[Geospatial] UCSF seeks grad student spring intern for abortion mapping project

Wed Feb 5 13:12:02 PST 2025

Hello all,

I was asked by a professor at UCSF to share the following recruitment notice for a graduate student in California with skills in ArcGIS to help with a mapping project.

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Graduate Student Internship (Spring 2025)<https://www.ansirh.org/graduate-student-internship-spring-2025>
ANSIRH is seeking a graduate student in California to work closely with faculty and staff on a short-term ArcGIS project to collect, visualize, and map data that will further our understanding of abortion care in California. This project seeks to shed light on the extent to which the demand for abortion care in California is being met, including identifying where the healthcare gaps may exist, and where additional resources may serve to improve abortion access.

The intern will be responsible for building on ANSIRH’s current database of publicly advertised abortion-providing facilities to collect and integrate data on other California abortion facilities (e.g. UC/CSU campuses, Kaiser), Crisis Pregnancy Centers, and hospitals. The intern will also be responsible for capturing community-level characteristics such as the population distribution of pregnancy-capable people and social determinants of health data. The intern will be responsible for identifying, downloading and managing data, as well as making personal contact (phone/email) to access potential data sources. The intern will integrate these data in an ArcGIS database, creating maps to illustrate the geographic distribution of data, as well as documenting their methodology for this process. While the intern is expected to work on most tasks independently, the intern will work within a multi-disciplinary team at ANSIRH. This position is embedded in a robust mentorship structure with frequent collaboration with senior scholars at UCSF. For this California-focused project, we are seeking an intern based in California, although the work can be done remotely. ANSIRH values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from candidates who are people of color or are otherwise historically excluded in abortion research.

About ANSIRH
Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)<https://www.ansirh.org/> is a collaborative research group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a program of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health<https://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu/>, a key research entity of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) Division of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences (OB/GYN & RS) at UCSF. We are committed to integrity, collaboration, innovation, cultivation, and justice, and that means building and supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we recruit and hire with an understanding of the lived realities of people who have experienced system oppression.
At ANSIRH, we conduct innovative, rigorous, multidisciplinary research on complex issues related to people’s sexual and reproductive lives. Our work is informed by an understanding of the role that structural inequities play in shaping health. We believe in the importance of research in advancing evidence-based policy, practice, and public discourse to improve reproductive wellbeing. We envision a world in which all people have the resources, support, and freedom to achieve reproductive wellbeing.

Required Qualifications

  *   Current or recent graduate student in data science, demography, sociology, public health, law, or other social science, based in California
  *   Experience using ArcGIS platform to organize data and build interactive maps
  *   Experience working with and managing large datasets, including identification and integration of data from different sources
  *   Attention to detail
  *   Strong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills
  *   Ability to work well independently with supervision to complete project tasks in a timely manner
  *   Ability to collaborate with the research team and project partners
  *   Ability to meet deadlines
  *   Demonstrated commitment to an intersectional framework that includes socioeconomic and racial/ethnic justice
  *   Commitment to applying perspectives of communities of color to health issues

Preferred Qualifications

  *   Experience working in research, preferably in public health
  *   Positive attitude and willingness to learn
  *   Interest in a career in social science research

The internship starts in February 2025 and continues through the end of June 2025. The position requires approximately 20 hours per week and pay is $30 per hour. Work can be done during flexible times but requires workday hours to collaborate with the ANSIRH team. The project can be done remotely from anywhere in California.

Interested candidates should complete a screening survey and upload a resume and cover letter here<https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8Gmav926sCvKQsu>. Please direct any questions to abortionfacilitydatabase at ucsf.edu<mailto:abortionfacilitydatabase at ucsf.edu>.
Note: In your cover letter which should address your experience working in ArcGIS and interest in this position, please include a brief paragraph reflecting your “Contributions to Diversity Statement,” describing the following:

  *   Your awareness and any past experience or background that has made you aware of inequities and challenges faced by people of color or economically disadvantaged groups.
  *   Your commitment to socioeconomic and racial/ethnic justice, professionally and/or personally.
(See https://diversity.ucsf.edu/contributions-to-diversity-statement for guidance although please limit your statement to one paragraph)

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Janet Reyes
Geospatial Information Librarian
UCR Library | University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900 | Orbach Library, Room 118
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Office: 951.827.6421 | Fax: 951.827.2255 | janet.reyes at ucr.edu<mailto:janet.reyes at ucr.edu>

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