Fall 2025 Atlas Lab Internship / Immersion Applications Now Open
The Atlas Lab is accepting applications for a limited number of Fall Semester 2025 interns through April 11, 2024. Interviews for selected qualified applicants will begin on April 14, and finalists will be notified the week of May 5. Apply here.
Atlas Lab Student Team Members support research activity, create social media content, and facilitate public engagement through social media analysis. Students directly benefit from this experience as it provides them with a portfolio of professional and/or academic writing, training in social media listening tools and techniques, and networking opportunities created by interactions with university faculty, staff, and external partners.
Internships are typically unpaid, and can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 internship or individual problems credits, depending on students’ needs. If a student is a selected, the Atlas Lab will work with each student’s home department to finalize course registration according to department policies.
Available Team Member Positions
Social Media Trend Reporters (~4 positions)
- write articles about current topics and trends informed by social media data
- attend watch parties and events to explain social media analytics to general audiences
Atlas Lab Media Manager (1 position)
- create content and help manage Atlas Lab social media channels
- work with videographers to develop ideas for research highlight reels
- promote Atlas Lab events
- serve as liaison to CJC media properties (ESPN, WUFT, WRUF, Noticias, GHQ, etc.)
Lab Videographer (1 position)
- create video/audio content explaining social media-related topics
- produce and edit Atlas Lab research highlight reels
Social Media Researchers (~4 positions)
- assist faculty and students with data acquisition and analysis
- conduct social media research for client projects
- write and test computer code for data acquisition and analysis
- lead or support training sessions and workshops
- create instructional materials and documentation for classes and workshops
Lab Designer / Copywriter (1 position)
- design report templates
- create graphics and charts
- create and edit instructional materials and documentation
Atlas Lab Team Leads (~2 positions)
- provide leadership for teams of reporters or researchers
- organize team meetings, record meeting notes, and provide project management
- serve as liaison between Atlas Lab director and team members
- assist Atlas Lab director in organizing events, trainings, and workshops
- assist in final preparation of client deliverables
Team Member Requirements
Atlas Lab Student Team Members are expected to contribute 3 hours of work per week per credit, and must meet weekly with the Atlas Lab Director or assigned team for training and project assignments.
Atlas Lab Student Team Members must demonstrate the ability to work independently, learn technical procedures quickly, and have excellent written and oral communication skills. Team members should also have a demonstrated experience in at least two of the following areas: reporting, social media analytics, social media management, data journalism, data visualization. While experience with basic computer programming or statistics is helpful, it is not required and training can be provided as needed.
Strongly preferred prerequisite courses:
- MMC 2450 Data Literacy for Communicators
- MMC 3420 Consumer and Audience Analytics
Preferred prerequisite courses (at least 1 of these courses):
- ADV 3500 Digital Insights
- JOU 3305 Data Journalism
- JOU 3366C Social Media for Journalists
- JOU 4306 Advanced Data Journalism
- JOU 4318 Sports Data Journalism
- RTV 3106 Writing and Reporting for Interactive Media
- PUR 3622 Social Media Management
- PUR 4501 Social Media Listening and Analytics
