Students pursuing degree programs in computer science, computer information systems, computer technology, public health, biology, and epidemiology have been invited to apply for an internship that will assist in research to help combat the COVID-19 epidemic in Indigenous communities.
According to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), applicants must be a descendant of an enrolled citizen of a recognized American Indian Tribe, Alaska Native Village, or Native Hawaiian or descendant of a Native Hawaiian.
AISES, in partnership with Leidos, says the internship will be virtual with interns receiving $500 per week. Applications are due June 26. Click here for more information.
Work will focus on app development using C# and Angular for web development and Python/R for developing analytics. The team of Indigenous computer science, biology, and public health students will work with Leidos and partners on the development of a privacy preserving contact tracing application to help contain COVID-19.
Leidos, a defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research company, works with the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the NSA, and other government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.
In collaboration with public health officials, Leidos is creating a contact tracing application framework, which removes the need for paper forms via an on/off-line secure, mobile interface, providing it free to jurisdictions to support reducing the transmission of COVID-19.
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