Student Developer - Student Clerical

Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Purdue University is seeking student developers to join the Broadband Team Project. As a Student Developer, you will engage in a project aimed at investigating Internet plans in rural areas. Your responsibilities will include developing a program, data generation, and analysis to visualize findings. This is an excellent opportunity for students passionate about technology and making a difference in rural communities.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of a comprehensive program for systematic investigation of Internet plans.
• Generate and analyze data to create statistical charts.
• Organize and format data into a structured tabular file.

Skills

Data analysis

Tabular file management

Web scraping

Multithreading programming

Statistical chart generation

Education

Current student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

pandas

sklearn

matplotlib

seaborn

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Job Title: Student Developer - Student Clerical

City: West Lafayette

Job Description:

Job Summary

Student Developer for Purdue Broadband Team Project

We are currently seeking enthusiastic, detail-oriented student developers to assist in a Rural Broadband Project. The successful candidates will be responsible for the development of a comprehensive program for systematic investigation of Internet plans across different geographical areas. The program should autonomously execute a step-by-step process from data generation to analysis. For example,

Pick a geographical area and a target

Generate a set of random addresses within the selected area

Systematically capture, organize, and format this data into a structured tabular file

Extract internet plan data from various sources

Analyze the resulting data, and generate statistical charts to visually represent findings

Required Skills

• Proficiency in managing tabular files (.csv, .xls), preferably with experience using libraries such as pandas.
• Demonstrated ability to write web crawlers/scrapers.
• Experience with multithreading/multiprocessing programming.
• Strong skills in analyzing tabular data, preferably with experience using libraries such as sklearn.
• Ability to generate statistic charts using libraries such as matplotlib and seaborn.

Qualifications

• Current student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Additional Details

We encourage all students who meet the above criteria and have a passion for making a difference in rural communities through technology to apply.

To apply, please submit your resume along with a brief statement of interest outlining your relevant skills and experience.

Education

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Experience

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FLSA Status

Non-Exempt