2024 Summer Work Study RA (WSRA)

Faculty Supervisor First Name: Anatoliy	Faculty Supervisor Last Name: Gruzd
Email Address: gruzd@torontomu.ca	Phone Number: 6476778184	Fax Number:
Department / School / Centre: ITM / Social Media Lab	Faculty: Ted Rogers School Of Management	Room Number: 2-071

Project Title: Social Media Analytics and Visualization

Project Description: The broad goal of the position is to extract actionable insights from public social media datasets. Applicants are expected to have strong technical, research writing and communication skills, a passion for data analysis and demonstrable expertise and interest in social media analytics

RA Position Duties and Resposibilities (Include Interaction with Research Team Members, Supervisory Arrangements): RA will (1) contribute substantially to software development and research projects, publications and presentations at the lab,(2) communicate regularly with the project team, (3) actively participate in the knowledge management and translation of the lab research via our blog and other social media channels as needed. How How

How Many Students Are Currently Under Your Supervision:  Undergraduate: 4   Masters: 4   Doctoral: 2

Animals Will Be Used In Research:       No

Human Subjects Involved:                     No

Hazardous Materials, Equipment, or Processes Will Be Involved in the Research:   No

Research Experience and Opportunites Offered RA: RA will get valuable experience from being involved in the lab's initiatives. It will prepare them for careers in both research and professional settings. First, RA will benefit from the multidisciplinary nature of the team and our research topics. They will have an opportunity to learn and apply methods and techniques from fields that they normally would not be exposed to in their own programs. For example, they will be trained in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods such as text mining and social network analysis.

Specific Skills / Knowledge / Experience Required (Include Any Required Courses, Computer Programs, etc.): Hands-on experience with Information Visualization and Data Science tools and techniques; - Working knowledge of web programming frameworks like Django for Python and visualization JS libraries like d3.js; - Experience with managing and mining textual and social network data from social media sources; - Experience managing Linux-based servers; - Excellent English writing skills.

Start Date: 06 May 2024	End Date: 23 Aug 2024
Hours: Maximum Program Hours: 490.00	Hourly Rate: 20.49

Method of Student Application: Mail Telephone Fax Email In Person

Student Application Materials Required: Resume Cover Letter Portfolio Transcript References (How Many:)  Language(s):  Other: