will stay with you forever; onramp to full-time positions and entrepreneurial opportunities. In the cover letter, please identify the responsibilities, preferred internship position, and your typical availability. Also in the cover letter, please provide information on if you are applying for a Connecting Experience, or course credit using this internship. Send your professional resume with cover letter and work samples to bdp2019@plan-systems.org.

⏣ PLAN Systems is an Austin Tx. based public benefiting charity, currently pending 501(c)(3). Links:
https://plan-systems.org

https://github.com/plan-systems/design-docs