Many university researchers, including faculty and doctoral students, are facing tremendous challenges maintaining an active research program during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, November 13, 2020, at 12:00 pm EST, IDPP Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn will host a virtual fireside chat to discuss strategies for researchers to exploit the opportunities currently available within this challenging period. The event, titled “Data-driven Doctoral Decisions: Using open-source software and open data during the COVID-19 pandemic,” will also discuss academic and non-academic job opportunities and career strategies within this context, and highlight differences across disciplines and the skills required to enhance career success during this period. Dr. Cogburn will also present strategies for pursuing an effective work/life balance and highlight the opportunity to develop these skills in his American University spring/fall seminar SIS/KSB-ITEC 724: Big Data Analytics and Text Mining, where participants will learn how to use the R tidyverse and tidytext approaches to text analytics, as well as the more traditional tm text mining package. This event is co-sponsored by the Institute on Disability and Public Policy and the AU Internet Governance Lab.

When: Friday, November 13, 2020, at 12:00 pm EST

Where: virtual event on Zoom, click here to register

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