I also find it good to hear about these opportunities, I work with students doing both under graduate and post graduate studies these emails enable me to show to them that there are future opportunities and value in working with Wikimedia projects. Even though the scope is small and appears unlikely to be of interest I have had a student complete their studies here in Perth, Western Australia and utilize those skill after taking up a position at University in Johannesburg South Africa. I also know of two students who have made applications to do doctoral studies in the US based on these opportunities, and another person who applied for a UK WiR position.
These opportunities are a very important aspect of sharing knowledge, and community development as for all caps its really not that significant in the greater scheme of things
On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 07:35, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
I don't think the posting itself is inappropriate. It's Wikimedia-related business, and that, broadly, is what this list is for.
Still, the use of ALL CAPS for a subject which will only be of relevance to a small fraction of readers is indeed a bit much. (And that's true even beyond geography; I live in Colorado, but I'm not interested in such a position.) So, I think that particular complaint is valid. Use regular case, and let the reader decide whether it's of importance to them.
Todd
On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 4:28 PM Robert Fernandez wikigamaliel@gmail.com wrote:
As a long time on and off subscriber to this list for many years, I want
to
say that I do find posts about jobs like this very useful, unlike posts complaining about capitalization and geography. It is informative and exciting to find out where Wikipedia projects are making in-roads, and
what
better place to find an experienced job candidate who will respect community norms and policies while editing on behalf of an employer.
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:40 PM Jake Orlowitz jorlowitz@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
Annual Reviews, an independent, nonprofit scholarly research publisher, seeks an enthusiastic Wikipedian-in-Residence (WIR).
The aim of this role is to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of the sciences
by
citing expert articles from Annual Reviews’ journals. The WIR will
engage
with Wikipedia editors across life, biomedical, physical, and social science articles and WikiProjects to help ensure responsible and
valuable
expansion of content.
This is a temporary position for 10 hours/week, paid at $30/hour USD,
and
is anticipated to last for up to 1 year. This position can only be
based
remotely from the following states: CA, OR, OH, NV, NC, WA, WI, CO, MA,
PA,
NY, HI, or MT.
PLEASE APPLY!
https://annualreviewsnews.org/2020/02/25/seeking-a-wikipedian-in-residence/
Cheers,
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