Program overview
This is a professional development and leadership opportunity for Fred Hutch Cancer Center research groups to explore open data science practices and strengthen collaboration and reproducibility. The spring 2025 Champions Cohort will run from April 9th to June 4th, 2025.
Openscapes is an approach and a movement that helps researchers and those supporting research find each other and feel empowered to conduct data-intensive science 1,2. We mentor research groups reimagine data analysis, develop modern skills that are of immediate value to them, and cultivate collaborative research communities. Openscapes’ mentorship and community engagement approaches center on open data science as kinder science3, enabling increased efficiency and resilience for teams so that their work has more enduring impact.
Openscapes Champions is a remote-by-design mentorship program for research teams to explore open data science practices. Participants attend as a team with their research group in a cohort with other teams, together learning how to reframe data-intensive science as a collaborative effort. By discussing open software tooling and communities enabling reproducible research (e.g. R/Python, GitHub, metadata), participants develop collaborative skills, mindsets, and habits and establish shared practices for increased efficiency in their own research, while contributing to a more inclusive scientific culture.
Stories from past Fred Hutch Champions
For stories from the 2023 Fred Hutch Openscapes Champions please see the summary blog post: On-ramp to Open Science at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, 2023 Fred Hutch Openscapes Champions Wrap-up and the Cohort webpage. The Fred Hutch site has shared testimony from some Champions.
How to apply
This opportunity is open only to those affiliated with Fred Hutch. To apply, please fill out the form to nominate yourself or your group: Openscapes 2025 Application.
Questions? Contact hello @ openscapes.org or data @fredhutch.org.
This opportunity is funded and coordinated by the Fred Hutch Data Science Lab.
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