From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:40:35 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wonder-woman.cni.org (account joan@cni.org [192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPSA id 28094345 for cni-announce@cni.org; Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:55:37 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_F635E9E5-6531-40EF-866A-9582B37A282A" Subject: Research Data Alliance - US Call for Fellows X-Original-Message-Id: <0E7BA878-C802-4073-9999-A88ECA4315D7@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:53:35 -0500 X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_F635E9E5-6531-40EF-866A-9582B37A282A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Posting on behalf of our colleagues at the Research Data Alliance. --Joan Lippincott, CNI Research Data Alliance/US Call for Fellows The Research Data Alliance (RDA) invites applications for its newly = redesigned fellowship program. The program=92s goal is to engage early = career researchers in the US in Research Data Alliance (RDA), a dynamic = and young global organization that seeks to eliminate the technical and = social barriers to research data sharing. The successful Fellow will engage in the RDA through a 12-18 month = project under the guidance of a mentor from the RDA community. The = project is carried out within the context of an RDA Working Group (WG), = Interest Group (IG), or Coordination Group (i.e., Technical Advisory = Board), and is expected to have mutual benefit to both Fellow and the = group=92s goals. Fellows receive a stipend and travel support and must = be currently employed or appointed at a US institution. =20 Fellows have a chance to work on real-world challenges of high = importance to RDA, for instance: Engage with social sciences experts to study the human and = organizational barriers to technology sharing Apply a WG product to a need in the Fellow=92s discipline Develop plan and disseminate RDA research data sharing practices Develop and test adoption strategies Study and recommend strategies to facilitate adoption of outputs from = WGs into the broader RDA membership and other organizations Engage with potential adopting organizations and study their practices = and needs Develop outreach materials to disseminate information about RDA and its = products Adapt and transfer outputs from WGs into the broader RDA membership and = other organizations The program involves one or two summer internships and travel to RDA = plenaries during the duration of the fellowship (international and = domestic travel). Fellows will receive a $5000 stipend for each summer = of the fellowship. Fellows will be paired with a mentor from the RDA = community. Through the RDA Data Share program, fellows will participate = in a cohort building orientation workshop offering training in RDA and = data sciences. This workshop is held at the beginning of the = fellowship. RDA Data Share program coordinators will work with Fellows = and mentors to clarify roles and responsibilities at the start of the = fellowship. Criteria for selection: The Fellows engaging in the RDA Data Share = program are sought from a variety of backgrounds: communications, = social, natural and physical sciences, business, informatics, and = computer science. The RDA Data Share program will look for a T-shaped = skill set, where early signs of cross discipline competency are combined = with evidence of teamwork and communication skills, and a deep = competency in one discipline. Additional criteria include: interest in and commitment to data sharing = and open access; demonstrated ability to work in teams and within a = limited time framework; and benefit to the applicant=92s career = trajectory. Eligibility: Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at = institutions of higher education in the United States, and early career = researchers at U.S.-based research institutions who graduated with a = relevant master=92s or PhD and are no more than three years beyond = receipt of their degree. Applications from traditionally underserved = populations are strongly encouraged to apply.=20 To apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their = resume/curriculum vitae and a 300-500 word statement that briefly = describes their education, interests in data issues, and career goals to = datashare-inquiry-l@list.indiana.edu. Candidates are encouraged to = browse the RDA website https://rd-alliance.org/ and pages of interest = and working groups to identify relevant topics and mutual interests. For more on this call see: = https://www.rd-alliance.org/research-data-allianceus-call-fellows.html-1 Important dates: April 16, 2015 =96 Fellowship applications are due May 1, 2015 =96 Award notifications June 18-19, 2015 =96 Fellowship begins with the orientation workshop in = Bloomington, IN RDA Data Share, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under award = G-2014-13746, engages students and early career researchers in the = Research Data Alliance. This engagement builds on foundational = infrastructure funded by the National Science Foundation grant # = ACI-1349002. --Apple-Mail=_F635E9E5-6531-40EF-866A-9582B37A282A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Posting on behalf of our colleagues = at the Research Data Alliance.
--Joan Lippincott, CNI

Research Data Alliance/US Call for = Fellows
The Research Data Alliance = (RDA) invites applications for its newly redesigned fellowship program. = The program=92s goal is to engage early career researchers in the US in = Research Data Alliance (RDA), a dynamic and young global organization = that seeks to eliminate the technical and social barriers to research = data sharing.
The successful Fellow will = engage in the RDA through a 12-18 month project under the guidance of a = mentor from the RDA community. The project is carried out within the = context of an RDA Working Group (WG), Interest Group (IG), or = Coordination Group (i.e., Technical Advisory Board), and is expected to = have mutual benefit to both Fellow and the group=92s goals. Fellows = receive a stipend and travel support and must be currently employed or = appointed at a US institution.  
  • Engage with social = sciences experts to study the human and organizational barriers to = technology sharing
  • Apply a WG product to a need in the Fellow=92s = discipline
  • Develop plan and disseminate RDA research data = sharing practices
  • Develop and test adoption strategies
  • Develop outreach materials to disseminate = information about RDA and its products
  • Adapt and transfer outputs = from WGs into the broader RDA membership and other = organizations
    • The program involves one or = two summer internships and travel to RDA plenaries during the duration = of the fellowship (international and domestic travel). Fellows will = receive a $5000 stipend for each summer of the fellowship.  Fellows = will be paired with a mentor from the RDA community.  Through the = RDA Data Share program, fellows will participate in a cohort building = orientation workshop offering training in RDA and data = sciences.   This workshop is held at the beginning of the = fellowship.  RDA Data Share program coordinators will work with = Fellows and mentors to clarify roles and responsibilities at the start = of the fellowship.
    Criteria for = selection: The Fellows engaging in the RDA Data Share program = are sought from a variety of backgrounds: communications, social, = natural and physical sciences, business, informatics, and computer = science. The RDA Data Share program will look for a T-shaped skill set, = where early signs of cross discipline competency are combined with = evidence of teamwork and communication skills, and a deep competency in = one discipline.
    Additional criteria include: = interest in and commitment to data sharing and open access; demonstrated = ability to work in teams and within a limited time framework; and = benefit to the applicant=92s career trajectory.
    Eligibility: Graduate students and = postdoctoral researchers at institutions of higher education in the = United States, and early career researchers at U.S.-based research = institutions who graduated with a relevant master=92s or PhD and are no = more than three years beyond receipt of their degree.  Applications = from traditionally underserved populations are strongly encouraged to = apply. 
    To apply: Interested candidates are = invited to submit their resume/curriculum vitae and a 300-500 word = statement that briefly describes their education, interests in data = issues, and career goals to datashare-inquiry-l@list.indiana.edu. = Candidates are encouraged to browse the RDA website https://rd-alliance.org/ and pages of = interest and working groups to identify relevant topics and mutual = interests.
    Important = dates:
    April 16, 2015 =96 Fellowship = applications are due
    May 1, 2015 =96 Award = notifications
    June 18-19, 2015 =96 =  Fellowship begins with the orientation workshop in Bloomington, = IN
    RDA = Data Share, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under award = G-2014-13746, engages students and early career researchers in the = Research Data Alliance.  This engagement builds on foundational = infrastructure funded by the National Science Foundation grant # = ACI-1349002.

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