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Research Bazaar invites applications for two new Research Community Coordinator to build the D3 and Survey Tools communities. As well as growing these communities, this position orients to the growing demand for data visualisation in research.
You would also be expected and supported in organising special events for your communities, as well as team specific and Research Platform-wide events such as Data Storytelling for Researchers and the famous Research Bazaar Conference at the end of the year.
Check out our post of last years conference here.
Please submit your cover letter, CV / Resume, document addressing essential selection criteria (3 pages maximum) to kcdoy1@gmail.com by Monday September 19. You will find the position descriptions for both roles, as well as the selection criteria in the documents below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ia4gUNl3OvUsO5bqPiWWdqj8Su5Nqmos9AXwZTUQJfc/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C35jWFzn_-SzzYXnBxp3CcxYkkxg404EpEbQHTTCZYQ/edit?usp=sharing
a post by Emilie Walsh
You have heard of 3D printing and wonder how it works? You would like to get the chance to design your own 3D models to print?
Come to our beginner workshop to learn about 3D modelling and 3D printing!
Next Thursday, the 15th of September, I will be teaching how to use the very accessible and free software, TinkerCAD, and once you have had a play with it for yourself, we’ll head to the Engineering Workshop to print a small model and see a 3D printer in action!
No Computer Aided Design experience required, all welcome!
More information and details to register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-to-3d-modelling-and-3d-printing-tickets-27475793839
Here is an example of a simple model designed in TinkerCAD and the first printed prototype for this toy camera. Join us to learn to give life to your own ideas!
Introduction to Twitter Scraping using TAGS
Thu 22 September - 4pm to 5pm - CoLab, Old Quad
Introduction to Web Scraping using Kimono
Fri 23 September - 10am - 12pm - CoLab, Old Quad
Tech in Humanities, Social, and Political Science Meetup
Fri 23 September - 12pm - 1pm - CoLab, Old Quad
Introduction to Web Survey Tools Using Google Forms
Mon 26 September - 10am - 11:30am - CoLab, Old Quad
Introduction to Mobile Data Collection using Kobo Toolbox
Mon 26 September - 1pm - 3pm - CoLab, Old Quad
Data acquisition meetup
Mon 3 October - 1pm - 3pm - CoLab, Old Quad
Now that we’re comfortably in September (how!?), it’s time to announce the winners of our August blog awards!
1. “Tech Toy Library Applications Now Open!” by Vincent Khau
Do you like gadgets and cutting edge devices? We do too. We also love collaboration and open access. So we’ve started up a few small grants for researchers who want to expand their research with some tech toys. Vinnie explains further.
2. “Data in the Humanities and Social Sciences” By Kim Doyle
The Humanities and Social Sciences are too often excluded when we think data and digital tools. Not anymore. Here Kim shows the application of a variety of digital tools and how they dramatically help our HASS researchers.
3. “5 Ways I Wish Life Was Like MATLAB” By Kerry Halupka
In a completely unexpected turn, Kerry’s infamous love letter to MATLAB climbs into the top three a year after publication! This post doesn’t even need explaining. Read it now, because everyone else seems to have.