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Are you interested in contributing? We are expanding our volunteer workforce beginning in September. We offer an opportunity to build professionally relevant skills while contributing to substantial humanitarian projects. Whether you’re looking to put your GIS skills to use for a good cause or learn what GIS stands for, you’ll be engaged in meaningful work.

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University Affiliation *Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyHarvard Kennedy School of GovernmentHarvard OtherMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyOther Boston-Area SchoolOther University AffiliationNo University Affiliation

Alumni may select their former institution.

Role *PhD Student/CandidateMaster's StudentUndergraduate StudentResearch Fellow or PostdocFacultyUniversity Staff/Other AffiliationNo University Affiliation

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Please list any non-English languages you speak, read, or understand.

Indicate level of proficiency if other than fluent (C2).

Do you have professional or academic experience with OSINT methods? If so, please list below.

Do you have OSINT-related technical skills (examples include remote sensing, AI/ML, mapping software, etc.) If so, please list below. If you have no experience with OSINT-related technical skills but are interested in learning, please indicate below.

Do you have experience with report-writing or editing? If so, please describe below. If you have no experience but are interested in learning, please below.

Do you have experience with social media marketing or management? If so, please list below. If you have no experience but are interested in learning, please indicate below.

The nature of this work means that there may be exposure to material that can be considered graphic or upsetting. As a team, we want to support you in any way we can and will provide resources and trainings on resiliency and avoiding vicarious/secondhand trauma. In light of this, please explain your comfort with working with potentially distressing materials and any former experience with such work. *

Your answer will not influence the evaluation of your application. It will be used only to determine your role within the project and to provide appropriate resources to you if you are accepted.

Are you affiliated with any military branches, government offices, bureaus, or organizations, or with any non-state armed groups or non-governmental organizations? If so, please list them below. Otherwise, explicitly affirm that you are not. *

Why would you like to work with the UDVL? *

Your response may be brief and informal.

This project requires a weekly time commitment; however, the amount of time you commit can scale to your availability. How many hours per week would you be able to consistently and definitively commit to this organization? *

Is there anything else you would like us to know?

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