[Infovis] NASA Data to Discovery Program Call for Interns

[Davidoff, Scott (US 397F)]

COME HELP NASA SCIENTISTS AND ENIGEERS EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE WITH DATA VISUALIZATION

The NASA JPL / Caltech / Art Center Data to Discovery Program is a multi-disciplinary program for computer scientists and designers (datavis.caltech.edu).

Students will develop creative interactive visualization tools for scientific research/engineering groups selected from a broad set of areas at JPL and Caltech. Working in multidisciplinary teams, students will use methods from user-centered design, computing, 3D graphics and interaction design to visualize real data sets that support active scientific research. They will receive mentorship in visualization, computing and design from program co-organizers Hillary Mushkin (Caltech), Scott Davidoff (JPL) and Maggie Hendrie (Art Center) as well as Santiago Lombeyda (Caltech). Students will work closely with scientific or engineering researchers to understand their research and data, identify their visualization needs and determine the relevance of design iterations to their research and data. This should be a good opportunity for students interested in data visualization techniques and real world problems who want to gain experience crossing disciplinary boundaries.

DATES                   |   June 13 - August 19, 2022 (to be confirmed)
LOCATION           |   Pasadena, California or online, to be determined
SALARY                 |   $7.3K for undergraduates, $9K for graduate students

ELIGIBILITY |   Applicants must be continuing students. Students graduating before fall 2022 are not eligible to apply. THESE PROJECTS REQUIRE COLLABORATION WITH JPL. THEREFORE, STUDENTS MUST BE US CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS. GPA must be >= 3.0

We are committed to building a diverse team. We welcome applications from groups that are historically minoritized in computer science and design including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled people and women.

APPLICATIONS | via bit.ly/datavis22-interns; including resume (PDF), portfolio (if relevant), and answers to the following:

_ Why do you want to work in visualization?
_ What are your technical skills? What visualization experience do you have?
_ What are your experiences working in teams? Experience working with scientists?

INFO SESSION | Watch video bit.ly/datavis21-info-video | Join live Q&A, Monday, January 10th, 10th, 2pm-EST, 11am--PST bit.ly/datavis22-info-qanda

DEADLINE | Accepting applications now until February 8, 2022 [CS applicants] and March 8, 2022 [DESIGN applicants], or until positions are filled

Scott Davidoff
davidoff at jpl.nasa.gov<mailto:davidoff at jpl.nasa.gov>
Senior Manager, Human Centered Design
Mars 2020 PIXL Data Visualization Lead
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory