The Penn Libraries Digital Scholarship team is hiring work-study students for the upcoming school year.  We are a new library team dedicated to supporting new forms of scholarship at Penn. The positions, up to ten hours per week, are open to students from all majors/prospective majors and include extensive opportunities for learning on the job. Undergraduates are encouraged to apply. We are hiring for the following positions:

Digital Scholarship Development Intern (5 positions)

The Digital Scholarship Development Intern will work with the digital scholarship team in the library to aid University researchers, students, and professors to create web portals to their data and research projects. This may include creating general use templates in content management systems, developing web applications to interface between research data/tools and the general public, or migrating/modifying existing research web applications. The developer should be able to work together with a team to produce creative solutions based on user stories.

The ideal  applicant has experience working with Python or Ruby. The applicant should be familiar with, or willing to learn, some of the following platforms/languages: PHP, Javascript; HTML & CSS; CMS (Drupal or Wordpress); Web Development Frameworks (Django or Ruby on Rails); Github.

Please send an e-mail expressing interest to Scott Enderle and Sasha Renninger.

Digital Scholarship Mapping Assistant (1 position)

The mapping assistant will assist the Digital Scholarship Team in experimenting with interactive geospatial applications for use by faculty and students at Penn.  This will involve developing interactive geospatial applications, guides, and tutorials using a range of technologies, as well as maintaining and developing resources related to maps and geospatial data.

The mapping assistant should be a fast learner, comfortable with technology and a good problem solver. They should able to work both collaboratively and independently. Interest in Philadelphia geography and history, as well as general enthusiasm for maps, is a plus. This position will involve learning about the field of digital humanities (applying digital methods to humanities disciplines) and includes extensive opportunities for learning on the job.  

Experience with one or more of the following geospatial/ data visualization tools is preferred but not required:
• ArcGIS or QGIS
• Javascript (especially using leaflet or Carto)
• Mapping or visualization tools like Palladio, Google Fusion Tables, etc

Please send an e-mail expressing interest to Deborah Bishov.