I get the texts but I don't know what it is all about On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 10:05 PM Alex Stinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey all, > > Interesting opportunity here if you haven't seen it. > > Cheers, > > Alex > > > > *From: *"Kapsalis, Effie" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 1:24 PM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *James Smithson Open Access Fellowship > > > > Dear open GLAM community, > > > > On February 25, 2020, Smithsonian Open Access <https://si.edu/openaccess> > went public making available 2.8 million 2D and 3D collections, 173-years > of staff created metadata for all records online, and interdisciplinary > research data sets all with the CC0 dedication. We are looking for four(4) > postdoc fellowships to investigate the Smithsonian’s diffusion mission > with 21st-century technology. Applications are due March 20, 2020 with a > start date of September 14, 2020/ > > > > Full details and application instructions can be found here: > > > https://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/james-smithson-fellowship-program/ > > > > Please share! > > > > Effie Kapsalis, Senior Digital Program Officer, Smithsonian > > > 2020 James Smithson Fellowship > > Theme for 2020: Open Access > > The Smithsonian Institution is a trusted knowledge organization with 155 > million objects reflecting culture, history, art, and science of the world. > While the Smithsonian has an active scholarly and research staff, there > are many discoveries and insights left to be made. The goal of the 2020 > James Smithson Fellowship is to help the Smithsonian in fulfilling its > “diffusion” mission with 21st century technology, to engage the world in > creating new knowledge. Post-docs interested in pursuing research and > improving the public’s access to the Smithsonian are encouraged to apply. > > > > In no particular order, independent research through the 2020 James > Smithson Fellowship might relate but not be limited to topics such as: > > - Empirical Analyses of Program Data > - Application of Machine Learning/A.I. in Cultural Organizations > - Data Improvement At-Scale > - Cultural Responsibilities in an Open Knowledge Landscape > - Accessibility Responsibilities in an Open Knowledge Landscape > - Marketing and Advertising for Public Audiences > - Artists/Designers > - K12 Teachers and Students > - University Students > - Digital Humanities Scholars > - Science Researchers > - Computer Scientists > - Solving issues in Digitization and Data Quality > - Policy Aspects of Making Collections Accessible > - Citizen Science > - Crowdsourcing Research > - The Economics of Open Knowledge > - Increasing Gender Representation in Collections > - Making Discipline Focused Research More Accessible > - Solving Environmental Challenges with Historic Scientific Data > > > > Purpose: > > The James Smithson Fellowship Program was created to offer early career > opportunities for post-doctoral researchers interested in gaining a better > understanding about the interplay between scholarship and public policy > through a Smithsonian lens. While this fellowship provides an immersion > experience working with Smithsonian researchers and relevant collections, > it also affords fellows a hands-on opportunity to explore relationships > between research and public policy through direct interaction with Smithsonian > leaders, and with policy leaders throughout the Washington, DC network. > > > > The program is designed for a new generation of leaders, who seek an > experience that leverages both scholarly and practical expertise in an > environment of innovation like no other. The goals of the James Smithson > Fellowship Program provide fellows with the opportunity to: > > - Conduct scholarly research at the Smithsonian > - Strengthen understanding of the interplay between research and > public policy > - Gain skills at leveraging research to inform conversations about > public policy > > > > The 2020 James Smithson Fellowship Application is now OPEN > > *Application Deadline: *Extended! New application deadline is 11:59 pm > EDT on Friday 3/20/2020 > > *Start Date: *Monday 9/14/2020 > > *End Date: *Friday 9/13/2021 > > > > > > > > > -- > Alex Stinson > Senior Program Strategist > Wikimedia Foundation > Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads > > Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other > Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > -- With Thanks
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