19 February 2026

Join the World Data System (WDS) for our upcoming webinar “Data Rescue Efforts at a Defunded Data Repository". This presentation focuses on data rescue efforts and other lessons learned in the wake of the contract termination of the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), which was managed by Columbia University’s Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) since the late 1990s. It offers lessons for other data repositories and underscores the importance of solidarity in the data community in the face of shrinking resources and waning political support for data preservation.

Speaker: Alex de Sherbinin, Director and a Senior Research Scientist, Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia University

Webinar Date: 11 March 2026 at 11:00 EST | 16:00 UTC

The Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace is hosting a series of eight hands-on workshops beginning 20 February 2026. Workshop participants will be able to design and implement customized application scenarios by utilizing the SSH Open Marketplace to create, curate, and disseminate tailored resource lists or complex catalogs that meet the specific needs and standards of their respective research communities.
 
Training Series Learning Objectives:

The Repositories and Digital Preservation webinar, hosted by Controlled LOCKSS [Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe] (CLOCKSS), will feature Dr. Luís Miguel Nunes Corujo, co-author of “Preservation and Digital Repositories: Connections, Possibilities, and Needs,” and Dr. Alicia Wise from CLOCKSS. They will explore how repositories and digital preservation work together to protect our scholarly and cultural record. This session will cover why preservation and repositories form essential research infrastructure, the often-hidden costs and organizational commitments behind ensuring long-term access, the vital role of digital curation in safeguarding institutional memory and societal heritage, and what it takes to build resilient, future-ready systems in an era of rapid technological change.

Date and Time: 23 February 2026, 15:00 UTC

The AI Discussion Group is holding their 5th Solutions Showcase session on 25 February 2026. This session will feature demonstrations from The Internet Archive and The Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University. Michael Della Bitta (The Internet Archive) will share details of how he implemented JA4 + Fingerprinting solutions during his previous work at Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and Tom Wrobel (Bodleian Libraries) will discuss the CloudFlare-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) they are using for the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) Public.

Data Reuse Workshops

European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)-FIDELIS is hosting a series of three short Data Reuse Workshops, over the course of one day, to explore aspects related to data reusability, including cultural & educational, legal & ethical, and technical. 

Workshop Sessions:

Mentoring and Peer-to-Peer Support Program: First Open Call Webinar

European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)-FIDELIS will allocate a total of €200,000 in financial support to enable around 40 successful applicants to participate as mentors in one of a series of support programs, through two open calls. The first open call will launch on 27 February 2026. Each of the support programs will focus on a particular theme related to Trustworthy Digital Repositories and will aim to share real-life experiences on tools, methods, and/or approaches that have been taken. Themes being addressed in the first open call include:

A webinar will be held on 27 February 2026 as an overview of the support programs that can be joined, as a mentor or mentee, during the first open call for FIDELIS mentoring and peer-to-peer support.

The Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR), the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (HU-Berlin) Institut für deutsche Sprache und Linguistik, and the Leibniz-Zentrums Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS) are offering an in-person summer school in Linguistic Diversity and Language Science from 31 August-4 September 2026, in Berlin, Germany. Applicants should have demonstrated commitment and/or plans to carry out research on an under-resourced language.

Application Deadline: 1 March 2026

Indigenous knowledge in transdisciplinary research and education: Experiences from Africa 

The International Science Council (ISC) and its members and partners are offering a series of knowledge exchange webinars as part of their Social Science Matters Program. This series will examine the conceptual, methodological, and ethical considerations in research involving the interaction of science and indigenous and local knowledge systems in various regions. This session draws on experiences from Africa, in particular, South Africa and Uganda. 

Webinar Date: 4 March 2026 | 14:00-15:30 UTC 

Research Funding Transparency Webinar

The International Science Council’s (ISC) Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) will be hosting a webinar titled “Research Finding Transparency” on 18 March 2026. This webinar will examine research funding transparency from different expert perspectives and will give attendees the opportunity to ask questions, give feedback, and help CFRS in identifying priority concerns during a moderated Q&A session. 

The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is hosting a webinar for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) on 5 March 2026 titled “How to Advocate for Career Development and Promotion.” This webinar will allow participants to unlock the tools to grow their career with clarity and confidence and will help ECRs recognize the goalposts, build confidence, and make an impact wherever they are on the professional ladder.

Date and Time: 5 March 2026, 16:00 UTC

Research Data Alliance-United States (RDA-US) is inviting the RDA-US community and the broader research data ecosystem to an in-person community gathering in Washington, DC, United States, 17-18 March 2026 at the University of California Washington Center (UCDC). This gathering will coincide with a shared plenary viewing of the RDA 26th Plenary and offer plenty of opportunities to connect, learn, and collaborate across projects, Working Groups, Interest Groups, and institutions. This event will also include activities connected to the RDA-US 2026 Cohort.

A draft agenda can be found on the RDA-US website. For questions, contact Maria Praetzellis (maria.praetzellis@ucop.edu).

The State of Digital Preservation in Repositories: Policies, Practices, and Gaps webinar, hosted by Controlled LOCKSS [Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe] (CLOCKSS), will feature José Manuel Barrueco (University of Valencia, Spain), co-author of a comprehensive systematic literature review on digital preservation in institutional repositories, and Dr. Alicia Wise (CLOCKSS). During their in-depth conversation, they will unpack what we actually know about preservation policies, strategies, tools, and implementation across global institutional repositories and why so many repositories remain unprepared for long-term stewardship.

Date and Time: 24 March 2026, 16:00 UTC

The Global Young Academy is hosting its 2026 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists from 30 June-3 July 2026 at the Constructor University, in Bremen, Germany. Pre-Conference workshops will be held 28-29 June 2026. The conference theme is “Machine Intelligence for Society and for all Sciences.”

This conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from all disciplines and from around the world to explore how AI and machine learning can drive progress across disciplines.

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference offers scientists from various disciplines and countries the opportunity to present their work, network, and participate actively in SCAR’s scientific activities. The 12th SCAR Open Science Conference will take place in Oslo, Norway, from 8-19 August 2026. The program features 50 sessions across the Physical Sciences, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences, along with a large selection of cross-disciplinary themes.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026

The International Science Council, along with the World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation (WCRIF), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), and the Global Young Academy (GYA), is conducting a survey to discover what is needed to create a reporting standard for AI disclosure in research. Contribution to this survey will help build a shared, global understanding of AI disclosure in research and ensure that this standard is both meaningful and workable across the diversity of the global research ecosystem.

Survey Deadline: 28 February 2026

The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) is requesting feedback on the draft of the STM Alt Text Task & Finish Group (TFG) Draft Image-Type Taxonomy for Scholarly Images. This draft is the result of a collaborative effort by STM members to support accessible publishing, with a focus on helping authors and publishers write better image descriptions (alt text). The Task and Finish Group (TFG) includes accessibility experts and publishing professionals from across the US, UK, and Europe. The draft taxonomy is available for public comment until 28 February 2026. Feedback will help ensure this resource is useful, usable, and inclusive.

Special Collection: Open Data for Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics

Researchers, scholars, and practitioners are invited to contribute to a Special Collection of the Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) that focuses on open data for Quantitative Diachronic Linguistics. Data papers describing openly available datasets relevant to diachronic linguistics, regardless of language, language family, or historical period are welcomed.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026 

Last Chance: JOHD Special Collection on Language Data Reuse 

Researchers working with language datasets are invited to contribute to a new Special Collection of the Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD), focusing on the innovative reuse of mono and multilingual language datasets across the humanities. This initiative seeks to highlight diverse cases where existing deposited language data has been repurposed within research projects from any humanities discipline. Submissions may also describe how data reuse efforts have led to the creation of new datasets. This is the last chance to submit.

Submission deadline: 1 March 2026 

The Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference will take place 2-5 June 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference is now accepting proposals for sessions. Framing questions, focus topics, and submission guidelines for session proposals can be found here.

Submission Deadline: 1 March 2026

NASIG’s Awards & Recognition Committee has opened applications for their 2026 awards in preparation for the 2026 HASIG 41st Annual Conference, which will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, from 2-4 June 2026. The application process requires completion of their Google form and submission of a current CV.

 Submission Deadline: 1 March 2026

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is accepting nominations for the James B. Macelwane Medal, an award given annually to three to five early-career scientists in recognition of their significant contributions to Earth and space science. Nominees are evaluated on the impact, novelty, creativity, depth, and breadth of their research rather than quantitative metrics such as the number of publications, H-factor, or biographical facts listed in the nominee’s CV.

Nominations Due: 2 March 2026

The 2026 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Honors Nominations are open. The AGU Honors Program celebrates early-career scientists who have made exceptional contributions to the Earth and space sciences through scientific research, education, science communication, and outreach. Both peer nominations and self-nominations are accepted for all Union Medals, Awards, and Prizes.

Proposals for sessions are open for “AI Unlocked: Empowering Higher Education through Research and Discovery,” which will be held by National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot and ACCESS. The conference will be in Denver, Colorado, United States, from 2-3 June 2026. Proposals focused on advancing AI-enabled research, education, and discovery in higher education are invited.

Session Types:

Proposal Deadline: 9 March 2026

The Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Journal de l'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (JCHLA /JABSC) invites submissions for their annual Student Paper Prize competition. Students currently enrolled in accredited master's programs in library science or in library technician programs are eligible to enter the competition. Past winners and their papers can be found here.

Submission Types:

Submission Deadline: 30 April 2026

 Questions may be directed to the JCHLA/JABSC Editor at editor@chla-absc.ca

The Data Curation Core Competencies study, being conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, focuses on data curation, stewardship, and management. The data obtained will help improve education and training in this area. Participation will entail completing a 15-20-minute-long, anonymous survey. Participant responses will be linked by a unique identifier for any analysis, and no direct identifiers will be collected; however, all findings will be reported in the aggregate, and any indirect identifiers will be removed prior to analysis through de-identification and anonymization.

For questions or concerns about this study, or if you have experienced a research-related problem or injury, contact the lead researcher, Bradley Wade Bishop: wade.bishop@utk.edu

The LOCKSS Program at Stanford University is conducting research to assess digital preservation practices, capacity, and needs at memory institutions worldwide, expanding on a survey conducted in 2019 as part of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded Stepping Stones project. Data from this new survey will help identify the geographic regions and communities with the greatest need for new digital preservation services and networks, highlight potential opportunities to build community-owned preservation infrastructure, and complement other assessment projects related to digital preservation, including the NDSA Staffing Survey and DPC-RAM.

All those who work with born-digital and digitized collection materials in any institutional setting are welcome to participate. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete, and questions can be previewed here.

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is introducing a new mentoring program: AGU Circles. AGU Circles are small, peer cohorts designed for conversation, shared learning, and real connection. Participants will meet regularly for discussion-based sessions where members share challenges, experiences, and ideas. Registration opens in February. Circles are open to AGU members only—apply or renew to join.

McGill University is hiring a Research Assistant 2 for their Department of Biology. Responsibilities for this position include:

More responsibilities and information can be found here.

Application Deadline: 20 February 2026

McGill University is hiring an Open Science Advisor. This role will be responsible for guiding the University’s adoption of Open Science (OS) practices in alignment with its mission and culture. The position involves scoping the institution’s readiness for OS, identifying areas of expertise and potential early adopters, and facilitating consultations with the research community to build broad support. A key responsibility will be to contribute to the development of an institutional OS framework aligned with the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) strategic research plan.

Application Deadline: 25 February 2026

The Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities (ACDH), a research department of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is seeking a Research Data Manager. You will join an internationally networked team, pursuing research at the intersection between information and communication technology and humanities studies. You will contribute to the team’s core task of curating, managing, preserving and publishing research data, both on the conceptual and the practical level - by curating resources submitted for long-term preservation in the institute’s trusted and certified repository ARCHE, by providing support prior to submission, and by actively and collaboratively shaping workflows and best practices.

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) International PhD Program (EIPP) provides training to its students that features a balance between theory and practice and individual mentoring and creative freedom, as well as teamwork and early independence. The average duration of a PhD thesis at EMBL is around four years. Fellows enjoy close mentoring by highly qualified scientists, and in addition to the direct supervision by the respective Group/Team Leader, each EMBL PhD student has a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC), consisting of the primary EMBL supervisor, two other EMBL advisors, and a chosen university advisor.

Application Deadline: 9 March 2026

The University of Notre Dame Population Analytics is seeking an Assistant Director for Data Sciences Services to help build and steward the unit’s core data and analytic infrastructure. This role serves as a central technical resource for faculty affiliates and plays a key part in establishing secure, scalable systems that support high-impact demographic and policy research. This is a four-year, limited-term position. Contingent on funding, the position may be extended.

Application Deadline: 9 March 2026

The International Science Council (ISC) is looking for a Junior Science Officer. This role is part of the Global Science Policy Unit and will include the following responsibilities: 

Application Deadline: 9 March 2026

Hillspire, LLC, an integrated family office management company that serves the business and philanthropic activities of Eric and Wendy Schmidt and their family, is hiring a Data Scientist. The Data Scientist will serve as the analytical anchor for projects at the intersection of AI, democracy, and social ecosystems. This role requires deep expertise in statistical methods, machine learning, and computational social science, with a focus on understanding how information flows, how civic discourse shifts, and how data science can strengthen affiliated projects.

Valdosta State University (VSU) is accepting nominations and applications for the inaugural Department Chair of their newly created Data Science Department within their College of Science and Mathematics. This is an administrative fiscal (12-month) faculty position that will carry the rank of Associate or Full Professor, with the possibility of tenure upon appointment. The chair will lead a team of faculty and guide the department’s growth, which currently offers a Bachelor of Science in Data Science with tracks in Business Analytics, Supply Chain & Logistics, and Computational Science & Engineering.

Schmidt Sciences is requesting proposals to the Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI), aimed at fostering research in the digital humanities with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. Ideal projects will have co-Principal Investigators with expertise from both the humanities and AI and will address research questions from both domains. This request is open to universities and non-profits globally.

Two funding levels will be open for application:

Level I: $100,000 - $299,999

Aimed at new research projects without an established record of past success. It could be newly established collaborations or established teams, but the research is in an early stage.

Level II: $300,000 - $800,000

Aimed at scaling up and expanding mature projects. Applicants should be prepared to discuss the results of a previous planning or prototyping stage and how further funding will enable their project to reach its intended goals.

Submission Deadline: 13 March 2026

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is accepting applications for the June Bacon-Bercey Scholarship in Atmospheric Sciences for Women. This scholarship supports women students with a demonstrated interest in atmospheric sciences and intersections with meteorology as they establish their studies and build careers in the field. Applications are now open and will close on 13 March 2026.

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