The Living Art and Ecology Lab is Hiring!
We are looking for ten undergraduate students to assist on two interdisciplinary research projects this year.
Photo of the Lichen Likers student-faculty group from last year, pictured with a 3D lichen model they created using augmented reality
Learning Lichen is an artistic research project supported by the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme of Care, Culture, and Justice. The project aims to promote public awareness of the valuable relationship between humans, non-humans, and our shared environment through combining art and science practices. This project is a continuation of the Lichen Likers project from 2024, which you can learn about here: https://u.osu.edu/lichen/. We are hiring six (6) Student Research Assistants to collaborate with faculty and staff in exploring the topic described above. Four (4) student assistants will focus on workshop development and art research while two (2) will focus on the media design through digital documentation and storytelling. Faculty Advisors for this project are Amy Youngs and Doo-sung Yoo in the Department of Art.
Link to Apply: https://www.myworkday.com/osu/d/inst/15$151691/9925$254268.htmld
Lost Waters is a collaborative project to investigate changes to the South Oval Landscape across time, centering around the disappearance of Neil Run stream in the 1890s. Two teams of students will be hired to assist on this project: one focused on researching changes to the landscape, and the other focused on using this data to create an Augmented Reality artwork visualizing these changes. This research and artwork will help contextualize modern environmental conditions on campus, focusing on how hydrological changes have impacted ecosystem services and local biodiversity. This project is supported by an Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP) grant. Faculty Advisors for this project are Amy Youngs (Department of Art) and Jake Boswell (Landscape Architecture).
Link to Apply (Landscape Research): https://www.myworkday.com/osu/d/inst/15$392530/9925$254253.htmld
Link to Apply (Art and Tech): https://www.myworkday.com/osu/d/inst/15$151691/9925$254221.htmld
To apply to these projects or to learn more about each position, students should follow the links provided. You will be asked to enter your OSU login credentials to access the job postings.
The deadline to apply to these positions is listed as August 21st, but we may continue to accept applications until the end of the month.
Any questions can be sent to the Living Art and Ecology Lab Specialist Emma Kline at Kline.434@osu.edu.