Student Developer - Student Clerical

Botany and Plant Pathology Department at Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Botany and Plant Pathology Department at Purdue University is seeking student developers for their Rural Broadband Project. The role involves creating and analyzing a program for investigating Internet plans across different areas, requiring technical skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Qualifications

• Current student in relevant technical field.
• Strong communication skills, able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop a program for systematic investigation of Internet plans.
• Generate random addresses and capture data.
• Analyze data and generate statistical charts.

Skills

Data management

Web crawling

Multithreading programming

Data analysis

Statistical chart generation

Education

Current student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems

Tools

pandas

sklearn

matplotlib

seaborn

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Job Summary

Student Developer for Purdue Broadband Team Project

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

0

Experience

0

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Internship

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Higher Education

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