This is a truly awesome initiative, and many thanks to those involved in organising it!
Chris On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Jake Orlowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey folks, > > Just a reminder that Cochrane is taking signups for a Wikipedian in > Residence: Wikipedia:COCHRANE/WIR > > Cochrane is a fantastic organization which publishes systematic reviews > about medical treatments and efficacy. > > Wiki Project Med Foundation is helping to coordinate the search for great > candidates. The Wikipedian in Residence would ideally be: > > # An active Wikipedia editor, a Wikipedian in good standing, for at least 1 > year and with 1,000 edits (more is preferable) > # A science and/or healthcare enthusiast, preferably with a background as > either a student or professional > # An ambassador, capable of interacting between Wikipedia's community and > Cochrane groups > # A teacher, helping Cochrane contributors to properly and successfully > navigate and use Wikipedia > # A collaborator, comfortable working in and among a distributed network of > professionals > # A remote facilitator, adept with email, scheduling, online meetings, and > conference calls > # A passionate individual, both about Wikipedia’s mission and Cochrane's > approach and goals > > The position is open to anyone who can meet these criteria but may be > particularly suited to students or recent graduates looking to expand their > skills and experience, or those who work part-time in another job. > Candidates should have an excellent level of written and spoken English, > although those that speak more than one language are particularly welcome > to apply. > > ;Location > Cochrane is structured as a network of groups located throughout the world > to which people contribute in different ways, but primarily as authors of > Cochrane Systematic Reviews. The WiR will work remotely from their chosen > location and will interact with a number of groups and their contributors > via email and online. Cochrane will provide a selection of online > collaboration tools to facilitate communication. > > ;Reporting > The WiR will report to, and be guided by, Cochrane’s Head of Communications > & External Affairs, and a Senior Editor of The Cochrane Library. They will > also interact regularly with other members of Cochrane’s senior management > team and representatives of its publishing partner for ''The Cochrane > Library''. > > ;Working hours > The WiR will be expected to work flexibly at different times of their day > to suit their schedule and to help support Cochrane groups throughout the > world (some work in the evenings is likely to be required). The exact > number of hours per week will be agreed with the successful candidate, but > is likely to be in the region of 7-12 hours per week. > > ;Remuneration > The WiR will receive a stipend of up to $6,500 USD/£4,000 for the initial > six month term, which will be paid in two instalments at the beginning and > middle of the term. In addition, the WiR will be funded to attend and > present a session at the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium in Hyderabad, India, > 21st-25th September 2014. > > ;Applying to be WIR > We want to learn more about you and see how we can best give you an > opportunity to work with Cochrane. Signup! http://enwp.org/WP:Cochrane/WIR > > Cheers, > > Jake Orlowitz (Ocaasi) > Wiki Project Med Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
