NYC Data 41: Investigative Data Journalist, CrowdTwist, Flatiron Health, Vitamin Shoppe, Chris Whong, 2017 predictions, conda in docker
Hi friends: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I hope you have a good day and week.
Junior Role
CrowdTwist, a startup that builds loyalty programs (and also my former employer), is looking for a data analyst. I can vouch for the people and the environment there: it's a good place to work. Apply here and let me know if you're interested so I can put in a good word.
Mid-Level Roles
Gizmodo Media, my current employer, is looking for a data journalist to join the investigative journalism team. If the idea of fast-paced, high-impact data work appeals to you, I can't think of a better job. Learn more and apply here and again, let me know if you're interested so I can put in a good word.
Flatiron Health is looking for a Data Insights Engineer. Apply here.
The Vitamin Shoppe is looking for their first Data Science manager: seems like an interesting greenfield opportunity nearby in NJ. Apply here.
Upcoming Talks/Events
1/17: Focus AI: What to expect of AI in 2017?
1/17: Machine Learning and Big Data Project Demo Day
1/18: Newsfeeds, Algorithms, Content Moderation, and Ethics
1/19: Fast Data / Event-Driven Architecture
1/19: Edward: A library for probabilistic modeling, inference, and criticism
1/21: Neural Networks Workshop
1/19: January D3 meetup
1/24: Sensors, IoT, Wearables, and Data Everywhere
4/18: Techday
Upcoming Conferences
1/21: StanCon
1/23: Workshop on Work, Labor, and Automation
2/2: DataMoney
3/24: MLConf
3/7 - 3/8: AMP Conf (not data-specific, but I'll be there)
4/12: Domino Data Science Popup
6/26 - 6/29: O'Reilly AI Conference
6/27 - 6/28: Sentiment Analysis Symposium
7/8 - 7/11: Mass Data Analysis
7/12 - 7/16: International Conference on Data Mining
7/15 - 7/20: International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining
10/12 - 10/13: Deep Learning Summit
Good Local Posts
- Chris Whong took MapboxGL for a spin and wrote a great introduction to working with it.
- Friederike at Fast Forward Labs wrote up their AI predictions for 2017 - point #4, the new proliferation of job titles/roles in the data world, really resonants with me.
- My coworker Josh Holbrook wrote the missing guide to getting Conda environments to work in Docker.
Please pass this email along to any good people you know who might be interested in it. To see previous job listings (many of which are still open!) and blogs, check out the archive.
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Josh