Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy Internship opportunity is looking for Technology intern for Project SIREN and Public Archive, our initiatives at the Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory (IMHO). The intern will be responsible for automating the sourcing of two major data sets within these initiatives.
Roles and Responsibilities
- 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
- Source parliament questions from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha websites, and adapt and use available open-source code to index the questions
- Extract data on article characteristics, socio-demographic and case-specific data
- Commit at least 15-20 hours per week
Requirements
- B.Tech (completed or in the last year) or Master’s degree (ongoing) in Computer Science
- Experience with using open-source tools/bots for web scraping purposes
- Familiar with Natural Language Procession (NLP)
- Fluency in English
- Interest in public health/mental health/suicide prevention
- Ability to work Independently
Benefits
- Stipend
- Certificate on completion
Application Procedure
Interested candidates can share their CV along with references of their previous web scrapping projects to imho@cmhlp.org. In the subject line of the email, mention ‘Tech Intern Application- Automation’.
