Internship Opening: Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory

Internship Role: Technology Intern

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Description: 

• Source parliamentary questions from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha websites, adapt and use available open-source code to index the questions
• Use web scraping tools/bots to source news reports on suicide from English language e-papers and online publications, and extract data relevant to the SIREN scorecard
• Extract data on article characteristics, socio-demographic, and case-specific data
• Commit approximately 15-20 hours per week.

Qualifications: 

• B.Tech (completed/last year of degree) or Master’s degree (ongoing) in Computer Science
• Must have demonstrable experience with using open-source tools/bots for web scraping purposes
• Familiary with Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Must be fluent in English
• Interest in Public health/mental health/suicide prevention
• Ability to work independently.

Apply at [email protected]

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