Interactive Live Scripts for Science Education - Professor Carlsmith has developed roughly 90 open source interactive MATLAB Live Script tutorials/labs available at the MATLAB File Exchange introducing physics, astronomy, and engineering students to computation in science. These Live Scripts span topics from analysis of open source gravitational wave and exoplanet data to hands-on measurement of the speed of sound with a mobile phone and laptop. Many have been used in Physics 247-8. They are designed to advance computation throughout the curriculum. Internship tasks - The Live Scripts interleave code, documentation, and interactive devices along with ‘Try this’ suggestions, ‘Challenges’, references, and hyperlinks to MathWorks documentation. Mentorship will involve a weekly virtual meeting with Professor Carlsmith.
Intern needs:
The intern will test and improve the usability of existing Live Scripts and may have an opportunity to make algorithmic improvements and to develop new scripts.
Application Requirements:
Review the available projects by visiting the various project pages.
Interns should apply through the UW Student Jobs portal. Applicants who are not currently admitted or enrolled as a UW-Madison Student or without a UW NetID can login as well as create an account. Please note, you must apply to each project individually that you want to be considered for.
Application materials submitted through the UW Student Jobs portal should include:
A one-page cover letter that highlights your qualifications based on skills identified in the project listing and your interest in open source broadly.
A resume that includes your name, school email address, phone number, field(s) of study (major, minor, degree, certificate), relevant coursework, extracurricular activities, expected graduation date, relevant sample work (ex: GitHub link, personal website, etc.) and any relevant work or research experience.
The names and contact information of three references.
Submit a resume, cover letter, and three references as part of your application.
Interviews will be arranged for selected candidates on a rolling basis after applications close.
