[Geog_Jobs] FW: Undergrad opportunity for Community GIS at UCF and in Belize

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Changshan Wu<http://community.aag.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=965f47b6-bbcf-4e82-8669-d45252d8d58d>

This summer at the University of Central Florida, we are pleased to host the third year of our National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site "Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science<http://citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site>." Our program offers fully funded summer research experiences for at least 8 undergraduate students in Belize for 5 weeks and Orlando for two weeks.  The program is open to all U.S. students and runs June 25-August 10, 2018.  We are interdisciplinary in nature emphasizing community GIS and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, in-depth interviews, GIS, and spatial analysis.

We're hosting a Facebook Live Event "Secrets to an Awesome Citizen Science GIS REU Application" on Tuesday, February 20 @ 2 pm EST. Join Dr. Hawthorne (REU PI), Dr. Hannah Torres (REU Faculty Mentor), and Lain Graham (REU Senior Research Mentor) as we give away the secrets to a successful application to our National Science Foundation (NSF) #REU Site in Orlando and Belize. Please share with your pals and have them join us. #citizensciencegis #ucfreu.  Join the discussion at https://www.facebook.com/citizensciencegis

Please distribute to interested students and your networks.

Thanks and apologies for cross-postings,

Tim

Research opportunities: Students will work in one of three research directions with community partners and mentors from University of Central Florida, University of Belize, Georgia State University, The Hopkins Belize Village Council, and The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program:

  *   Research Direction 1: Mapping disparities in flooding & disaster management

  *   Research Direction 2: Mapping marine debris & mitigating impacts on coastal communities
  *   Research Direction 3: Mapping island resiliency with drones and spatial storytelling (new in 2018 with additional NSF funding)

Compensation: Each REU student will receive a competitive funding package, including a $3500 research stipend, a meal allowance, free shared housing in Belize and Orlando, up to $750 in travel support to/from the REU Site, up to $750 for post-REU conference travel, and 2 research methods books.

Application process: The priority application deadline is Friday, March 2nd @ 5 PM EST.  Complete program information and application instructions can be found at http://www.citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site/.

Student reflections from the field: "Challenging, emotional, fun, collaborative, thought-provoking, interesting, real-life, and eye-opening."  These are some of the words used by students to describe our previous research program.  Check out a short video from our REU fieldwork at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24&feature=youtu.be

Questions can be directed to:

  *   Dr. Timothy Hawthorne: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Systems at University of Central Florida

  *   timothy.hawthorne at ucf.edu<mailto:timothy.hawthorne at ucf.edu>
  *   phone: 407.823.1030

  *   Dr. Christy Visaggi: Co-Principal Investigator, Lecturer of Geosciences at Georgia State University

  *   cvisaggi at gsu.edu<mailto:cvisaggi at gsu.edu>
  *   phone: 404.413.5755

Check us out on the web and share on social media!

  *   http://www.citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site

  *   https://www.facebook.com/citizensciencegis
  *   https://twitter.com/citizen_gis
  *   https://vimeo.com/citizensciencegis
  *   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6_1giYaXQ6mcalJH-kMuw

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Dr. Timothy L. Hawthorne

Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Systems
Associate Editor, Journal of Geography
Associate Editor, The International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
Principal Investigator of the NSF REU Site in Community GIS and Citizen Science

University of Central Florida
Department of Sociology
Orlando, Florida 32816

Office: 403-P Howard Phillips Hall
Email: timothy.hawthorne at ucf.edu<mailto:timothy.hawthorne at ucf.edu>
Office Phone # 407-823-1030

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Changshan Wu
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
cswu at uwm.edu<mailto:cswu at uwm.edu>
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