Hello,
Happy second week of February. This email describes two job postings that
may interest you or your colleagues. Earlier emails were sent to
Wiki-research-l
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wiki-research-l.lists.wikimedia…>
regarding these positions; please disregard the this email if you already
saw the info via Research-l. I'm consolidating info from both posts.
Position 1, posted at
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/postdoctoral…,
is for a *postdoctoral researcher*. Quoting from the posting:
“Applications are invited from candidates *who have, or will soon obtain*,
a PhD in demography, sociology, epidemiology, medicine, health economics,
biostatistics, public health, or a related field.
"The successful candidate is expected to work within one or more of the
following areas:
1.
*Disease Presence and Disease Impact*
1.
Has disease presence become more or less predictive of disease
impact?
2.
How do the timing and patterns of disease accumulation shape the
onset of disease impact and individual health trajectories, including
pathways to death?
2.
*Diffusion of Medical Progress in Populations*
1.
How does medical progress shape health inequalities within
populations?
2.
How are changes in population health linked to how medical progress
is distributed within and across populations, for example through in- and
outpatient care?
3.
*Population Resilience and Vulnerability*
1.
How can population resilience and vulnerability be measured?
2.
Does medical progress make populations more or less vulnerable?”
Position 2 is for a *principal research scientist*. The job posting is at
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/7597104. Quoting Leila (who
is CC'd on this email): “Please note
that if you have applied for the research scientist position which was
shared
<
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia…>
in December 2025, you are automatically considered for this new position
and there is no need to apply again. We will reach out to you if we need
additional information from you.”
Quoting from the job description:
“We are hiring a Principal Research Scientist to join the Wikimedia
Foundation’s Research team <https://research.wikimedia.org/team.html> to
support the Wikimedia communities and the Wikimedia Foundation in the
continued evolution of Wikimedia projects and their decentralized
governance model, ensuring that the projects become multigenerational
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Multigenerational>.
"Here are some things we’ve worked on that might give you a better sense of
the scope of the work you will be accountable for and part of:
-
Understanding Wikipedia administrator recruitment, retention, and
attrition (Learn more
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Administrator_Recruitmen…>)
-
A set of recommendations for conducting NPOV research on Wikipedia (Learn
more
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Guidance_for_NPOV_Research_on_Wiki…>)
-
Developing a meta-method for analyzing the state of NPOV on Wikipedia (Learn
more
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:A_meta-method_for_analyzing_NPOV_o…>)
"You can learn more about what the team has done in the past six months by
reading our biannual report <https://research.wikimedia.org/report.html>.
"Please note: this is a fully remote role that requires working with senior
leadership and stakeholders across the organization and the research
community in different timezones. It is expected that the Principal
Research Scientist be available for critical meetings and synchronous work
between 15:00 to 19:00 UTC. It is further expected that the candidate is
open to traveling up to four times per year.”
Leila posted some additional information on the Research mailing list. The
thread is viewable at
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia…
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia…>
Good luck to any applicants.
(Disclaimer: I'm not an employee of either of the hiring organizations.
Please direct any questions to the applicable organization.)
Regards,
Pine🌲
Dear Wiki Medicine Community,
Wikimania 2025, the annual conference celebrating Wikimedia’s global community, will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 6 to 9 (with a pre-conference on August 5). This year’s theme, Wikimania at 20: Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability, invites us to reflect on two decades of knowledge-sharing and to envision a future that fosters equitable access to free and open content.
We encourage you to submit program proposals that resonate with this theme. Whether you plan to present onsite in Nairobi, share remotely from your location, or submit a pre-recorded session, your contributions are essential to making this event a success. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2025. Please visit the submission site: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program.
As members of the Wiki Medicine community, your expertise in health-related content and your commitment to providing free and open knowledge are particularly vital. To help spark ideas, here are a few topics that may align with the conference theme:
● Empowering Healthcare Access Through Open Knowledge: Bridging gaps in healthcare information in underserved regions.
● Localization of Medical Content: Enhancing accessibility through language translation and cultural adaptation.
● Sustainable Partnerships: Collaborating with health organizations to strengthen open content initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.
We encourage you to share your unique perspectives and help shape meaningful conversations at the conference.
For inquiries, comments, or assistance with your proposal, please email wikimania(a)wikimedia.org. Our team of dedicated volunteers will be happy to guide you.
Additionally, to support you in developing your proposals, the Programme Subcommittee will host a consultation hour: 📅 Today, Thursday, 20 March 🕐 13:00 UTC (Find your local time at https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742475600) 🌐 Video Call Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84172058297 💬 Live Interpretation Available in Arabic, French, and Swahili
We look forward to your ideas and participation in Wikimania 2025. Together, let’s celebrate the power of inclusivity, impact, and sustainability in shaping the future of open knowledge.
Warm regards,
Butch Bustria
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Organisers
Dear All,
We are a global group of Wikipedia editors who contribute to healthcare
articles across various language Wikipedias. We have been meeting online
regularly to discuss the unique challenges we face in maintaining and
improving healthcare content. After many discussions, we believe it is high
time for healthcare editors to meet in person and collaborate more
effectively.
With that in mind, we are planning the first-ever *Wikipedia Healthcare
Conference*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SWASTHA/Meetups/Wikipedia_Healthcar…>,
scheduled for early next year. This conference aims to bring together
healthcare editors from around the world to share their experiences,
exchange ideas, and work together to improve Wikipedia's medical content.
This is just the beginning, and we want your input! We’ve created a basic
survey to gather feedback and ideas on how we can make this conference as
impactful as possible. Please take a moment to* fill out this community
engagement survey* and share your thoughts:
https://forms.gle/VpBJcBfWbThcni5q8
Additionally, anyone interested is welcome to join our periodic online
meetups. We’d love to see broader participation, both in our meetups and at
the upcoming conference. Our next *Community Meetup is scheduled for
Sunday, August 25th, 2024, at 8:30 PM IST / 11:00 AM EDT*. You can sign up
here:Wikipedia:SWASTHA/Meetups/25August2024 - Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SWASTHA/Meetups/25August2024#Partic…>
The meeting link will be updated on the page and shared in follow-up emails.
*Please complete the survey by August 24th* so we can better gauge
community interest and make this conference a success.
Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our meetups and the
conference!
Best regards,
u:Innocentbunny
The WP:SWASTHA Team
Dear All,
WikiSWASTHA team is hosting a brainstorming session aimed at enhancing
healthcare content on Indic language Wikipedia articles. Its an opportunity
for us to collaborate and discuss potential steps to enrich
healthcare-related information on these Indic wikis.
Date: 21st April, Sunday Time: 6:30 PM (IST)
Inviting all interested members to participate in this session by signing
(~~~~) on the following page:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ASWASTHA%2FMeetups%…
We look forward to your participation and insights.
Best regards,
U:Innocent Bunny 🐰
*Please forward this message to any Wikimedia mailing lists/channels or
individual editors who might be interested in attending. *
*This meeting announcement has been translated into Spanish below. A
Spanish translator will be present for the meeting. Thank you and hope to
see you then!*
____________________________
Wikimedia LGBT+ August User Group Meeting Information
The next Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group meeting is *Wednesday, August 9th at
4:00pm GMT/UTC+0 (9:00am PT/12:00pm ET)*.
Find your local time here: https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1691596856
*Event information:*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_LGBT/2023-08-09
The agenda will be updated on the event page. We expect to have 2-3
presentations from invited community members, followed by a discussion of
dead name policies across the different Wikimedia platforms where we edit.
There will also be time for you to propose topics that we all can discuss.
You can also propose topics now on the event page. Anyone who contributes
to LGBT+ topics on Wikimedia platforms, or who might be interested in User
Group activities is welcome to participate.
*Join Zoom Meeting link:* https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82834966417
Meeting ID: 828 3496 6417
*There will be a meeting lobby. Message the Telegram group if you run into
trouble logging in.
_____________
La próxima reunión del Grupo Usuario Wikimedia LGBT+ es* el miércoles 9 de
agosto a las 4:00pm GMT/UTC+0 (9:00am PT/12:00pm ET).*
Encuentra tu hora local aquí: <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1690819225>
https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1691596856
*Información del evento:*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_LGBT/2023-08-09
La agenda será actualizada en la página del evento. Esperamos tener 2-3
presentaciones de miembros de la comunidad invitades al evento, seguido de
una discusión sobre las políticas de uso del nombre muerto en las
diferentes plataformas de Wikimedia que editamos. También habrá tiempo para
que propongas temáticas que podamos discutir entre todes. Puedes proponer
temáticas ahora en la página del evento. Cualquiera que contribuya en
temáticas LGBT+ en plataformas Wikipedia, o que podría estar interesade en
actividades de Grupos Usuarios está invitade a participar.
*Únete a la reunión de Zoom con este link:*
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82834966417
ID de la reunión: 828 3496 6417
*Habrá una sala de espera en la reunión. Envía un mensaje al grupo de
Telegram si tienes problemas para unirte.
_____
Let us know if you have any questions!
Best wishes,
Dorothy Howard
Wikimedia LGBT+ Administrative Executive
dorothy(a)wmlgbt.org
Hello fellow Wikimedians!
I wanted to invite you and your communities to participate in the second
webinar in a series of two that the Wikimedia Foundation is hosting in
collaboration with the International Science Council. This series examines
the combatting of online disinformation around scientific issues and how
the Wikimedia model can be a tool to share accurate scientific knowledge
with the global community.
This second webinar, Building Special Projects on Wikipedia: The Covid Case
Study
<https://council.science/events/building-special-projects-on-wikipedia/>,
will take place on 30 March at 12:00 UTC. This webinar will be an intimate
conversation with Wikimedian Dr. Netha Hussain and will explore how editors
and researchers can mobilize to create content around special themes on
Wikipedia, focusing on the Wikimedia community’s response to the COVID
pandemic as a case study. You can register and find more information about
these webinars at the link above.
If you were unable to participate in the first webinar, Managing Knowledge
Integrity on Information Platforms, a recording is now available here
<https://council.science/events/managing-knowledge-integrity/>.
Please feel free to share this invitation widely within your communities
and networks.
Thank you!
--
*Ricky Gaines *(he/him)
Senior Human Rights Advocacy Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
rgaines(a)wikimedia.org
Hi Folks,
We encourage each and everyone of you to create a program submission. You can submit an interactive workshop or panel, a lecture, a short lighting talk or a poster for our dedicated poster session. Submissions are catered to both onsite and online (live or pre-recorded) or a hybrid combination. We would love to see submissions from all over the world, and this year there is a 'Research, Science and Medicine' track for projects relating to Wikimedia online activities that contribute valuable content on public health and wellness initiatives.
The theme for this year's Wikimania is Diversity, Collaboration, Future. Topics that strengthen collaboration and also the future are topics we like to see this year.
Session submissions for Wikimania 2023 are open until 28 March.
Visit the following links for further info:
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions
Diff post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/28/be-part-of-the-wikimania-2023-program/
Program Submission Form: https://pretalx.com/wm2023/cfp
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
Chair, Program Subcommittee
Event lead, ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Dear members of the Wiki Project Med,
We are writing to invite you to be a part of a new project that the
Wikimedia Foundation Trust & Safety Team is hoping to create. This project
aims to maintain and expand peer-support networks within the Wikimedia
communities, improve the working atmosphere on our projects, and to help in
the fight against harassment.
As a Foundation, we believe that your participation and opinion is
important as it will enable us to gain diverse perspectives and new
information. This is because your affiliate has professional knowledge
about health related issues, including mental health. Therefore, we are
looking for your input.
For a project that aims to connect volunteers in a way that they can
support each other, your knowledge, skills and experience will be highly
appreciated. For more information on the project, please visit our Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Peer_Support_Networks_within_the_Wikimedia_…>
.
To tap into that expertise that you already have, we are organizing Focus
group meetings as a next step. In those meetings we hope to learn about
already existing networks, ideas on how volunteers could connect more and
better and what support they would need to do so. There will be meetings
that are suited to different time zones, each meeting will last two hours.
Feel free to sign up for the meeting that is most comfortable for you.
Focus group meetings for affiliate leaders or staff will be held on the
days and times listed below:
4 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
8 October 2021, 7:30 - 9:30 UTC
25 October 2021, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
Focus groups for individual contributors will meet at these times:
1 October 2021, 7:30 - 9:30 UTC
15 October 2021, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
22 October 2021, 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Please feel free to encourage members of other communities to reach out to
us if you believe that this project will be of interest to them
Do let us know if you are available to participate in one of the meetings
listed above and we will send out invites to you. If you are interested and
are unavailble in the above listed times, let us know and we will look for
ways to connect.
Please be aware that Trust & Safety will also reach out soon with a similar
offer to talk about training around the UCoC. Feel free to concentrate on
the issue that is most important to you, but of course you are also very
welcome to take part in both discussions. We are aware that capacity is
limited and will highly value any kind of participation!
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Christel Steigenberger (she/her)
Senior Trust and Safety Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedia affiliate representatives,
We are contacting you today because you are an important part of forming
the Movement Charter Drafting Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee>.
The Movement
Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…>
process
recommended the creation of a “Movement Chater.” The Charter will be a
document defining roles and responsibilities for all parts of the Wikimedia
Movement. The Drafting Committee will create a draft of the Movement
Charter. The process will include researching and consulting with
communities, experts, and organizations.
Timeline
We have created together
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Events/Documentation/27_J…>
a process for setting up the committee:
Now - September 14Everyone can nominate themself for the common candidate
pool
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida…>
October 11-24
All (eligible) Wikimedians across all project communities vote on the
candidates to elect 7 members
October 11 - 24
Wikimedia affiliates will select 6 members of the committee (through a
group of selectors).
October 25 - 31
The WMF appoints 2 members of the committee.
By October 31
Drafting Committee announced
More detailed process overview can be accessed on meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Set_Up_…>
.
Affiliate engagement
Wikimedia affiliates are an important part of the Wikimedia Movement and
thus in creating this Movement Charter. We kindly ask you to support us in
the following several tasks:
-
The nominations are still ongoing! Who in your networks would make an
excellent candidate for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee? Encourage
and support them to nominate themself. We are especially looking for
people with experience in organizational governance and international
collaboration. Demonstrated cultural, linguistic, and inclusivity awareness
is important. (The matrices for diversity and expertise can be seen here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Diversi…>
).
-
The affiliates will select their candidates via 9 selectors. All
affiliates are divided into eight geographic regions and one “thematic
region.” Each region chooses one person (selector). The division follows
existing regional collaborations with some adaptations to avoid overlap
(e.g. Africa). You, as an affiliate representative, please check the
list and correct it
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Affiliates_by_Region>,
if you feel that you "belong" to another region.
-
We then ask you to convene on the regional level and define your
representative in the selector group. It is up to each region on how to
select your selector, but doing it in a transparent way (e.g. on Meta) is
helpful. The selector needs to be selected by October 10, 2021 (before the
election for the online communities starts)
-
The 9 selectors will convene later and will choose candidates from
the common
pool of candidates
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida…>
.
For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process
for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at
any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030(a)wikimedia.org).
Your support in this is absolutely essential. We are looking forward to
working on this with you.
Best regards,
*Mervat Salman (She/Her)*
Movement Strategy and Governance Facilitator
wikimediafoundation.org