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Carpentries Clippings, 25 January

#ReignitingCommunity

The (old) Carpentries Core Team at the Core Team retreat in June 2023.

Image credit: All Things Beautiful Photography

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Updates from The Carpentries

Code of Conduct Committee

The Code of Conduct Committee (CoCc) is recruiting

The Carpentries Code of Conduct Committee (CoCc) is recruiting! We are looking for 3-4 new members of the committee. The application form is linked here, and we will begin review in early April 2024. If you have any questions, please reach out to coc@carpentries.org or any of the existing members of the committee.

Best regards,

Sarah Stamps

Chair, The Carpentries Code of Conduct Committee  

Executive Council

Announcing the newly Elected 2024 Board of Directors

The election for the 2024 Board of Directors has concluded! We are pleased to welcome our new community-elected members (Nisha Ghatak, Jannetta Steyn, Mark Crowe, Paola Corrales) whose term of office will run from February 2024-2027. Learn more about the members of the Board of Directors on our blog.

Highlights from the Community Calendar

Community Sessions are a great way to interact with, learn from and share your knowledge and experiences with other Carpentries community members from around the world. Subscribe to our community calendar for updates on Community Sessions that may pique your interest and are in your time zone. Sign up to attend on the Community Sessions Etherpad. To request an accommodation to attend a community session, please fill out the accommodation request form.  

• 7 February

  • Open Refine (SWC, DC, and LC) Instructors and Maintainers: Instructor Notes push with Jennifer Stubbs at 15:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • Let's talk Open Refine! Instructors and Maintainers welcome from DC, SWC, and LC in order to synergize while recognizing each unique audience.  With the new Workbench look, let's revisit glossary and instructor notes to support each other and our learners.

  • Workshop debrief and teaching discussion with Scott Peterson at 18:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • Discussion designed for Instructors getting ready to teach or having recently taught to come discuss their workshop with the community and new instructors going through the check-out process.

• 8 February

  • Open Refine (SWC, DC, and LC) Instructors and Maintainers: Instructor Notes push with Jennifer Stubbs at 22:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • Let's talk Open Refine! Instructors and Maintainers welcome from DC, SWC, and LC in order to synergize while recognizing each unique audience.  With the new Workbench look, let's revisit glossary and instructor notes to support each other and our learners.

• 12 February

  • Welcome Session at 13:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • New to The Carpentries community? Join members of the Core Team and community to learn about the organisation, ways to engage, and to have your questions answered. These sessions provide onboarding for new Instructors and are ideal for new Member contacts and anyone curious to learn more about The Carpentries community. This is also a great place to re-onboard if you haven’t been engaged with us for a while!

    • This session will be repeated on 16 February at 09:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar), 20 February 15:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar), and 28 February at 12:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar) and 23:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar).

    • All upcoming Welcome Sessions are listed on the Welcome Sessions Etherpad.

• 19 February

  • Reigniting Community: Coffee with The Carpentries' Executive Director at 02:00 UTC (find your time; add to your calendar)

    • This discussion is open to all Carpentries community members. Join Dr. Kari L. Jordan, Executive Director for The Carpentries, in a conversation about our mission, vision, values, and strategic plan.

• 21 February

  • Workshop debrief and teaching discussion with Scott Peterson

     at 18:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • Discussion designed for Instructors getting ready to teach or having recently taught to come discuss their workshop with the community and new instructors going through the check-out process.

• 22 February

  • Regional Africa Community Discussion with Angelique Trusler at 10:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • This is a monthly call for community members in Africa.

• 26 February

  • Regional UK Community Discussion with Aleksandra Nenadic at 16:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • This is a monthly call for community members in the United Kingdom.

  • Regional US Midwest Community Discussion with John MacMullen at 17:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

    • This is a monthly call for community members in the midwestern part of the United States.

      
      

What you may have missed on the Carpentries blog

Community Opportunity Postings

• A position of Machine Learning Engineer: Remote Sensing and another in Machine Learning Engineer: Vessel Identity and Behavior are open at the Research and innovation team at Global Fishing Watch, an international, non-profit organisation committed to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency. Please apply by 26 January 2024.

  
  

• The College of Engineering at UW-Madison seeks a Research Computing Lead to expand our research computing services and help researchers access those services quickly and efficiently. Applications close on 28 January 2024.

• The Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI) is looking for a Machine Learning PhD Intern to join the team to work in the space of AI and equity for Africa. Applicants must be currently pursuing or recently have completed a PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science or a related field. This internship will be full time position for 6 months, located in Nairobi, Kenya, starting in May/June 2024.

  
  

• Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is looking for a Business Development and Partnerships Leads to lead the next phase of their growth, as they look to further diversify their funding modes and streams, as well as grow uptake and investment of open infrastructure by institutions and funders globally. Applications close on 12 February 2024.

  
  

• Harvard University’s Arts and Humanities Research Computing group, a small but growing team focused on supporting digital humanities research for faculty in the Arts and Humanities division, is looking for a Software Engineer to build, maintain, and support web-based faculty research projects. They are considering applications on a rolling basis, but apply by February 20 for best consideration.

  
  

• The Data Analytics program at Denison University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor for a one-year term, commencing in August 2024. They seek to hire an individual from one of the many disciplines that are representative of the applied, interdisciplinary nature of Data Analytics. Applications received by 23 February 2024 will receive full consideration.

  
  

• Two Postdoctoral Fellowships available with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the big data, computational needs of the Salmonella Grand Challenge project whose goal is to integrate research from across the agency’s labs to determine how and where Salmonella causes the highest risk to meat and poultry products. Fully remote option available. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until 17 May 2024.

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