Horizon Digital Economy Research
To apply, please complete the Internships Application Form
Closing date: Friday 17th December
Applications must be made before Friday 17th December and are assessed on an ongoing basis.
Location
Based at the University of Nottingham and/or remote, reporting to Dr James Pinchin, this programme is administered by Horizon at the University of Nottingham as part of the WiSeParks and SoDis projects.
Information regarding Horizon, WiseParks, SoDis, and Dr James Pinchin.
Proposed dates
These internships are available on a part-time basis for 10 hours per week, for a duration of 2 months. Proposed start date early February 2022.
Overview
The purpose of these roles is to support project staff in creating predictive models of space usage and occupant density. Long term visitor counts from urban open spaces will be used alongside data from university campus buildings to inform the model development.
Both the WiSeParks and SoDis projects have collected data on occupant density to measure historical or current space usage. This information is used in various ways, from evidencing the effect of changes to allowing space users to make the most effective use of the space.
The aim of these internships will be to determine if useful predictions of occupant density can be made based on available features in the data including time, weather and known events.
Who should apply?
Applicants should ideally have a degree in a subject which involves numerical methods for example mathematics, physics or computer science.
Applicants must outline their area of interest, experience and skills.
Required skills
Desirable skills
Eligibility and Financial Aspects
For postgraduate and undergraduate students, a casual wage of £483 per week (pro rata for part-time work) will be available, and this may be subject to tax deductions depending on the successful candidate’s circumstances and stipend stipulations.
In general, PhD students from The University of Nottingham are able to apply for part-time work within the hours allowed by the funding source. Full-time may be possible (up to 12 weeks) but please note that full-time positions are only available on the understanding the student suspends their stipend, this is due to the nature of the funding source. For overseas students a Visa must be in place, covering the duration of the internship.
Informal enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made to james.pinchin@nottingham.ac.uk however applications should be made using the following weblink. Applications to this email address will not be accepted.
To apply, please complete the Internships Application Form