Newsletter for the World Data System Early Career Researcher Network 9 May 2024
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“Navigating the Path to Success in Disaster Data Management” by Junshi Xia and Zhang Feng
Join us for an illuminating webinar where Professors Junshi Xia and Zhang Feng will delve into the pivotal aspects of disaster data management, encompassing data sharing, discovery, and integration. This session aims to be much more than a technical discussion. It is a unique opportunity for our Early Career Researcher network to gain insights and be inspired by professionals who have navigated this complex field successfully. Our distinguished speakers will not only cover the integral details of disaster data management but also provide guidance on how early career researchers can carve out their own successful path in this vital discipline.
Their professional journeys serve as invaluable roadmaps, offering practical advice and strategic direction. We encourage all aspiring professionals and curious minds to join us in this enlightening journey. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking for ways to make significant strides in disaster data management, this webinar offers valuable perspectives that could help shape your professional trajectory. We look forward to seeing you there
Register for the webinar here. |
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| Review this month's ISC opportunities for future events, application calls, jobs, vacancies and more in their monthly digest.
ECR Focused Calls:
✅ Apply for the Michelson Prizes – Next Generation Grants of $150,000 supporting early-career investigators who are working to significantly advance human immunology and vaccine and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.
Deadline: 9 June
✅ Call for submission of applications for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowships Program for early career scientists and researchers.
Deadline: 31 July |
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Opportunities for ECRs from around the World |
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| This special double session co-located with the RDA Virtual Plenary 22 is designed to showcase the outputs from the WorldFAIR project and to discuss next steps. The event is open to all; you do not need to be a member of the WorldFAIR consortium to join.
WorldFAIR has a number of distinctive features that are worthy of attention and will be of interest to the RDA and WDS community. WorldFAIR is a two-year European Commission funded project to advance the implementation of the FAIR principles. Coordinated by CODATA and with the RDA, WorldFAIR has the distinction of being a genuinely global project and has funded partners from around the world.
Dates: 22 and 23 May 2024, 12:00 – 14:00 UTC
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| This online forum will aim to provide an overview of PIDs in the scholarly publishing workflow then focus on: US National PID Strategy; implications of transitioning the Crossref Open Funder Registry to ROR; how Read and Publish deals are critically supported by ROR and other PIDs; implications of “metadata inflation” when third parties add PIDs and other metadata post-publication; and the unique challenges faced in the effective implementation of PIDs.
Date: 22 May @ 3 pm UTC |
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| The SSP community continues to focus on bringing together academics, funders, librarians, publishers, service providers, technologists, researchers and countless others with a communal interest and stake in disseminating scholarly information. The 46th Annual Meeting is an opportunity to continue the tradition and welcome all colleagues and community stakeholders.
Attendees will enjoy ample opportunities for meeting colleagues and sharing ideas at evening receptions, interactive lunches, facilitated networking sessions, and other events.
Dates: 29 - 31 May, Boston MA, In person meeting with virtual option.
More registration information here. |
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| PIDfest 2024 is a three-day international summit of talks, activities and workshops focusing on how persistent identifiers can deliver world-class research infrastructure.
The goal of this event is to bring together PID advocates, users, and leaders from around the world to solve real world infrastructure challenges that will accelerate research and innovation. Attendees can expect energetic discussions focused on solving real world challenges in delivering research infrastructure.
Dates: 11 - 13 June
Registration information here. |
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| The Open Data Awards provide funding for anyone (undergraduates, post-baccs, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research scientists, or faculty) willing to share a relevant data set. If you have a data set you are willing to share that is not yet public, please submit a proposal. The data, with relevant metadata, and a preprint of a Data in Brief-style manuscript will have to be made public before the award can be conferred. The award will depend on the size and nature of the data set.
Submission Deadline: 1 June |
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| The bi-monthly ROR Community calls include updates from the ROR team, opportunities for feedback on proposals for changes to ROR policies and procedures, demonstrations and presentations by ROR users, and more.
Date: 23 May @ 3 pm UTC |
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| CLARIN invites applications to join the CLARIN Trainers’ Network program. The network consists of experts who conduct training events at international summer schools, conferences, COST Actions, etc., in disciplines and communities relevant to CLARIN, such as linguistics, digital humanities, language technologies and social sciences.
They welcome all suitably qualified representatives from national consortia and centers, who hold full-time or part-time positions at an academic or research institution, to apply (including PhD students and postdocs). Ideally, candidates would have basic knowledge of the CLARIN research infrastructure. If candidates are unfamiliar with the CLARIN infrastructure but passionate about teaching activities, they will be offered a brief introductory session about the infrastructure.
For questions and/or more information, please get in touch with Iulianna van der Lek at training@clarin.eu. |
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| The Baltic Summer School of Digital Humanities is aimed at students and researchers of humanities and social sciences, library, and archives professionals. There are no prerequisites for participation, as the course does not require any background in DH computing. The working language of the summer school is English. After successful completion of the summer course, students will be awarded 3 ECTS by the University of Latvia.
Date: 22 - 26 July 2024, Riga, Latvia, and online |
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| The European Summer School on Artificial Intelligence (ESSAI) is the premier school on Artificial Intelligence in Europe. It is held every year by the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) together with the Advanced Course on Artificial Intelligence (ACAI), and it will be organized jointly with the 4th TAILOR Summer School on Artificial Intelligence.
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| The Global Open Science Cloud International Program Office (GOSC IPO) is launching a series of lightweight online webinars tailored to diverse stakeholders within GOSC communities. The inaugural webinar, 'Cloud Federation Technology and Application: YunKun Software System,' will take place on 20-24 May.
This training is supported by the CSTCloud team and is free of charge. The training program is organized in partnership with the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD), led by Professor Joseph Muliaro Wafula, and which is one of the inaugural nodes of the African Open Science Platform. This webinar is designed for African data scientists and domain experts at all career stages. The program is structured into two distinct parts, each carefully crafted to accommodate varying levels of expertise.
Register for the webinar here. |
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| Two Research Software Engineer positions are available at the National Oceanography Centre, in the UK. They are particularly looking for candidates with some Carpentries experience.
The positions are based in Southampton or Liverpool, hybrid working options available, but candidates must be resident in the UK.
Submission Deadline: 10 May 2024. |
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| 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 for applications is 11 July. |
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| OceanOS is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with strong experience in the marine environmental sciences to join their team. They also welcome applications from a Marine Biologist or Environmental Scientist who can demonstrate strong proficiency and experience in the field of data science.
The candidate will be tasked with processing, analyzing, and interpreting data from our cutting-edge marine biodiversity monitoring system. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights to inform environmental impact assessments and support decision-making for sustainable offshore wind development. |
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| The University of Oklahoma (OU) invites applications for a joint appointment as a Research Scientist with a focus on defense/security related supply chain and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools. This position is instrumental in realizing their vision of establishing a Center of Excellence in Defense Supply Chain at OU-Norman campus. This position will work collaboratively with the Oklahoma Aerospace & Defense Innovation Institute (OADII) and the Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC), both integral parts of OU’s commitment to cutting-edge research. |
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Do you have items to include in future WDS-ECR Network newsletters? Please send them to wds-ipo@utk.edu. |
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