ORCD is Hiring!
ORCD is hiring, with open positions on all of our teams (Administration; Research Community-Facing; and Platforms, Infrastructure, and Data Services). See the jobs page on our website for more information, or click on one of the position titles below to view the job description:
- Administrative Assistant 2
- Junior Research Computing Support Specialist
- Research Computing Support Specialist
We’ll be posting two additional roles soon for a Lead of Infrastructure Operations and Networking and a Lead of Storage Administration.
Above the Fold
- Elon Musk is developing a brain chip – what could go wrong
- Passing of Arno Penzias - first to see the light from the Big Bang
What We’re Reading
Passing the ORCD Baton
As we shared with the community back in February, James Cuff has transitioned to a Senior Strategic Advisor role through July 1, and Chris Hill has stepped up into the ORCD Executive Director position. We’re grateful to James for all of the work he’s done since ORCD kicked off in 2022, and we’re excited to have Chris continue and deepen his connection to the research computing community at MIT.
Events Around Campus
From the NFL to MIT: A conversation with Prof. John Urschel & Louisa Thomas: Thursday, April 11, 5-7:30PM, The Nexus (14S-130) and online.
Join the MIT Libraries for an exciting hybrid event where you can hear Prof. John Urschel and Louisa Thomas discuss Urschel's memoir.
Find more information about MIT Reads here.
Workshop on Society in (Trans)ition: Gender and Social Change: Saturday, April 20, 9AM-6PM, Singleton Auditorium, Building 46 Room 3002 and online.
This workshop will bring scholars from across disciplines together with local grassroots activists, in order to foster a dialogue about the nature of social transformation and change, and how we can most effectively bring it about, with a specific focus on gender.
We believe that in light of the current political climate – whether it is the nationwide struggle around reproductive justice, the multitude of anti-LGBTQ+ bills making their way through state legislatures, or the longstanding epidemic of violence against Black and Brown trans women – such conversations are of the utmost importance, and that they can only be productively had if both perspectives from multiple academic disciplines and perspectives from community stakeholders are brought into contact.