I move that all people who refer to the expand preferences icon as the "hamburger button" must also describe the wifi symbol as the "polar coordinates hamburger."
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VP Information Design at Nomic; NYC resident; onetime history/digital humanities prof
Julia Flanders#job The Digital Scholarship Group at Northeastern University is hiring! We have just launched a search for an Associate Director--an exciting position with a great portfolio of interesting and important work, and room for growth. Please circulate to potential candidates and consider applying. The position will remain open until filled but application review will begin after May 26. Here's the link to apply and learn more, and I am also happy to answer questions: https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Associate-Director--Digital-Scholarship-Group_R114480
Associate Director, Digital Scholarship Group
About the Opportunity The Digital Scholarship Group (DSG) in the Northeastern University Library is excited to open a search for an Associate Director. Working within a warm, collaborative, and collegial environment dedicated to social justice, this position has broad responsibility for coordinating the research and development effort of the DSG group, building and maintaining relationships with collaborative partners, and overseeing DSG’s outreach and pedagogical initiatives. This position is based in Boston but is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, and specific arrangements can be negotiated at the time of hire. This position is situated at a leading R1 institution committed to intensive research and meaningful educational experiences for students at all levels. The University Library is a vital partner in learning, teaching, and community-engaged research for a diverse campus community centered on experiential learning. Responsibilities The Associate Director has responsibility for guiding DSG’s research and development projects in ways that balance external funding requirements, the pace of our collaborative partners, and our own internal balance of activities and responsibilities. This position oversees the work of DSG’s developers and analysts on design and implementation of digital research projects, and ensures strong communication and documentation practices within the group. Working closely with other DSG and library staff, faculty collaborators, and students, this position leads the creation and use of digital archives and exhibits using our WordPress-based publication platform and the array of resources it draws upon including Wikipedia, Wikidata, Knightlab tools, and digital repositories within and beyond Northeastern. The AD also plays an important role in developing policies and practices within the group to enact our commitment to digital approaches that consider the ethical, social, pedagogical, and research implications of digital tools, methods, and data. The AD may serve as PI or project director on external grants and will contribute to grant-funded and internal projects such as the Boston Research Center, the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice project, and others. They may also contribute directly to project design and development based on specific areas of expertise. Within the Northeastern University Library, the DSG Associate Director also works closely with staff from Research Data Services, Digital Production Services, and University Archives and Special Collections, as well as external partners such as the Boston Public Library, to coordinate effort on shared projects such as the Boston Research Center. This position also has opportunities to contribute to DSG’s pedagogical activities in areas like high-performance computing, digital collections, and Wikipedia/Wikidata, and to support faculty and students in expert use of structured data formats and effective digital workflows. We warmly invite people with various skills and levels of expertise to apply to this position. Candidates who meet some, but not all, of the qualifications listed below are strongly encouraged to apply. We seek colleagues who are committed to building an inclusive and diverse working environment and who have been and remain underrepresented or marginalized in the field of librarianship – including but not limited to people of color, LGBTQ+ people, individuals with disabilities and applicants from lower-income and first-generation library or academic backgrounds. We expect this position to be an ongoing learning experience and are committed to supporting professional development. Qualifications We realize that this is a lengthy list of activities and qualifications. There are multiple paths toward success in this position, depending on the successful candidate’s interests and experience. The following qualifications are fundamental to the position: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or similar training in a humanities, information science, data science, or other relevant discipline preferred Experience working in a position of leadership in a digital humanities/digital scholarship context; experience supervising staff and/or students. Demonstrated history of experience and skill with project management; experience supervising technical development activities would be a strong plus Experience working with historical and cultural heritage data or digitized materials Commitment to thoughtful, adaptive engagement with the needs of community collaborators Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and adapt to the evolving landscape of digital humanities Demonstrated commitment to progressing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and practices Collaborative problem-solving skills and the ability to research and recommend solutions as part of a participatory design process Strong oral and written skills, ability to communicate across expertise levels and prepare project documentation Enthusiasm for growing skills and developing new technical competencies The following skills are valuable to the position in the long term, but are not all essential for applicants to possess at the outset; we can provide training: Familiarity with key digital humanities platforms and information standards (such as TEI, Omeka, Zotero, databases, GIS, Knightlab tools, or linked open data) Familiarity with open-source development practices and workflows, preferably within an academic or non-profit environment Experience with developing and leading workshops and with classroom teaching Experience working with structured data formats (for instance, XML, RDF, JSON, CSV, relational databases) and with data conversion, data enhancement, and data analysis Salary Grade: $93,300 to $149,285 This position will remain open until filled. For fullest consideration, please apply by May 26, 2023. About the Digital Scholarship Group A recognized leader in the field, the Digital Scholarship Group supports digital modes of research, publication, and collaboration through applied research, systems and tools development, and consultative services. The DSG offers a friendly and closely collaborative work environment, and actively fosters the professional and intellectual development of all of our colleagues and collaborators, including training opportunities and mentorship. Our team engages with faculty in the digital humanities and quantitative social sciences from across the university to develop digital research and teaching projects, organize events, plan grant-funded initiatives and provide training and mentorship. We also work in close partnership with Northeastern’s Archives and Special Collections, the NULab for Maps, Texts, and Networks, and with cultural heritage partners in Boston including the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Boston Public Library. We develop tools and platforms for working with digital artifacts and data, for querying and publishing them. We also provide workshops, mentorship opportunities, and pedagogical frameworks to the Northeastern community. Some of our major projects include the Boston Research Center, the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, and the Digital Archive of Indigenous Language Persistence, as well as a number of digital archiving projects from the Library’s Archives and Special Collections. In all of our projects, we are attentive to inclusive and anti-racist approaches to data modeling, platform development, and collaborative working processes. About the Library The Northeastern University Library supports the mission of the University by working in partnership with the University community to develop and disseminate new scholarship. The Library fosters intellectual and professional growth, enriches the research, teaching, and learning environment, and promotes the effective use of knowledge by managing and delivering information resources and services to library users. Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity. To learn more about the Northeastern University Library’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see https://library.northeastern.edu/administration/diversity-equity-inclusion/. Position Type Library Additional Information Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity. Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-powered lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations—in Boston; the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; and Vancouver—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs—in on-campus, online, and hybrid formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 140 multidisciplinary majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.
Is it that people have stopped talking about The Hat, or is it that the full economic impact of the hat's discovery won't be felt until Q3 and Q4 2023 and beyond?
Has anyone built a version of Tetris where there’s only one piece but it’s the hat and you can adjust the direction of fall? https://gizmodo.com/new-13-sided-shape-the-hat-tiles-aperiodic-monotile-1850268575
Erin KissaneI meant to be finishing a post about books I'm reading but I got distracted and wrote ~2500 words about Mastodon and Bluesky and the related things (welcoming design, insular culture) I've been stewing on for a few months
And also about vegetarian meat substitutes in the 1980s, which were *really something*
Arvind NarayananPeople have been posting glaring examples of ChatGPT’s gender bias, like arguing that attorneys can't be pregnant. So @sayashk and I tested ChatGPT on WinoBias, a standard gender bias benchmark. Both GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 are about 3 times as likely to answer incorrectly if the correct answer defies gender stereotypes — despite the benchmark dataset likely being included in the training data. https://aisnakeoil.substack.com/p/quantifying-chatgpts-gender-bias
We're hiring at Nomic! Five roles, including a UI/UX engineer focusing on data visualization experiences like Atlas. Please pass along! https://nomic-ai.notion.site/Careers-Nomic-be1323b7fdef45dc994ed918a2c0ff69
Entire editorial board of Elsevier journal NeuroImage resigns over high article processing charges to start a new Open Access journal.
I vaguely recall some discussion in a similar case a couple years ago about the editors being able to take the ISSN or get a MARC 780 continuation marker so that the hollowed out for-profit shell doesn't keep their previous impact factor, etc. Anyone know in scholarly communication field know what I'm talking about/if that happened?
https://vis.social/@chrisdc77@scicomm.xyz/110214727064128123
Chris Chambers (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Following Elsevier's decision to raise the article processing charge for NeuroImage to $3,450, all editors (inc. chief editors) from NeuroImage and NeuroImage:Reports have resigned, effective immediately. I am joining this action and have also resigned. Full announcement: https://imaging-neuroscience.org/Announcement.pdf
Oh but here's the link to the observable notebook that does the MST. https://observablehq.com/d/7c7773fb302a9be7 I sort of thought there might be a divide-and conquer approach on it, but not clear to me what that would be.
I fiddled a bit with constructing a minimal spanning tree on the data and agglomerating out from random seed points with progressively higher distance thresholds... This feels close to something pretty useful, but the breaks between clusters aren't quite right--I feel like there's a way to use the Delaunay triangulation to merge clusters that share long borders, and maybe a way to split up non-spherical clusters? Work-in-progress here.
