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Fall Research Opportunity with the Technology & Information Policy Institute at UT Austin

About the Technology & Information Policy Institute

Established in 1996, the Technology & Information Policy Institute serves to research imbalances and provide insights that inform public policies and programs focused on digital inclusion for everyone. Housed in the Moody College of Communication, the institute also investigates social impacts of digital media and entertainment such as immersive media, virtual reality, social media and digital games. In addition to sponsoring educational programs and conferences, the institute shares its world-class expertise in hopes of increasing access to communication technologies, and thus vastly improve technology literacy, standards of living and innovation. Please visit https://texastipi.org/ for more information.

Fall 2020 Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Dr. Sharon Strover directs the Technology & Information Policy Institute. They have a small study starting in September examining municipal camera policies in cities, focusing especially on U.S. but not exclusively; there may be some interesting examples from other countries As surveillance capabilities of camera technologies grow, and as AI and machine learning capabilities also expand, image systems producing visual data are new terrains for data collection, use and retention policies. The research involves a literature review and a survey – possibly administered over the phone – to collect information and state-of-the-art information about municipal policies around using cameras.

Responsibilities & Required Skills:

  1. Good interviewing skills; interviews will be conducted in English
  2. Ability to undertake journal-based research using academic journals and databases
  3. Ability to collect or write short annotations of research literature (we will probably use Zotero)
  4. Ability to work with a small team of researchers
  5. Ability to conceptualize and produce his or her *own project* based on this work! We would like the intern from a BDP to envision a way to creatively build on the research.

Small student stipend of $400 is available, but it would not be an hourly salary. Hours are flexible, but we expect the student to work the 160 minimum hours required of BDP.

The ability to do in-person work or meetings depends on the University’s COVID-19 related policies. A lot of this work could be done remotely.

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to Dr. Strover at sharon.strover@austin.utexas.edu. In the cover letter, please include a short (one paragraph) statement of why you are interested in the position.

, Filed Under: Employment Opportunity

Video Animator Short-term Paid Position

A current UT Austin student is looking for an animator to make a short film based on their Plan II Thesis, a composition about one of Neptune’s moons. This would be a short-time paid position. See more information below:
“Hi, my name is Austin Ali, and I am a fourth year Plan II and Music Composition student at UT. I’m looking for a video animator (PAID GIG!) to help me put together a seven minute video clip. The video will be accompanied by music I composed for my Plan II thesis project. My thesis, a cross between science and music, is called “A Musical Portrait of Triton, the Rogue Moon of Neptune.” The video animation would be a short depiction of the origin story of Triton, which involves moons smashing together in a spectacular collision. If you’re interested, please contact me at austin@austinali.com or (214) 766-0179. Thank you so much!”

, Filed Under: Internship

Spring 2020 Internship with Social Summer Camp

We’re looking for a community manager intern to join us this Spring in Austin! You’ll gain hands-on experience that will prepare you for a future in social media marketing industry. Your days will be filled with content writing, image creation, analytics reporting and paid advertising for summer camps across the country.

Community Management Intern
This PAID position requires an enthusiastic self-starter that is interested in social media marketing, advertising or public relations. You’ll gain essential skills related to social media, community management and account service while being in a unique start-up environment.

Hours are flexible based on school schedule; minimum 15 hours/week required.

Responsibilities: You will create and schedule outgoing social media communications for our clients using a social relationship platform, Hootsuite, assist in monthly reporting and paid advertising efforts. This position does include some routine responsibilities, the right candidate will be nimble and adaptive.

Compensation based on experience.

A Community Management Intern MUST:
– Have a strong interest in social media marketing
– Be an excellent communicator (written, verbal, a true team player)
– Have strong editing and proofreading skills
– SRP (social relationship platform) familiarity is a plus

Interested? Please submit the following to elissa@socialsummercamp.com:
– Resume & Cover Letter
– Writing samples. Choose one of the following: (required for applicants)
250-400 word blog on a topic that interests you related to social media
Create an Instagram post for one summer camp of your choice!