This is an opportunity for undergraduate students to help guide an National Science Foundation (NSF) IUSE project! This part-time position for work-study eligible students starts at $18/hr for up to 5hrs/week. Undergraduate students will serve on the project’s advisory board meetings biweekly and conduct informational outreach to peers. Board members are encouraged to engage in critical dialogue about student experience and research as the team completes this multi-year project.
Interested Berkeley undergraduate students should submit this application by October 27, 2023. Interviews will be held in Early-Mid November.
Data Science students and candidates in their sophomore and junior years from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Using Forest Plots to Report Regression Estimates: A Useful Data Visualization Technique
by Sharon Green
Regression models help us understand relationships between two or more variables. In many cases, results are summarized in tables that present coefficients, standard errors, and p-values. Reading these can be a slog. Figures such as forest plots can help us communicate results more effectively and may lead to a better understanding of the data. This blog post is a tutorial on two different approaches to creating high-quality and reproducible forest plots, one using ggplot2 and one using the forestplot package.
Americanist Linguistics: on Ethics and Intent
by Anna Björklund
In this post, Anna Björklund investigates the origin of the linguistic study of indigenous American languages, its inextricable ties to settler-colonialism, and how linguistics can move forward as a field.
UC Berkeley Datahub is hiring! They are seeking a student intern to be a front-end developer as part of the Datahub team. The student employee will be responsible for providing support to the Datahub service affiliated with UC Berkeley's Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) and Data Science Undergraduate Studies (DSUS). This role will primarily involve two key areas of focus: assisting in the development and maintenance of the nbgitpuller browser extension and handling data retrieval requests from students.
Requirements:
Experience with hands-on software development or software engineering beyond coursework.
Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with a solid understanding of web standards and best practices.
Familiarity with version control systems, especially Git.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
The Berkeley Institute for Young Americans, a research center at the Goldman School of Public Policy, is hiring a GSR for Spring 2024 to analyze data and write-up results for a forthcoming "2024 Election Center" section of our website. The GSR will focus broadly on several longitudinal datasets relevant to the political engagement of different generations with a focus on young adults, helping to clean, assemble, and analyze these data and produce descriptive figures and narrative.
We will review applications on a rolling basis, so apply early for best consideration.
Responsibilities:
Collect, assemble, clean, and code quantitative data
Analyze quantitative data and produce charts, tables, graphs, and maps
Contact government agencies and other organizations to request data
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at UC Berkeley is recruiting for a Research Manager to support the Center’s growing portfolio of research on political economy, governance, conflict, security, and related topics. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and organized self-starter eager to contribute to the success of a dynamic research organization while expanding their networks and positioning themselves for future career growth. The role will report to the Executive Director and Professor Fred Finan.
Requirements:
[Preferred] MA/MS in Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Business, International Relations, Public Health or related field;
Coursework in quantitative research methods, including mathematical statistics, econometrics, and microeconomics;
Strong ability to research, analyze, and synthesize large amounts of data for preparing high-quality proposals and reports;
Strong interpersonal skills in working with colleagues at all levels
Student Affairs Assessment Fellow Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Department
The Division of Student Affairs advances the learning and personal growth of UC Berkeley students by providing leadership, services, and opportunities that enable students to succeed in and contribute to a diverse and global society. The Student Affairs Assessment Fellow position is a unique opportunity to develop project management, communications, and research skills while serving programs that support your own community. You do not need research skills to apply - you will learn them on the job.
The Fellow will collaborate with their supervisor and other staff to collect and organize qualitative data such as written responses from surveys or focus group transcripts, administer surveys using Qualtrics and Google Forms, validate data by comparing numbers from different data sources, and more!
Requirements:
Currently registered UC Berkeley undergraduate with work-study availability for 10-15 hrs/week
Strong skills in communication and teamwork
Proficient with at least Excel/Google Sheets and shows aptitude for learning data analysis tools, including Tableau and Qualtrics. Experience with R, Python, or other statistical software preferred.
Eager to learn and develop a full range of assessment and data analysis skills, including communications and project management as well as social science research techniques.
George Moses Horton: Remediating Oral Poetry for the Digital Age The Hass Chair in English, UCB
Exploring African-American history and culture in the age of AI and ChatGPT, this presentation explores and examines how AI and ChatGPT have changed African-American history and culture forever.
Using the digital tools of augmented reality (AR) and generative AI (Midjourney and ChatGPT), you will be able to transport yourself back to Antebellum South (from 1830 to 1865) at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, where you will meet George Moses Horton, a slave who is a poetic genius (i.e., a hiphop freestyle poet in the style of Too Short, Common, and Jay-Z).
Please bring your mobile phone or tablet and your headphones or earbuds to watch and listen as a virtual George Moses Horton recites his poems and responds to questions from the audience. You will be able to ask George to compose a poem for the occasion or person of your choice, about the future of AI and other questions about life in slave culture and history, and more!
Can ChatGPT write poetry as immersive as African-American poet George Moses Horton?
Special guests: Bay Area hip hop poets vs. ChatGPT!
When: October 18, 6:20pm-9pm
Where: 110 Social Science (Formerly Barrows Hall)
We’re inviting top PhD students all over the world to compete at the Global PhD Datathon this November. Top performing students have the opportunity to win $25,000USD in cash prizes along with exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel.
The Datathon challenges students from the world's best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education. PhD Datathon is a global data science competition, even bigger and more exciting than our university-wide events!
This Datathon is virtual, and participants will be able to work on their submissions individually anytime during the week to accommodate their schedules.
When: November 6-13
Who: Current Ph.D. students and post-doc researchers
Prizes: $25,000USD + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel & Citadel Securities
Admissions are made on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to complete your application now!
If you have any questions, please reach out to competitions@correlation-one.com.
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