What’s New in the ADSN – April 2024
Meet Australia’s Rising WiDS Stars (WiDS=Women in Data Science)
As part of International Women’s Day 2024, the ADSN hosted a special online event that introduced 25 of Australia’s Rising Stars in Data Science.
The event was part of the worldwide Women in Data Science (WiDS) movement. We featured five women every hour – for five hours. Each woman shared their ‘Data Science Journey’ story on why and how they are where they are.
The videos from each of their talks is on the ADSN website. Some of their stories are very compelling. Please take some time to give them a watch!
Social Sciences Research Infrastructure Co-Design Workshops – Join the ARDC to co-design national infrastructure to support social science researchers as part of the next phase of the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons.
22nd Research Data Alliance (RDA) Plenary – Join the fully virtual 22nd RDA Plenary, where you can explore collaboration and engagement with the global community through sharing local experiences, best practices, and recommendations.
- 14-24 May
- Online
- REGISTER
ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit 2024 – Find out how digital infrastructure providers and research communities are upskilling researchers in emerging research technologies.
- 21-21 May
- Melbourne/Naarm
- REGISTER
Award & Event-related Announcements
2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software – Open for Entries!
The 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software, sponsored by the ARDC, recognises software as a critical part of research and innovation. Enter now. Entries close 12 April.
AMSI-AustMS Scientific Workshop Funding
Are you organising a mathematical sciences workshop to be held before 31 July 2025? You can apply for AMSI-AustMS funding. Early-career researchers and first-time organisers are encouraged to apply. Organisers may nominate a keynote speaker to visit SMRI for one week before or after the proposed workshop. Applications must be submitted by Monday, 15 April.
📌 UTS Data Science Institute
- Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow | Fixed-term, 1 year – Closes 2 April
- Associate Professor | Full-time, Continuing Position – Closes 4 April
📌 The University of Queensland – Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Statistics/Mathematical Data Science | Full-time, Continuing Position – Closes 3 April
📌 James Cook University – Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (x2) in Statistical Data Science| Full-time, Continuing Positions – Closes 4 April
📌 UNSW Canberra – Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Mathematics (Women in Science Recruitment Campaign)| Full-time, Continuing Positions – Closes 16 April
📌 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) – Associate Professor/Professor in Information Security | Full-time, Continuing Position – Closes 30 April
📌 Macquarie University – Lecturer in Statistical Data Science| Full-time, Continuing Positions – Closes 5 May
📌 QCIF / Biocommons – Software Developers, Full Stack (x2) & R – No closing date listed
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
20+ HDR Scholarships with QUT Data Science for research projects at the intersection of Data Science, AI, Sports and Sports Tech
Teacher Shortages: The Elephant in the Room – A consortium of professional bodies in mathematics and statistics is calling for Commonwealth and State action to break Australia’s acute out of field teaching problems in mathematics.
Support Needed for Wealth of Research Software Created by ARC Grants – A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the ARDC estimates that nearly half of over 13,000 ARC grants between 2010 and 2019 resulted in research software, which needs more support.
Responsible AI means keeping humans in the loop – Australian Institute of Machine Learning
Hosts Wanted!
The ADSN is a proud partner in The Random Sample podcast. The podcast is looking to grow and find new talent in the mathematical and data sciences. Specifically, the podcast is seeking to recruit some new hosts to join its team. This is a great opportunity to hone your communication skills! If you’re interested or would like to find out more, please contact Tim Macuga with The Random Sample: timothy.macuga@qut.edu.au.
Homelessness: how can data help?– This webinar is part of the QUT Centre for Data Science’s “Data Science in the News” series.
Regional Geophysical Data Analysis in 2D and 3D – Professor Mark Jessell, the University of Western Australia. This is part of the DARE Centre Seminar Series.
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