Chinese speaking HealthMap Language Curator Needed!
HealthMap aggregates many sources of information using an automated system. To improve the automated system, we also review the alerts to make confirm disease and location. We then communicate the current status of infectious disease in the world to subscribers, including local public health agencies, the CDC, and WHO.
Scope of Work:
Primary Responsibility: We cover news in 15 languages. We are seeking assistance reviewing online news articles in Chinese. The student will analyze news articles on infectious disease outbreaks and inform HealthMap’s automated system.
Additional Responsibilities: The student will report to the rest of the team on breaking news in the Chinese-speaking world. (S)he will also be asked to write very brief outbreak summaries for inclusion in our weekly blog when important outbreaks occur.
Individual research projects are welcome/encouraged but not required.
Minimum Skills Required:
• Ability to read and understand news articles on disease outbreaks in Chinese.
• Chinese cultural literacy (for example, you need to be able to look at an online newspaper and quickly determine in what city it is published)
• Knowledge of Middle Eastern geography, city/state locations
• Excellent Internet search skills
• Familiarity with infectious diseases and associated terms in both English and Chinese (please list science or infectious disease coursework or work experience)
• Strong writing skills
Preferred:
•Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or Global Health concentration(s)
•Code writing experience
•Familiarity with Twitter
Estimated Start/End Date:
Summer/Fall/Spring semester. Position open until filled.
Estimated Days/Hours:
10 hours/week. Flexible schedule. Some hours may be performed at home, but student must be in the office at least once a week. All 10 hours of the first three weeks must be in the office for training. Part Time, Part Time Internship/Practicum, Part Time Academic Research
