Join Our Team! DisinfoLab 2023-2024 Internship

DisinfoLab is a student-run disinformation and technology think tank and tech incubator at William & Mary. We use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate emerging trends in disinformation and develop novel strategies to counter them. Previous research includes:

• Evaluating identity bias in GPT-3 and Google Search autocompletion

• Facebook Falsehoods: Evaluating Disinformation Resiliency in Eastern Europe

• Evaluating German Media’s Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War

The lab also serves as a home for emerging tech startups in the areas of open source intelligence and information integrity. One such product includes:

• VerbaAI (verbaai.org)

DisinfoLab seeks highly motivated, detail-oriented, and entrepreneurial team members for 2023-2024. The internship is 10 hrs/week and runs from Monday, September 18th, to Friday, December 8th.

DisinfoLab: Disinformation Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Writing and editing reports, op-eds, and articles about emerging trends in disinformation

• Working alongside a technical team to support analysis of online disinformation

Desirable Qualifications:

• Coursework in international relations, public policy, government, or history

• Previous research experience

To apply, please send a resume and a writing sample (<5 pages) to disinfolab@gmail.com by Monday, September 11th, 2023.

DisinfoLab: Technical Disinformation Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Web scraping social media platforms and utilizing APIs to create novel datasets

• Analyzing data and producing data visualizations for research reports

Required Qualifications:

• At least 1 semester of Python experience or an equivalent programming language

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with packages like pandas, matplotlib, and other relevant data science libraries

To apply, please send a resume and a 1-page description of a past project (personal, or academic) to disinfolab@gmail.com by Monday, September 11th, 2023.

DisinfoLab: Software Engineer

Responsibilities include:

• Leveraging knowledge in computer vision, database management, web development and other relevant technical skills to develop new capabilities for DisinfoLab’s software startups

• Attending regular standup meetings (3 times per week)

Required Qualifications:

• Completed CSCI 241 (Data Structures)

• Completed CSCI 301 (Software Development) or an equivalent internship or personal project

Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge of React or other similar front-end frameworks

• Experience with training and deploying machine learning models

To apply, please send a resume and a 1-page description of a past project (personal, or academic) to disinfolab@gmail.com by Monday, September 11th, 2023.