[CODATA-international] Call for nominations or applications to join the CODATA Connect early career and alumni network

[Asha CODATA]

CODATA invites nominations or applications to become a member or a co-chair
of the organisation’s early career and alumni network, CODATA Connect
<https://codata.org/initiatives/data-skills/codata-connect/>, for a 2-year
term (renewable once).

We strongly encourage CODATA Members, Task Groups and Working Groups to
make nominations of appropriate candidates. This call is also open to
alumni of the CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science as well as to
alumni of the regular Training Workshops hosted by CNIC CAS who are invited
to apply as candidates directly.

The applications and nominations will be considered by the chairs of CODATA
Connect, by the CODATA Executive Director and by leadership from the CODATA
Members who will prepare a recommendation to the CODATA Executive Committee
to decide on and approve firstly the new co-chairs and second the new
members of CODATA Connect.

Applications or nominations to join CODATA Connect as a member and/or to
contribute as a co-chair of the group can be made through this form
<https://codata.org/initiatives/data-skills/codata-connect/call-for-nominations-or-applications-to-join-the-codata-connect-early-career-and-alumni-network/call-for-nominations-and-applications-2023-members-and-chairs-of-codata-connect-early-career-and-alumni-network/>
.

Interest in a leadership position as a co-chairs of the Network can be
indicated in that form as well.

*The deadline for applications is 23:59 UTC on Monday, 30 November 2023.*
*About CODATA*

*CODATA’s mission is to connect data and people to advance science and
improve our world.*

As the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC), CODATA
helps realise ISC’s vision of advancing science as a global public good.
CODATA does this by promoting international collaboration to advance
trustworthy, equitable and transparent science and to improve the
availability and usability of data for all areas of research. CODATA
supports the principle that data produced by research and susceptible to be
used for research should be as open as possible and as restricted as
necessary.

The CODATA Strategic Plan 2023-2027
<https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CODATA-Strategic-Plan_-Data-to-Improve-our-World-2023-FINAL-Endorsed-by-General-Assembly.pdf>
describes
four priorities through which CODATA takes forward this objective.

   1. Making Data Work for Cross-Domain Grand Challenges: a programme of
   activity to help deliver areas of the ISC Action Plan.
   2. Data Policy: promoting principles, policies and practices for FAIR
   Data and  trustworthy, equitable and transparent science.
   3. Data Science and Data Stewardship: advancing the frontiers of the
   science of data, particularly to enable interoperability and reusability
   4. Data Skills: building capacity for trustworthy, equitable and
   transparent science and data stewardship by improving data skills and
   education.

*About CODATA Connect*

The CODATA Connect Early Career Group has been an important addition to
activities relating to CODATA strategic priority 4. Data Skills.

CODATA Connect exists to ensure a structural and sustained integration of
the activities of the alumni of CODATA-RDA Schools, of the CODATA China and
Trieste Training Workshops and other early career researchers and data
professionals involved in the CODATA community. CODATA Connect aims to help
the participants of the above mentioned training initiatives to engage with
and benefit from other CODATA activities, by propelling career innovations
via mentoring and leadership.

CODATA Connect will reach out to alumni to help establish the bond
necessary to foster a sense of direction and guidance towards early career
development of the existing and past students.

The network is established to improve the knowledge and sharpen the skills
of early career researchers and to organise webinars, workshops and
competitions to ensure continual benefit to the scientific data communities
around the world.
The CODATA Connect mission

The mission of the CCWG is to build a global community of early career
individuals working on scientific data in order to:

   - Connect people from various disciplines for cooperation towards
   impactful cross-domain research projects and to open opportunities for
   global collaboration.
   - Promote skills development and career enhancement through training,
   mentorship and leadership.
   - Assistance in finding career and training opportunities and for
   sharing expertise.
   - Grow the role of CODATA Connect within the wider CODATA community,
   developing future membership and leadership.
   - Encourage young researchers to disseminate their research projects and
   findings towards the overall good of the community.

CODATA Connect objectives

The objectives of the CODATA-Connect Working Group are to:

   - Propagate the added value of data sharing to early career
   professionals worldwide.
   - Build connections between early career data professionals and
   international data sharing communities (e.g. CODATA, GO FAIR, ISC WDS, RDA
   etc.), and with other early career or young scientist groups (such as the
   Global Young Academy and others).
   - Enhance capacity building for early career data professionals in
   different global regions, particularly in countries with developing and
   emerging economies.
   - Develop activities like (Meetups, Webinars, sharing of ideas, writing
   joint proposals, networking) for early career data professionals and
   graduate students.
   - Facilitate collaboration (including development of data sharing
   principles and policies, capacity building activities, development of
   curriculum frameworks/elements and training courses, etc.) between
   different countries for early career data professionals.
   - Organise short Data Science problem solving competitions to engage the
   alumni on a regular interval (all this could be more like virtual and
   physical presence is not required which makes the expense economical) with
   small rewards like gift cards or chance to present their work in upcoming
   conferences or publish in journals.

Membership and structure of CODATA Connect

The CODATA Connect membership is fundamentally inclusive and democratic.
The following principles govern membership:

   - The group is concerned with many aspects of data science, analysis and
   use, data policy, data management and the education, training and career
   development of data professionals and those in the allied sciences
   interested in being data professionals.
   - In consequence, membership includes a range of professionals working
   with data (including data experts, data managers as well as research
   scientists);
   - Membership includes Master’s and Ph.D. students, Post-Docs and data
   scientists and experts in the early stages of their professional careers
   (this is loosely and not strictly defined as within five years of
   completing studies and starting work as a data professional).
   - No ‘age limits’ apply.
   - Co-chairs of CODATA Connect are selected from within the network and
   are also alumni of the earlier mentioned activities. One of the co-chairs
   is invited to participate in the CODATA Executive Committee
meetings as an *ex
   officio *member of the Committee.

*Role of the CODATA Connect Members and Co-Chairs*

Membership in CODATA Connect network offers a unique opportunity to engage
with other CODATA initiatives as well as continuous networking with early
career colleagues globally.

To date, a number of past students have been invited back as helpers and
instructors in the CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science and two are
now co-chairs of the ongoing CODATA-RDA Schools initiative.  Additionally,
alumni have run a community list sharing training and career opportunities,
as well as lively WhatsApp and WeChat Groups. CODATA Connect aims to expand
and build on this activity and to seek a wider involvement towards the
expansion of our goals and mission, to build a vibrant early career
community. The Network is established to improve the knowledge and sharpen
the skills of early career researchers and to organise webinars, workshops
and competitions to ensure continual benefit to the scientific data
communities around the world.

Planned activities of CODATA Connect, are jointly defined by the co-chairs
and members, in consultation with CODATA Secretariat and Executive
Committee, where needed.

The commitment expected of members will be to participate in virtual web
meetings (conference calls) approximately once a month and to actively
contribute to the activities as per objectives of the Network.

Additional meetings of the co-chairs may be needed, and one of the
co-chairs will be invited to join the CODATA Executive Committee as an* ex
officio* member. Thus the expected time commitment from the co-chairs will
be greater.

CODATA Connect members are appointed for a 2-year term and are eligible for
a renewal once.


Thanks,

Asha

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Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | http://www.codata.org

E-Mail: asha at codata.org
Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96

CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Science Council), 5 rue
Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE
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