Published by: James Smithies
@joffotron They’re solid rates for RSE roles but, yes, we can’t compete with the commercial and government sector on salary. I’m always pushing to improve our salary benchmarking but it’s a long-term game. A career in the research sector (technical o...
Published by: James Smithies
Help me build a research software engineering (RSE) team dedicated to the humanities and social sciences! Two key roles based in Canberra, Australia, for #softwareengineers keen to make a difference:Principal Research Software Engineer (RSE): https:/...
Boosted from: Tim Sherratt
Recently there were some invite-only discussions about National Digital Research Infrastructure, including one on #HASS & #GLAM. The questions and summary from the HASS/GLAM discussions are here: https://www.education.gov.au/national-research-infrastructure/resources/ndri-targeted-discussion-ndri-humanities-social-sciences-and-glam (h/t @Infoventurer)
Most of it's pretty obvious, but I'm encouraged by the concluding para: "Overall, rather than a single, all encompassing facility, the focus should be on developing an interconnected ecology of systems and tools, with emphasis on collaboration, accessibility, and adaptability to various research needs." So glad we're finally moving away from the idea of a single platform...
#digitalHumanities #histodons #researchInfrastructure
Boosted from: Tim Sherratt
Eight years ago I downloaded about 80 years worth of Australian #Hansard from ParlInfo and created the Historic Hansard site for 'lovers of political speech'. I'm planning some updates in the next few months, so I thought it was a good time to pull together some threads documenting my adventures with Hansard.
If there's anything you'd like to see in the new version of Historic Hansard, let me know. Also, as it says in the post, it costs me about $400 a year to run, so contributions are welcome!
https://updates.timsherratt.org/2024/08/29/the-future-and.html #histodons #ozHist #digitalHumanities @histodons