Design opportunities digest - July 15, 2022
Amy Dinh
Hi Jacobs Community,
This week's design digest features numerous applications for jobs, courses, and programs, as well as opportunities to join exciting conferences like the International Climate Conference or International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM).
Enjoy!
Amy
General opportunities
Opportunity to Attend COP27 With SERC (apply by 7/17)
Community Health Field Study opportunity (priority application by 7/22)
ASUC Art Studio Registration
INFO 289: Citizen Clinic Applications (priority application by 8/1)
Call for Posters/Videos for ISAM 2022 (apply by 7/25)
Events
- Innovative Computer Art: Past and Present (7/22)
Career
California Tribal Equity/Water Boards Paid Student Intern Position (apply by 7/27)
WIRED Magazine seeks Computer/AI/Robotics Students
Two Open Job Positions for Design Museum Everywhere
Internship Opportunities at Art Practice (priority application by 8/5)
General Opportunities
Opportunity to Attend COP27 With SERC
SERC will be sending students as observers on an all-paid expense trip to COP27 (UN’s international climate conference) in Egypt from November 6-18.
Students will gain an understanding of environmental issues on a global scale. Those actively working at the intersections of race, identity, class, ability, and the environment are encouraged to apply. Prioritization will be given to marginalized and underrepresented students.
Applications will be open from July 6th to July 17th at 11:59 pm PST 2022. If you have any questions reach out to SERC at se...@berkeley.edu to schedule an appointment.
Community Health Field Study opportunity
In efforts to help students become leaders in Asian-American community health, CAACH and PACH will be partnering with the San Francisco Chinese Hospital for a semester-long internship where they can engage in a research topic of their choosing (i.e. digital health, mental health, chronic disease, etc.).
ASAMST 197 is a 2 unit study internship. The priority deadline to apply is July 22nd. The final deadline is August 5th. Find more information here.
ASUC Art Studio Registration Opening Soon
Join ASUC Student Union's Art Studio where you will have the opportunity to engage in various creative areas such as mixed media, a street photography workshop, and screen printing tote bags and tees.
Early Fall session is August 29-October 17 and Late Fall Session is October 19-September 11. Click here to learn more.
INFO 289: Citizen Clinic ~ Applications NOW Open!
The INFO 289 Citizen Clinic Practicum is a trailblazing public-interest cybersecurity course where student teams help civil society not-for-profits defend themselves against online threats. Past clients include underfunded national and international human rights organizations involved with refugee, immigrant, and indigenous communities, reproductive justice, voting rights, and combatting mis/disinformation campaigns.
Enrollment is through application only. The priority deadline to apply is August 1, 2022. For more information on Citizen Clinic click here. If you have any questions reach out to the Student Affairs Team or MICS Academic Director, Lisa Ho
Events
Innovative Computer Art: Past and Present
Join the Computer History Museum on July 22 at 7 p.m. in a screening and conversation with artist Camille Utterback. This event will create a dialog around early computer films and how they paved the way for cutting-edge art installations using today’s technology.
To join in person you must have proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test 72 hours prior to the event. The event will also be available on YouTube following the program. You can register for the event here. More information can be found here.
Career
California Tribal Equity/Water Boards Paid Student Intern Position
This is a paid student internship in California Water Boards to work on a machine learning, computer vision research project. The project aims to advance racial and tribal equity with respect to water quality on the North Coast. Graduate students in data/computer science are encouraged to apply.
Applications will close on July 27. Details about the position and how to apply are located here: CalCareers. If you have any questions contact kason...@waterboards.ca.gov
WIRED Magazine Seeks Computer/AI/Robotics Students
Looking for graduate/undergraduate students studying computer science/ AI/ Robotics who live in the surrounding San Francisco area to participate in WIRED Magazine's new installment of their "5 levels" web series. The series involves an expert explaining their field of expertise in increasing levels of complexity by teaching it to a child, teen, undergrad, and graduate student, before finally speaking with a fellow expert in their field.
If you are interested email vaness...@condenast.com with your name, age, and a photo of yourself. Also please elaborate a bit on your major and what you hope to do with your degree. After you get in touch, we may ask to sit down with you for a quick video call to get a sense of your personality. To view previous episodes click here.
Two Open Job Positions for Design Museum Everywhere
Applications are currently open for two full-time positions at Design Museum Everywhere: a Director of Development (Boston area) and a Marketing and Communications Associate (virtual). Join our team to advance our mission to bring the transformative power of design everywhere.
For more information click here.
Internship Opportunities at Art Practice
You are invited to apply as an Intern at the Worth Ryder Art Gallery and Platform Artspace for Fall 2022! This is a 1-4 unit internship open to all UCB students, regardless of major. Application for these Art Practice internships is competitive. The application deadline for priority consideration is August 5, 2022.
To learn more and apply for the Gallery Assistant Internship click here. To learn more and apply for the Art Café Coordinator or Events Internship at Platform Artspace click here. For questions about the Exhibitions Assistant position, please contact Gallery Director, Gazelle Samizay: gsam...@berkeley.edu. For questions about the Platform Artspace internships, please contact Prof. Jill Miller: jillm...@berkeley.edu
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