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Data fellowship applications open now
Data fellowship applications open now
2 August 2019
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Applications for the next round of data fellowships open 5 August and close 25 August 2019.
What is a data fellowship?
A
data fellowship (https://beta.dta.gov.au/help-and-advice/learning-and-development/data-
fellowship-program) is a 3 month full-time work placement with the CSIRO
(https://www.csiro.au/)’s data-innovation group Data61 (https://www.data61.csiro.au/en/Who-
we-are).
We select high-performing people to step outside their day jobs and create prototypes that
improve or completely redesign our approach to real-life problems.
Who is it for?
Australian Public Service employees within Commonwealth entities can apply for this round of
data fellowships.
We're looking for applicants with an interest in building data skills within their agency and a
willingness to share their knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
Previous participants
Former participants in the program have carried out a variety of data-related projects using a
range of techniques.
Overall the experience was excellent. I met extremely talented people and was
surprised at how helpful everybody was throughout the three months.
- Previous participant
I had great supervision and mentorship at Data61. My mentor...was always there when
I had questions...I was able to work at my own pace and allow the research to grow as
it needed to.
- Previous participant
[The] tools, they were...fabulous. I got access to tools that I did not have access to at
[my home agency]...At Data61 I also had access to super computers at CSIRO, which
made processing the data a lot quicker. So, if I tried to do what I was doing at Data61
back at [my home agency] then things would have happened a lot more slowly, just
with the volume of data that I was analysing.
- Previous participant
Some previous projects include:
machine learning to detect offensive material during forensic investigations to protect
staff wellbeing
empirical modeling to identify and target biosecurity risks at Australian airports
longitudinal network analysis to see how policy affects how government buys products
and services
Find out what other
projects people have worked on (https://beta.dta.gov.au/help-and-
advice/learning-and-development/data-fellowship-program/past-data-fellows-and-their-work)
in the past.
How to apply
> Apply online (https://ausdta.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk03j29)
You’ll need to make sure you:
have approval from your agency’s
data champion (https://data.gov.au/dataset/list-of-
data-champions) or a senior executive (SES Band 1 equivalent or above)
can start your project within 3 months of the application closing date
In your application you’ll need to include:
the name of your data champion or senior executive
the name of your current supervisor
your preferred placement start date and location
details of your data-related project proposal and technical skillset
your up-to-date resume
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