[Sigtis-l] 2014 Summer Internship Program, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Application Deadline Feb. 16

[Adam Worrall]

Attention students at all levels who are "passionate about the promise of
the Internet"! The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard
University (Cambridge, MA) is looking for student interns for the summer
semester. Applications are due by February 16th for full-time (35 hours per
week) internships taking place from June 2nd to August 8th, 2014. Interns
will work on research problems and projects in "law, technology,
innovation, and knowledge; the relationships between Internet and civic
activity; and the intersection of technology, learning, and development."
More details are available in the full internship announcement included in
the forwarded e-mail below or at the URL also included. Please contact the
Berkman Center with any questions you may have, forgive any duplication,
and good luck to all who apply!

Adam Worrall
Communications Officer, ASIS&T SIG SI
Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University
School of Library and Information Studies
College of Communication and Information - Florida's iSchool
apw06 at my.fsu.edu  adam at adamworrall.org
http://www.adamworrall.org


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From: Rebecca Tabasky <rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu>
Date: Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Subject: [Air-L] 2014 Summer Internship Program, Berkman Center for
Internet & Society, Application Deadline Feb. 16
To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org


Hello,

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is
preparing to welcome another stellar crew of students to join us as summer
interns!


We are looking to engage a diverse group of students who are interested in
studying -- and changing the world through -- the Internet and new
communications technologies; who are driven, funny, and kind; and who would
like to join our amazing community in Cambridge this summer for 10 weeks of
shared research and exchange.

Information about the summer program, eligibility, and links to the
application procedures can be found below and at
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer. *

The application deadline for all students for Summer 2014 is Sunday,
February 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET.**
*
Please share word of the opportunity to great candidates, and help us
continue developing our shared network of movers and shakers working to
advance scholarship with impact.

Best,
Becca

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*Berkman Center for Internet & Society* <
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer>*
Summer Internship Program 2014*

Each summer the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
swings open the doors of our vibrant yellow house to welcome a group of
talented and curious students as full-time interns -Berkterns! <
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=berktern>- who are
passionate about the promise of the Internet. Finding connected and
complementary research inquiries among their diverse backgrounds, students
represent all levels of study, are being trained in disciplines across the
board, and come from universities all over the world to tackle issues
related to the core of Berkman's research agenda, including law,
technology, innovation, and knowledge; the relationships between Internet
and civic activity; and the intersection of technology, learning, and
development. Summer interns jump head first into the swirl of the Berkman
universe, where they are deeply and substantively involved in our research
projects and efforts.


Becoming invaluable contributors to the Center's operation and success,
interns conduct collaborative and independent research under the guidance
of Berkman staff, fellows, and faculty. Specific roles, tasks, and
experiences vary depending on Center needs and interns' skills; a select
list of expected opportunities for Summer 2014 is below. Typically, the
workload of each intern is primarily based under one project or suite of
projects, with encouragement and flexibility to get involved in additional
projects across the Center.

In addition to joining research teams, summer interns participate in
special lectures with Berkman Center faculty and fellows, engage each other
through community experiences like weekly interns discussion hours, and
attend Center-wide events and gatherings with members of the wider Berkman
community. As well, each year interns establish new channels for fun and
learning, such as organizing topical debates; establishing reading groups
and book clubs; producing podcasts and videos; and hosting potlucks,
cook-offs, and BBQs (fortunately for us, people share).

The word "awesome" has been thrown around to describe our internships, but
don't take our word for it.  Interns Royze Adolfo and Hilda Barasa
documented the summer 2012 internship experience here <
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/berkmancentersummer2012/>.  Former intern Zack
McCune had this to say <
http://thames2thayer.com/blog/in-the-spirit-of-the-the-olympics-how-i-learned-to-row-from-an-olympic-all-star/#more-39>:
"it has been an enchanting summer working at the berkman center for
internet & society.  everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most
brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we
laugh, we play rock band. and when things need to get done, we stay late
hyped on free coffee and leftover food. it is a distinct honor to be
considered a peer among such excellent people. and i am not just talking
about the fellows, staff, and faculty, though they are all outstanding. no,
i mean my peers as in my fellow interns, who are almost definitely the
ripening next generation of changemakers."

***Time Commitment:*
Summer internships are full time positions (35 hours/week) for 10 weeks.
**The Summer 2014 program will run from June 2 through August 8.***

Payment:*

Interns are paid $11.50 an hour, with the exception of a number of
opportunities for law students who are expected to receive some version of
summer public interest funding (more about these specific cases at the link
for law students below).

Please be forewarned that payment may not be sufficient to cover living
expenses in the Boston area. No other benefits are provided, and interns
must make their own housing, insurance and transportation arrangements.*

Commitment to Diversity:*
The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at
Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our
network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national
origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and
welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community,
and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and
practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods.*

Eligibility:*

 * Internships are open to students enrolled across the full spectrum
   of disciplines.
 * Internships are open to students at different levels of academic

   study including those in bachelor's, master's, law, and Ph.D
   programs (some flexibility with high school students is possible).
 * Summer interns do not need to be U.S. residents or in school in the

   U.S.; indeed, we encourage international students to apply.
 * Summer interns do not need an existing affiliation with Harvard
   University.**

*To Apply:*
We know what you're thinking. /Yes please. I want that. That sounds
magical.  Did I mention that I have incredible dance moves <
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQbFqH6D4g>//?/ Here's what you should
do...*
*

*Law students:*please find application instructions and important
additional information here <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7314>.

*Students from disciplines other than law:*please find more information and
application instructionshere <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7315>.*

*

Required application materials for all include:

 * A cover letter describing your skills and interests. When developing
   your cover letter, you may wish to consider the following questions:
   What has led you to pursue research with the Berkman Center and the
   issues we study? What would you like to gain from working with us
   this summer, and what will you contribute? How do you think the
   experience might influence your future efforts? Please feel welcome
   to address these and/or other topics you would like to share with
   us. Cover letters should be addressed to Nancy
   <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/nancy>.
 * A current resume.
 * The contact information for two references (professional or academic).

*The application deadline for all students for Summer 2014 is Sunday,
February 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET.**

*

We look forward to hearing from you!

Questions?  Check out our FAQ <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/8133>, and
if you have a question not addressed there, email Rebecca Tabasky at
rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu <mailto:rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu>.

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*Select Expected Summer 2014 Opportunities: *

/Chilling Effects/

Summer interns working for Chilling Effects will work on a range of
assignments, including: writing blog posts, updating news and research
resources for on-site publication; helping with managing and curating the
database, including coding metadata and working with source partners to
facilitate the ingestion and processing of notices; working on domestic and
international collaboration initiatives; event planning and management; and
working on research and writing projects centered on the database corpus,
either internally or in collaboration with external researchers.
Applicants with coding skills in Ruby and Postgres will have opportunities
to work with the new Chilling Effects site. More information about Chilling
Effects is at http://www.chillingeffects.org/.

/CopyrightX/
CopyrightX is a networked course---not a true MOOC---that the Berkman
Center has helped to produce during each of the past two years. The course,
offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, HarvardX <
http://harvardx.harvard.edu>, and Berkman, explores the current law of
copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be
reformed. Through a combination of pre-recorded lectures, weekly seminars,
live webcasts, and online discussions, participants in the course examine
and assess the ways in which law seeks to stimulate and regulate creative
expression.  Many activities fall under the umbrella of "producing"
CopyrightX, including refining the pedagogical model, analyzing course
data, vetting and choosing the technology that supports the course (which
extends to improving existing tools and creating new ones), and generally
ensuring that the course team is up to date on the latest currents in
digital learning, blended learning, and online higher education. Law
students strongly interested in copyright law and/or pedagogy, who are also
excited about delving into the mixed suite of activities mentioned above,
are highly encouraged to apply. Several other kinds of talents and
interests would be a good fits, too, including education research skills
and web development (with an interest in or openness to edu-tech). Find
more at http://copyx.org.

/Cyberlaw Clinic/

The Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to
individuals, start-ups, non-profit organizations, and government entities.
Every summer, clinic interns contribute to a wide range of real-world
projects related to the Internet and technology. Interns may help the
Clinic team provide guidance on open access, digital copyright, and fair
use issues; support advocacy efforts to protect online speech and
anonymity; develop legal resources for citizen journalists and new media
organizations; advise courts on innovative uses of technology to increase
citizens' access to justice; or draft reference documents and training
materials for educators on children's privacy and online safety. Interns in
the Cyberlaw Clinic can expect direct hands-on experience working with
clients under the supervision of the Clinic's staff attorneys. More
information about the Cyberlaw Clinic can be found athttp://
cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu.

/Digital Media and Communications Squad/
The intern with Berkman's digital media and communications squad will have
a chance to use a number of video and audio production resources to tell
the world about the amazing Internet research and action coming out of
Berkman. This intern will be chiefly responsible for helping to create the
Radio Berkman audio podcast <https://soundcloud.com/radioberkman>, but will
also play a role in producing video (like these <
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL68azUN8PTNhRvFhAVoboM1NY8_AiKUj4>).
 On any given day you could be interviewing a senior Berkman researcher or
guest <https://soundcloud.com/radioberkman/rb211-bruce-schneier-on>,
helping to produce a dynamic video explainer on Internet censorship <
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwn4fRpIr8g&list=PL68azUN8PTNhRvFhAVoboM1NY8_AiKUj4&index=5>,
or digging up astonished cat GIFs to accompany a blog post about the latest
NSA-leak revelations. This intern should have: (1) experience with audio
editing software (Logic, Soundtrack, Audacity, Soundbooth, or other); (2)
excellent writing skills; and (3) enthusiasm and an open mind for creating
and executing fun ideas. Useful but not mandatory: experience in video
production/editing, Photoshop/Illustrator, animation, social media
management, Wordpress/Drupal platforms.

/Digital Media Law Project/
Summer interns at the Digital Media Law Project will work on a wide range
of legal research and writing projects relating to media law, intellectual
property, and the intersection of journalism and the internet. In past
years, interns have updated theLegal Guide <
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide>to media law topics, developed
entries for thedatabase of threats <http://www.citmedialaw.org/database>against
online publishers, commented on current issues in law and media on theblog <
http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog>, and provided research and drafting
assistance onamicus briefs <
http://www.citmedialaw.org/about/cmlp-amicus-efforts>. Interns may also be
asked to assist with the operation and expansion of theOnline Media Legal
Network <http://www.omln.org/>, an attorney referral service for digital
publishers, and with other projects that the DMLP undertakes in conjunction
with its partner organizations around the world. More information on can be
found on the DMLP website at http://www.dmlp.org/about/summer-internships.

/Digital Problem-Solving Initiative/
The Digital Problem-Solving Initiative <
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/dpsi>(DPSI) is a University-wide,
highly-collaborative project that begun as a pilot in Spring 2013 to offer
Harvard students the opportunity to strengthen their digital competencies
by learning and working in small interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff
members, and students from across the University on practicable use cases
of digital problem solving. The DPSI pilot has prototyped an open and
collaborative model in which students work with mentors at the University,
engage with real use cases in a range of areas, generate tangible and
useful outputs, and inform the development of DPSI overall. Past use cases
have concerned diverse topics like innovation spaces,
museums/technology-enhanced curatorial practices, big data, institutional
uses of social media, and online organizational identity-building. (See an
example of innovation spaces here <
http://dpsipilot.tumblr.com/day/2014/01/6/>).   DPSI interns will support
the Berkman team in assessing the 13-14 DPSI pilot and planning for the
program's future expansion. Work may include outreach across the University
and schools, interaction with faculty, staff, and students, event planning,
report writing, and general creative thinking and brainstorming. Compelling
candidates could be interested in and/or excited about any of the topics
mentioned above, as well as innovation at universities and within
education, design, student entrepreneurship, team building and
collaboration, interdisciplinarity and technology. Most importantly,
candidates should be creative, independent thinkers, strong communicators,
and team players.  For more information, visit http://dpsipilot.tumblr.com/.

/Freedom of Expression/

The Berkman Center's suite of freedom of expression-related projects,
including Internet Monitor, Herdict, and others, is seeking a small team of
interns to conduct research on Internet filtering, monitoring, and control
efforts around the globe; engage in related data gathering efforts using
online sources; contribute to report writing; blog regularly about issues
concerning online freedom of expression; and manage various projects'
Twitter and Facebook accounts.  In the past, interns have also supported
research on blogospheres and other online communities around the world,
contributed to literature reviews, and hand coded online content.  Foreign
language skills, particularly in Persian, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese, are
useful.  More information about some of Berkman's work on freedom of
expression can be found at the following links:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/internetmonitor;
http://www.herdict.org/web/.

/Geek Cave/

Interns joining the Geek Cave may extend open source software, build
scalable websites, or manage the mixed desktop network that keeps the
Center moving. Our team works with ruby, perl, php, bash, jQuery,
PostgreSQL, MySQL and a slew of other tools.  We have a small group of
talented, devoted, fun, full-time developers on staff that can help hone
your 1337 coding skillz as well provide fun projects to pair code or geek
out on; two project managers to help you keep your work on track; and
hardware and software support to help deploy your projects on Berkman
infrastructure. More info about the projects that we work on can be found
on our github organization page athttp://github.com/berkmancenter.

/Internet Governance/
The Berkman Center seeks a team of interns to do research and planning
around multistakeholder models for Internet governance and recent related
events on the global landscape <
http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/icanns-mandate-to-preserve-and-enhance-multistakeholder-internet-cooperation/>.
On the heels of the announcement from Brazilian President Dilma Roussef and
ICANN <http://www.icann.org/>(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers) of a high-level commission charged with investigating different
modes of Internet governance <
https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-17nov13-en.htm>as
well as a large conference to take place in São Paolo, Brazil, in April <
http://rt.com/news/brazil-internet-summit-fight-nsa-006/>to explore
different findings, Berkman --- in collaboration with its international
partners --- plans to contribute to the academic debate with literature
reviews, briefing documents, expert opinions, and workshops. Internet
governance interns will work closely with Professor Urs Gasser and Research
Director Rob Faris and should be adept researchers and communicators
interested in international relations and Internet policy.  For more
information on the unfolding debate around Internet governance, see "The
Internet Governance Project," <http://www.internetgovernance.org/>articles
in CircleID <
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131220_the_panel_on_the_future_of_global_internet_cooperation/>,
and 1net.org <http://1net.org/>, the public-facing website and discussion
forum for the panel on the future of Internet governance.

/Internet Robustness - Software Development/
The intern for the Internet Robustness project will work to extend open
source development for software that makes (you guessed it) the Internet
more robust and resilient to attacks and disappearing content. Our
Robustness software is written in Lua, with a little bit of php and C, but
we're interested in anyone who wants to help code our way to a better Web.
The Internet Robustness software development intern will also work closely
with theBerkman Center's Geek Cave <about:blank>and have opportunities for
paired development on other spiffy projects.  Read more about the project
at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/internetrobustness.

/Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP)/

HOAP fosters open access (OA) to research within Harvard and beyond,
undertakes research on OA, and provides OA to timely and accurate
information about OA itself. HOAP interns may enlarge the Open Access
Directory (OAD), a wiki-based encyclopedia of OA, help with ongoing OA
research projects, or contribute to the Open Access Tracking Project
(OATP), a social-tagging project organizing knowledge about OA. They might
also help document and promote TagTeam, a HOAP-directed open-source tagging
platform built at Berkman to support OATP. More information about HOAP can
be found at:http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Main_Page.

/Media Cloud - Research and Technical Development/
Media Cloud <http://mediacloud.org/>, a joint project of the Berkman Center
and theMIT Center for Civic Media <http://civic.mit.edu/>, seeks summer
interns to contribute to our team's effort to build new tools and methods
that allow us to study and better analyze the shape and dynamics of
thenetworked public sphere <
http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks_Chapter_7.pdf>.Research
interns with Media Cloud will contribute to the research, data collection,
and synthesis of case studies developed as part of the Controversy Mapping
tool, which allows researchers to use the Media Cloud platform's data
collection and network visualization tools to map the evolution of a
particular public affair, debate, or policy conversation (such as
controversies related to theSOPA/PIPA <
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2013/social_mobilization_and_the_networked_public_sphere>debate,Trayvon
Martin <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeDDdN8NW_o>, NSA, and
more).Technical development interns with Media Cloud will help to extend
and improve the project's features.  We are looking for developers
interested in online media research, big data, and natural language
processing.  More information about Media Cloud is available at
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/mediacloudand you can see the project
in action athttp://www.mediacloud.org.

/metaLAB/

metaLAB is a research and teaching unit dedicated to exploring and
expanding the frontiers of networked culture in the arts and humanities. In
summer 2014, an intern will help us to produce a workshop in digital art
history involving scholars, developers, and designers from across the
country, which takes place at the end of June. In the balance of the
summer, the intern's time will be split between Teaching with Things, an
initiative to explore the use of multimedia to document, annotate, and
remix objects in Harvard's libraries and museums for teaching; and a
project documenting urban ecology. These projects will call upon writing,
media, and design skills, and will furnish opportunities for learning
across such varied domains as ethnography, editing, and software
development. Some time will be spent outdoors in summer weather, likely in
forested urban settings.  More about metaLAB is available at
http://metalab.harvard.edu/.

/Online Intermediaries///
The Berkman Center, in conjunction with the Network of Interdisciplinary
Research Centers for Internet & Society <
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/network_of_centers>, is taking the
lead on a multi-year research project intended to produce several
policy-oriented studies of online intermediaries in a range of
international contexts. The overarching focus will be areas of convergence
and disagreement regarding the liability and responsibility of online
intermediaries, and the ways in which the liability to which they are
subject influences their ultimate success or failure.  Summer interns
working on this effort may be asked to help curate and expand a shared
repository of materials for the projects research groups, research and edit
country case studies and use cases, create a synthesizing white paper, and
coordinate efforts with partners and colleagues.

/Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data/
The Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data project is a collaboration
between three Harvard institutions - the Center for Research on Computation
& Society (CRCS) <http://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/>at the School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Institute for Quantitative Social
Science (IQSS) <http://www.iq.harvard.edu/>, and the Berkman Center.  The
project seeks to develop computational and legal methods, tools, and
policies to further the tremendous value that can come from collecting,
analyzing, and sharing data while more fully protecting the privacy of
individuals whose information resides within large data sets. The Berkman
Center's role in this collaboration is to identify shortcomings in
legislation and policy, and to create legal instruments that complement the
new technical approaches to privacy being developed by our collaborators in
the project.   The Berkman team is looking for rising second and third-year
law students to help with research and analysis on privacy law and policy
issues.  Summer interns may conduct research and write memoranda on
selected topics in law, draft data sharing agreements, aid in the
development of new conceptual models for privacy legislation, summarize
recent publications in professional journals, and attend lectures and
events with the larger project team.  Other opportunities to participate in
project activities may arise during the summer.  More information about the
project can be found on the Privacy Tools project website at
http://privacytools.seas.harvard.edu/.

/Student Privacy Initiative/

The Berkman Center's Student Privacy Initiative explores the opportunities
and challenges that may arise as educational institutions consider adopting
cloud computing technologies. As we conduct our research, we are engaging
multiple stakeholders-- from district officials to policymakers to industry
members to teachers, parents, and students--to develop shared good
practices that promote positive educational outcomes, harness technological
and pedagogical innovations, and protect critical values. Summer interns
will be asked to work across three overlapping clusters: Privacy
Expectations & Attitudes, School Practices & Policies, and Law & Policy,
interfacing internally with the Cyberlaw Clinic as well as the Youth and
Media Project. In addition to ongoing research tasks, summer interns might
help to draft research briefs, white papers, and website updates, as well
as to coordinate with and engage external organizations working in the K-12
edtech innovation space. More information is available at
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/studentprivacy.

/Youth and Media/
During a summer at Youth and Media <http://youthandmedia.org//>, summer
interns will contribute to various research, advocacy, and development
initiatives around youth and technology. By understanding young people's
interactions with digital media such as the Internet, cell phones, and
video games, this highly collaborative project aims to gain detailed
insights into youth practices and digital fluencies, harness the associated
opportunities, address challenges, and ultimately shape the evolving
regulatory and educational framework in a way that advances the public
interest.  For 2014, we are looking for candidates with strong academic
training and experience in qualitative research methods to assist with
designing, conducting, and analyzing focus group and one-on-one interviews
around topics of privacy, information quality and health information, youth
use of the Internet in developing countries, and new ways of learning. We
would also consider candidates with expertise in these areas to conduct
background research and write literature reviews.  Additionally, we are
looking for summer interns who can help us create interesting and
innovative ways to help conceptualize some of the data we have collected
for our current research project aroundyouth and privacy <
http://youthandmedia.org/youth-and-online-privacy/>. An example of a
previous report (and accompanyinginfographic <
http://youthandmedia.org/files/2012/02/YaM-From-Credibility-to-Information-Quality_Info-Graphic_02202012_FINAL1.jpg>)
on information quality can be foundhere <
http://youthandmedia.org/projects/information-quality/>. Applicant must be
professional, proactive, and have strong graphic design skills; please be
prepared to submit a sample of your portfolio.  More information about
Youth and Media can be found at: www.youthandmedia.org <
http://www.youthandmedia.org/>.  See what past Youth and Media interns said
about their time at Berkman here <
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT9RcdbDaCs&list=PL823EFB31F6790E2C&index=6>.

/Special Projects - Jonathan Zittrain/

Summer interns will work on a variety of projects undertaken by Professor
Jonathan Zittrain, assisting in a variety of research areas (e.g. human
computing, linkrot and internet robustness, platforms, and Internet
filtering). Summer contributions include research for conferences and
presentations; brainstorming article outlines; fact-checking materials; and
reviewing original article or paper drafts. This position requires the
ability to find, absorb, critically analyze, and debate large amounts of
written and other media materials from sources including scholarly
articles, news articles and blogs, and interviews with public policymakers.
This intern position is ideally suited for students or others who would
like to get a deeper understanding of academic research and the broader
world of Internet law.  More information about JZ's research can be found
at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jzittrainand at http://www.jz.org/.
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