3 Great Events Happening This Weekend @ Data Services

We are writing to remind you about a few events happening at Data Services this weekend! 

If you have been meaning to sign up, now is your chance!

Our Bi-weekly Book Club kicked off today with our first conversation on The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century. In this four-part series, we are discussing how statistics changed from a specialized niche into an indispensable tool across many disciplines. This book is not a dry history or facts and figures, but a deep dive into the stories of individuals who dared to look at the world in a new way.

Haven’t started reading yet? No problem! We would be delighted if you would join our discussion even if you haven’t read the book. Register to join us at 1:00 pm in person in the Knight Library DREAM Lab or online via zoom. We had a rich discussion today, and would love for you to join us for future sessions.

One Day Workshops for R and Python will be happening this Saturday, October 4, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. These workshops are a great opportunity to lay a foundation of skills in a single day so you can get spend the rest of the term using your new abilities! We also want to let you know that both workshops will have free childcare services in the building. Don’t let the little ones hold you back from attending – we’ve got you covered!

The Plotting and Programming in Python workshop will cover introductory topics such as variables, data types, data frames, and plotting. If time allows we will continue on to lists, for loops, conditionals, and writing basic functions. Introduction to R will cover data analysis and visualization using tidyverse methods. It includes an introduction to data structures, data frames, plotting and filtering. 

If you have been looking for a chance to jump into Python or R, but aren’t able to join us for our weekly workshops, Reserve Your Spot Here to join us this Saturday in-person or online!

We hope to see you there!

New Peer Consultant Job Opening!

Image is of a large dataset being dislplayed in the Price Science Library's Visualization Lab, which is a series of 16 high definition screens. Two people are looking at the screen, and appear as silhouettes/backlit.

Hello UO Students,

The Data Services Department at The University of Oregon Libraries has a job opening for one more student peer consultants for the 2023-4 academic year. Our mission is to provide a welcoming environment for learning and intellectual exchange for our fellow Duck researchers. The ideal candidate enjoys working with data and helping others learn more about data analysis, statistics, programming, data visualization, and other exciting issues dealing with data! The student peer consultant will help fellow ducks through statistical consultations on data questions and assist with workshops on subjects ranging from computer programming to research reference management.

Please follow the link below for the full job description on Handshake.

How to Network Workshop this Friday!

Will you be looking for a job or attending a conference soon? Eugene Women in Data Science is hosting a How to Network event this Friday 2/117 from 3-4 in the DREAM Lab! We’ll talk about networking etiquette and then you’ll develop and deliver your elevator pitch. All genders are welcome. With snacks!

WiDS Eugene is an independent event sponsored by the UO School of Computer and Data Sciences, the UO Honors College, and UO Libraries as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference, the WiDS Datathon, and an estimated 200 WiDS Regional Events worldwide. Everyone is invited to attend all WiDS conference and WiDS Datathon Workshop events which feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.

Women in Data Science tutorial this Friday at Coffee + Data && Code!

Hey everyone!

At Coffee + Code this Friday (2/10) at noon, Gabriele will introduce folks to the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon sample code books. We’ll sign into and download the Kaggle data and explore one of the sample workbooks (in this resources link) that uses Python packages to do predictive analysis.

As always, free coffee and cookies for those joining us in the Knight Library DREAM Lab.

Please sign up here

Best,

Data Services

Data Services is hiring a Workshop Coordinator!

Are you passionate about data and programming? Do you want to help others learn the skills they need to work with data effectively? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are seeking a Limited Duration Workshop Coordinator to assist with workshops on learning R, Python, and working with data. As a Workshop Coordinator, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing workshops and training sessions for students, faculty, and staff. You will work closely with other team members to ensure that the workshops are engaging, informative, and meet the needs of the attendees.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

  • Planning and organizing workshops and training sessions on R, Python, and data-related topics
  • Coordinating logistics, such as scheduling, room reservations, and equipment needs
  • Communicating with attendees to promote and provide information about workshops
  • Assessing the effectiveness of workshops and making improvements as needed
  • Providing excellent customer service to workshop attendees

This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills while helping others learn. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply ASAP by visiting the following link. Please share this with anyone that might be interested in this exciting opportunity!

https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/530672/limited-duration-workshop-coordinator-library-technician-2