Internship Opportunity with DataONE Citizen Science Working Group, USA National Phenology Network, and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology: Best practices of data management for public participation in science and research
The Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) is a virtual organization dedicated to providing open, persistent, robust, and secure access to biodiversity and environmental data, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation. DataONE is pleased to announce the availability of summer research internships for undergraduates, graduate students and recent postgraduates. Description: The DataONE Citizen Science Working Group (CSWG) is working to organize and develop best practices for management of data and information for the increasing number of local, regional and national projects that focus on ?Public Participation in Science and Research (PPSR),? also called Citizen Science projects. The 2011 CSWG intern will assist in the inventory and description of data practices for PPSR projects, based on the response from an earlier survey conducted as part of the CSWG. The goals of the intern project are to develop a metadata description for key aspects of the data held by each group, and make this information available back to the CSWG as a small database. The intern will then help identify and document best practices for data management by PPSR projects, assist in vetting the best practice documents across the PPSR community, and work with CSWG to make the best practices available via the DataONE website as well as other outlets. Products will include a suite of best practices for data management by PPSR projects; in addition, the intern will be encouraged to give a formal presentation at a scientific, data management or PPSR conference or meeting. Local work preferred, at Tucson or Ithaca, though remote work would be possible for outstanding candidates (though one trip for an organization meeting would be required). Qualifications needed: Undergraduate or graduate student or equivalent; simple database management (e.g., MS Access) skills preferred; public engagement; writing; organization; small project management Skills to be learned: Metadata management; best practices template; database management; communications and outreach; project management Primary mentor: Jake Weltzin (USA National Phenology Network) Secondary mentor: Rick Bonney (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology) For more infomation about this and 7 other similar opportunities, check out http://www.usanpn.org/node/7850 ********* Jake F. Weltzin Executive Director, USA National Phenology Network National Coordinating Office 1955 East 6th Street Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: (520) 626-3821 Fax: (520) 792-0571 E-mail: jwelt...@usgs.gov NPN homepage: http://www.usanpn.org/
