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Carpentries Clippings, 25 July

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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.  

  • 26 July

    • Ukrainian Community Call at 13:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar).

      • This is the Ukrainian language Carpentries community call that takes place on the fourth Friday of every month.

  • 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 Carpentries community members in the midwestern part of the United States.

  • 31 July

  • 1 August

  • 2 August

  • 7 August

    • 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.

    • 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.

  • 13 August

    • Creating a workshop website co-working session at 13:00 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.

      • This session is repeated on 28 August at 18:00 (find your time; add to your calendar).

      • Please note, this session will not include a demonstration on how to create the workshop webpage. For that, please see the sessions on 2 August above and 14 August below.

  • 14 August

    • How to create a workshop website at 13:00 UTC (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.

    • 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.

  • 22 August

    • 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.

  • 23 August

    • Ukrainian Community Call at 13:00 UTC (find your time; add to calendar).

      • This is the Ukrainian language Carpentries community call that takes place on the fourth Friday of every month.

  • 26 August

    • 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.

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Community Opportunity Postings

  • The University of California (UC) Davis Library is seeking to recruit a Community Manager to support the work of the UC Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network. This career position ends 18 months from the date of hire with possible extension or becoming indefinite. Applications close on 26 July 2024.

  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library seeks a Data Scientist (Bioinformatics) to specialise in services like bibliometrics, research data services, and bioinformatics services in support of NIH intramural research, and to develop new services to further open science and data sharing at NIH. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on 02 August 2024.

  • Development Seed is seeking a software engineer to fill the position of a Geospatial Services Engineer to develop geospatial data services and advance open-source geospatial technologies. The position is remote but must be located in a European Space Agency (ESA) Member State. The first review of applications started on 15 July 2024. Presumably open until filled.

  • The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is seeking a Program Officer to join their Curiosity-Driven Science Initiative. The candidate must be an accomplished professional with knowledge of informal science learning expertise in the design of learning experiences or public programming for youth, a passion for science, and an interest in advancing philanthropic programs that seek to connect youth and communities with science in deep and compelling ways. Presumably open until filled.

  • Microsoft Research Africa, Nairobi is looking for a full-time Senior NLP/ML Researcher to join their team. The ideal candidate will have deep ML/NLP/Generative AI research experience, a proven track record of research leadership, experience or interest in working with a multidisciplinary team and a dedication to impact in Africa. Applications are 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 successful candidate 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. Applications will continue to be accepted until 18 October 2024, but those received after the review date of 11 July 2024 will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

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