Hello all, I would like to encourage Carpentries-connected folk to apply to one or more of these positions! The below link is to Jonathan Eisen’s blog,
https://phylogenomics.me/2019/01/24/more-detail-on-new-ucdavis-faculty-diversity-initiative/ and that post has all the links. Note that there are many domain-specific positions, including one in quantitative biology: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF02600. I think the community and diversity focus connects well with Carpentries concerns! UC Davis has a strong local Carpentries community, is generally supportive of training overall, and (an added bonus) has a lot of open science folk including Jonathan and myself, as well as many others. It’s centrally isolated, is working hard on academic diversity issues, and has so far been a great place to work! best, —titus ---- Some key details: • UC Davis received a grant from the UC Office of the president to run a pilot project involving faculty searches in each of eight campus entities. • The searches are very broad. From the site “The searches will be college or school-wide, without specification of a specific discipline or department, provided that an applicant’s area of expertise falls within a discipline embodied in the academic unit. The goal of these broad searches is to attract the widest possible pool of candidates.” • The searches are trying a new approach to screening faculty candidates where the first screening will focus on “Contributions to Diversity” statements from the candidates. • From the site “In addition to a strong record of research and teaching excellence, successful candidates will also have an accomplished track record (calibrated to their career stage) of teaching, research or service activities addressing the needs of African-American, Latino(a)/Chicano(a)/Hispanic, and Native American students or communities. Successful candidates will have a clearly articulated vision of how their work at UC Davis will continue to contribute to the University’s mission of serving the needs of our diverse state and student population and an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of underrepresented minorities in higher education. Applicants’ track record of engagement and activity related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be a significant part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.” • The site provides some guidance for “What Should a Statement of Contributions to Diversity Accomplish?” • The site has some additional Q&As that may be helpful for applicants There are • College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • College of Biological Sciences • College of Engineering • Graduate School of Management • School of Education • School of Law • School of Medicine • School of Veterinary Medicine ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T132242b2fd4d45c0-M82d19b53f6244ed214b168ac Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
