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Carpentries Clippings, 27 June

#ReignitingCommunity

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A poster with a gauge tracker indicating The Carpentries progress towards its goal of having 6 months expenses in the bank. The poster has the following text. Money in the Bank: $486,268 USD. Difference since our last update: + $29,104 USD. We are 77% of the way towards our goal of having 6 months of operating expenses in the bank!

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.  

  • 3 July

    • Creating a workshop website co-working session at 08:00 UTC (find your time; add to your calendar)

      • Please join us in practice of creating the workshop website! This session is a space for anyone interested in practising creating a workshop website independently and who would like to have support and feedback in real-time. All are welcome! This is also a great opportunity for experienced Instructors to join and assist with answering questions, giving helpful hints, and guidance.

      • Please note, this session will not include a demonstration on how to create the workshop webpage. For that, please see the sessions on 5 and 19 July below.


    • CarpentriesOffline Community Meeting with Janetta Steyn at 14:30 UTC (find your time; add to your calendar)

      • CarpentriesOffline aims to provide a solution for running Software, Data, Library and HPC Carpentries workshop in areas where there is limited or no Internet access.

  • 4 July

  • 5 July

    • How to create a workshop website at 14:00 UCT (find your time; add to calendar)

      • A hands-on session on how to create a website for your Carpentries workshop. You will need a GitHub account.

  • 8 July

  • 10 July

    • Workshop debrief and teaching discussion at 17:00 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.

  • 15 July

    • Ask Me Anything: Lesson Development in the Carpentries with Sarah Stevens at 15:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

      • In this session, Sarah will answer questions about the lesson development ecosystem in the Carpentries.

  • 17 July

    • Workshop debrief and teaching discussion 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.

  • 19 July

    • How to create a workshop website at 13:30 UCT (find your time; add to calendar)

      • A hands-on session on how to create a website for your Carpentries workshop. You will need a GitHub account.

  • 22 July

    • UK Carpentry Community Monthly Call with Aleksandra Nenadic at 15:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar)

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

  • 23 July

    • Australia and New Zealand Community Call at 01:00 UTC at (find your time; add to calendar)

      • Regional Carpentries community calls to provide an informal meet up every month for members of the Carpentries community in Australia and New Zealand.

  • 25 July

    • 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.

  • 29 July

    • Regional US Midwest Community Discussion with John MacMullen at 16:00 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

  • The Research and Analytics Department (RAD) in the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) is seeking candidates for a full-time Data Analyst position to explore, analyze, and create new datasets for information pertinent to OAG investigations. Applications close on 12 July 2024.

  • Virginia Tech seeks an experienced, mission-driven, strategic leader to be the next Associate Vice President for Research Computing who will partner with researchers to increase Virginia Tech’s competitive advantage for grants and discover new opportunities for research computing in high-impact areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and visualization. Review began on 24 June, but the post is open until filled.

  • The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at the Yale School of Medicine is seeking a Biomedical Informatics Librarian to provide support services to clinicians and researchers who use clinical and other healthcare data for informatics research. Presumably open until filled.

  • The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library, seeks an innovative, strategic, forward-thinking professional to serve as the Open Science, Research & Engagement Librarian in STEM. Reporting to the Director, Research & Engagement, the position will be a member of the Research & Engagement department and part of the Subject Librarian Program, providing research and instructional support to all academic departments on campus. The next review date of applications is 11 July 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

The Carpentries is funded in part by grants and small donations. Donating even a small amount can make a big difference - we value all contributions!

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