Consulting Requests
We remain open for you to submit new consulting requests through December 9th, after which our system will be closed. Consultants will reach out to schedule individual consulting sessions by email and Zoom
through December 16th.

Workshops for Fall Semester
Our Workshop Intensives next week (Dec 5-8) are still open for registration. Python Fundamentals is confirmed, whereas other workshops are pending as they depend on our graduate student availability.

D-Lab Data Services
D-Lab Data Services will continue uninterrupted, as will the Regional FSRDC (Federal Statistical Research Data Centers - Census Bureau).

Upcoming D-Lab Workshop Intensives
The D-Lab Workshop Intensives are a version of our workshops offered at the end of the semester during RRR week, occurring on consecutive days in a single week, rather than spread out. We will also offer these same intensives again in mid-January the week before classes start.

Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-4
Dec 5, 6, 7, 8 | 9am-12pm | Register for Zoom link
Confirmed - please register

R Fundamentals: Parts 1-4
Dec 5, 6, 7, 8 | 2pm-5pm | Register for Zoom link
Pending - please register and stay tuned

Stata Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
Dec 5, 6, 7 | 9am-12pm | Register for Zoom link
Pending - please register and stay tuned

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Keep an eye on our events calendar for upcoming workshops!

Data Science Education Podcast
Season 4, Episode 7

Increasing Representation in Data Science Research
In this episode, we’re speaking with Deb Agarwal who is Scientific Data Division Director at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory managed by the University of California. She shares her experiences getting started in data science research and how she’s seen the field of data science evolve into what we know it as today. She also speaks about why increasing representation in data science research is so important and how we can encourage diversity within the research field.

Listen here.

TextXD: Text Analysis Across Domains 2022
Monday, December 5 - Wednesday, December 7

The 6th Annual TextXD is less than a month away!
TextXD is an interdisciplinary conference focused on computational text analysis, spanning theory, tools, empirical applications, and ethics. We bring together researchers in fields including (but not limited to) human languages, literature, social science, computer science, health, and medicine to share their approaches, perspectives, problems, and solutions because we know that innovation is the product of synthesis across domains.

The conference is hosted by the Berkeley Institute for Data Science and
partnering with D-Lab to provide training on foundational computational text analysis tools.

Program Overview
Day 1 (December 5) will be a half-day and will include registration, networking, an opening keynote, and a welcome reception with food and drinks.
There will be an optional full-day training workshop by D-Lab on how to perform Text Analysis using natural language processing tools and methods for an additional fee.

Days 2 & 3 (December 6-7) will feature keynote speakers, talks and posters from current NLP researchers and leaders in text analysis across multiple domains, with discussion sessions over lunch and the closing reception.

FAQs
Will this be an in-person event?
Yes, the event will take place on the UC Berkeley Campus.
Read other FAQs

Conference Registration
Please register for the conference by November 30th.

We hope you will join us in December for 3 days of inspiration, learning, networking, and deepening your expertise in text analysis across domains.

Digital Sociology Jobs at 
Center for Research in Social Inequalities in Paris
The Center for Research in Social Inequalities (CRIS - Le Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales) is recruiting for two positions based in Paris.

Digital Sociology Postdoc
This is a full-time post-doc position for at least 18 months, with the possibility of an extension, for a disinformation research project. CRIS develops cutting-edge research on social stratification and inequalities. Apply here

Digital Sociology Research Assistant/Project Manager
This is a part-time, 20 hours/week position for at least 18 months, with the possibility of an extension. Monthly salary starts at 1 600 €/month before social charges with benefits. Apply here

To apply, please use the above links to submit a cover letter and CV both in English, as well as a writing sample, and the contact information of three professional references by December 1, 2022 (or until filled). Questions can be sent to: jen.schradie@sciencespo.fr

Senior Systems Engineer
at UCLA HumTech
The Humanities Technology (HumTech) at UCLA is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer. This position serves as technical lead on operations and projects for current and future humanities computing infrastructures, and drives disaster recovery/business continuity planning. 

Apply here by December 13 for first review.

The eXperimental social
science Laboratory (XLab)

Xlab supports UC Berkeley’s world class research by providing resources such as access to participant pools, experiment coordination, payment support, access to softwares, grants, and more. It also provides technical and administrative support. For more information about Xlab, click here!