Project Mapping Graduate and Undergraduate Science and Technology Studies Programs in the US and Abroad Program Clarence E. Dammon Dean Term Academic Year 2022 Status Accepted Research Area Science and Technology Studies (STS); Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Description In Fall 2020, Purdue College of Liberal Arts launched a new undergraduate Certificate in Science and Technology Studies (STS) for all majors, a new program that allows students to examine some of the central problems of our time concerning the ethics, efficacy, and impacts of science and technology. A team of Anthropology faculty is now conducting a systematic review and analysis of other STS programs in order to understand the landscape of STS teaching in North America, with its current strengths and gaps. The goal of this study is to assess opportunities for engaged and applied training in this specialization as Purdue, as the College explores expanding the role of STS on Purdue’s campus. This internship will involve assisting in the processing and visualization of spatial data (e.g., managing web maps and dashboards) from our larger study of national and international STS programs, using a web-based geographic information systems (GIS) software. The results of this will be a publicly available online platform for prospective students and STS program managers, and will help inform the future direction of science and technology studies in CLA. Supervisor Ian C Lindsay Mentor Ian C Lindsay Type of work required Students will gain experience in different research tasks as suits their interests and career goals, but the general direction of the internship will be to assist with analysis and dissemination of our STS program assessment using contemporary geospatial mapping methods. The internship will be an excellent opportunity to gain highly marketable experience using modern web-GIS tools in the context of social science research applications. The student intern will attend regular meetings with the faculty adviser and rest of the project research team.
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https://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/anthropology/programs/Applied%20Anth.html

https://www.aragatsarch.com
Qualifications No prior experience required, but interest in mapping and spatial analysis helpful; all necessary training provided through the project. All majors welcome: STS bridges Liberal Arts and STEM fields. Applicants should be well-organized, self-motivated, responsible, and attentive to detail. Credit Hours 0 Weekly Hours 6 (estimated)