Technology Consultant

The Technology Consultant is experienced with the computational platforms that support hackweek collaboration and learning.

Goals

• Empowering hackweek organizers to follow best practices in creating open source learning materials.
• Ensuring shared hackweek tools are accessible to everyone.
• Guiding workflow development to be reproducible and deployable on multiple infrastructures.

Specific Activities

• Set up a shared computational environment, either on premises or via a contract with an independent provider.
• Deploy the hackweek website.
• Teach hackweek organizers how to use GitHub and JupyterHub for planning and design of the hackweek.
• Assist tutorial leads in uploading their notebooks and sample datasets.
• Help participants gain access to shared resources.
• Archive hackweek outcomes using digital object identifiers.
• Conduct research on emerging technology solutions.
• Provide consultation on computational needs that evolve after a hackweek.