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Program on Global Environment - College Research Fellow

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College Research Fellow, Program on Global Environment
Project: OpenReblock
Principal Investigator/Supervisor: Luis Bettencourt, Pritzker Director, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation and Professor in Ecology and Evolution
Project Dates: November 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Deadline: October 28, 2018
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Open to all undergraduate students. Students majoring in Environmental & Urban Studies or members of the Program on Global Environment Student Advisory Research Council (SARC) will receive priority for this internship.

Project Description

At the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation we tackle the big questions of our collective urban futures through research and development of transformative methods and approaches.
 
OpenReblock (http://openreblock.org) is a data platform that brings together the best of local people’s knowledge in informal settlements with science and digital technology to create a collaborative environment for residents and their local governments towards designing and planning better and faster sustainable development outcomes.

Student Roles and Responsibilities
 
We are looking for a student who can help us improve existing python code on the spatial analysis and transformation of these neighborhoods. 

Qualifications

Requirements are python coding, geospatial analysis and mapping.

Learn more

See more on our data tool here .
Learn more about the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation here.