The Macaulay Library is an expansive archive of millions of pieces of media submitted by eBirders from around the world. These media are used to build tools like Merlin; used in scientific research; as inspiration for art; and as a learning resource for anyone in the world. To support the work of the Macaulay Library, we are seeking student assistants to help with the following projects listed below. <\/span><\/p>\n For all projects, students are expected to have the following skills:<\/span><\/p>\n The Machine Learning in Macaulay Library (ML^2) Team is seeking student assistants to help build the annotated training datasets that power the machine learning classification systems of Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID. Students can work on either or both of the following projects:<\/span><\/p>\n Depending on the student worker’s interests and availability, additional opportunities related to Merlin may include:<\/span><\/p>\n Students are expected to work 5–10 hours per week, including one weekly meeting with their supervisor over Zoom. Hours may be worked remotely or in person, depending on the agreed upon responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n The eBird and Merlin Engagement Team is seeking a student assistant to create content for eBird and Merlin’s web and social media platforms. Essential job duties include working on: <\/span><\/p>\n Depending on the student worker’s interests and availability, additional opportunities may include:<\/span><\/p>\n This position will be supervised by Alli Smith and Emily Engle. Students are expected to work 5–10 hours per week, including one weekly in-person meeting with their supervisor(s) at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Other hours may be worked remotely or in person.<\/span><\/p>\n We are seeking undergraduate students who have an interest in animal behavior. Students will have the opportunity to gain skills in data collection and data analysis techniques using the Macaulay Library collection of sound and video recordings of animal behavior. Students will learn how to collect and utilize media in their research, integrate field and lab methods, and develop computational skills for modern, integrative biology research. Research questions could include, but are not limited to, what is the variation in song in house wrens, do ovenbirds incorporate mimicry in their flight calls, does the song of American Robins vary in an individual over its lifetime? Do you desire another topic? With a mentor, you can develop your own research question. If interested, contact Glenn Seeholzer<\/a> (gfs23@cornell.edu<\/a>) explaining your research interests.<\/p>\n Email David Weber<\/a> (djw322@cornell.edu<\/a><\/span>) with any questions, or to express your interest in one of these projects. Be sure to include information about your experience. A cover letter and resume is recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opportunities for Cornell Undergraduates The Macaulay Library is an expansive archive of millions of pieces of media submitted by eBirders from around the world. These media are used to build tools like Merlin; used in scientific research; as inspiration for art; and as a learning resource for anyone in the world. To support the work…","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3227,"parent":2603,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1641","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1641"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9758,"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1641\/revisions\/9758"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macaulaylibrary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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