Recruit volunteers for team open roles

[akhaleghi]

Dependency

• need to recruit new team members to Data Science projects team

Overview

We need volunteer(s) to work on the open issues we have so that we can move the project forward.

Action Items

Creating a new role post

• Copy the template post from the Community of Practice WIKI, Open Roles Templates (Resource 1.01)
• Paste the template in a comment below
• Customize the comment to reflect your open role
• Open a new issue by using the Open Role template (Resource 1.02)
• Copy and Paste your customized comment to the new issue
• Add the label for the role that you are recruiting for
• Submit the new issue
• Assign yourself to the new issue
• Add the issue to the HfLA: Open Roles project board (Resource 1.03)
• Add the link of the new issue to the related comment on this issue
• Keep yourself assigned to this issue until the role is filled

Marketing the new role post

• Post a link to the new issue in the Slack channel for the related Practice Area
  • Copy the Slack message (Resource 1.04)
  • Copy the message into the Slack Channel for the relevant Community of Practice (The Slack channels can be found on Resource 1.01)
    • Replace the text [Replace with LINK TO NEW ISSUE] with link to the issue
  • Check your team Slack channel for people reaching out after every onboarding and at least every other day

Once Filled

• Hide the comment on this issue for the role you just filled
• Add the following comment to the role posting issue

  This role has been filled by @[Replace with GITHUB HANDLE OF PERSON WHO IS TAKING ROLE]
  

• Close the role posting issue
• Unassign yourself from this issue
• If there are no open roles on this issue (i.e., if there are open roles, there will be unclosed comments)
  • Add the label: Dependency and uncheck the dependency on top of this issue
  • Move this issue to the icebox, on the project board

Resources/Instructions

• 1.01 Community of Practice WIKI, Open Roles Templates, Secondary Issue
• 1.02 Open Role Template: see Secondary Issue Draft
• 1.03 HfLA: Open Roles board
• 1.04 Copy to post in CoP Slack Channels when there is an open role

  Hi, the Data Science CoP has a volunteer posting, which includes details of how to get in touch with us if you are interested. [Replace with LINK TO NEW ISSUE]
  

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Post from previous UI/UX Research open roles board, Filled column

Post 1

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**UI/UX Researcher**: UI/UX Researcher

**Project Name**: SEIE Survey

**Volunteer Opportunity**: Find themes on a large survey of free text columns and develop a tangible final product (slides, document, etc). Create word clouds, find themes and capture information relevant to subsets based on council region. Create a presentation to show data to neighborhood council members. 

**Duration**: 1-2 months

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #access-the-data
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Sarah Nabelsi

**Learn More**: Join #access-the-data meeting Wednesday at 5pm to learn more.

Filled: Justin and Solee

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UI/UX Researcher: UI/UX Researcher

Project Name: SEIE Survey

Volunteer Opportunity: Find themes on a large survey of free text columns and develop a tangible final product (slides, document, etc). Create word clouds, find themes and capture information relevant to subsets based on council region. Create a presentation to show data to neighborhood council members.

Duration: 1-2 months

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #access-the-data
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Sarah Nabelsi

Learn More: Join #access-the-data meeting Wednesday at 5pm to learn more.

Filled: Justin and Solee

Post 2

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<b>Project Name: </b> California Grants Portal 

<b>Duration: </b>  2-4 Weeks 

<b>Volunteer Opportunity: </b>  We are looking to build a web product for librarians. The UI/UX Researcher shall draft a detailed research plan (based on initial conversations with librarians) to present to the stakeholders at California State Library. 

<b> Who to communicate your interest to :  </b> 
Slack Name : Mihika Sahani

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Project Name: California Grants Portal

Duration: 2-4 Weeks

Volunteer Opportunity: We are looking to build a web product for librarians. The UI/UX Researcher shall draft a detailed research plan (based on initial conversations with librarians) to present to the stakeholders at California State Library.

Who to communicate your interest to :
Slack Name : Mihika Sahani

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Post from previous UI/UX Design open roles board, Filled column

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**Project Name**: SEIE

**Volunteer Opportunity**: We are looking for a UI designer to help us build a map visualization for a project that is near complete. This is one of the final elements needed. We want to create a few icons to represent different social themes (mental health, housing, police, education, etc) and overlay them on a map of LA with neighborhood boundaries.

**Duration**: 2 weeks

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #seie
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: snabelsi 

[Read more about the project](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13TVGgBeNxRKLfq64E1KdJ8RlkZiIFhp_xrj1pw-gmpI/edit#)

filled: @randyrios

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Project Name: SEIE

Volunteer Opportunity: We are looking for a UI designer to help us build a map visualization for a project that is near complete. This is one of the final elements needed. We want to create a few icons to represent different social themes (mental health, housing, police, education, etc) and overlay them on a map of LA with neighborhood boundaries.

Duration: 2 weeks

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #seie
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: snabelsi

Read more about the project

filled: @randyrios

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Post from previous Data Science open roles board, Filled column

Post 1: Data Scientist - LA Alliance for a New Economy, Housing Project

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**Data Scientist**

**Project Name:** LA Alliance for a New Economy, Housing Project

**Volunteer Opportunity:** Assist local nonprofit by joining several datasets that rely on physical street address as a primary identifier. After joining these data sets together, display on a map localized by approximate region the density of AirBnB rental properties in relation to properties cited for complaints in order to identify potential "party houses" that may not be in compliance with local ordinances.

**Duration:** 4-6 weeks

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Sophia Alice or Ryan Swan or post in [#data-science]

**Primary Stakeholder:** [LAANE](https://laane.org/about-laane/)

**Currently Staffed**: @albertulysses

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Data Scientist

Project Name: LA Alliance for a New Economy, Housing Project

Volunteer Opportunity: Assist local nonprofit by joining several datasets that rely on physical street address as a primary identifier. After joining these data sets together, display on a map localized by approximate region the density of AirBnB rental properties in relation to properties cited for complaints in order to identify potential "party houses" that may not be in compliance with local ordinances.

Duration: 4-6 weeks

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Sophia Alice or Ryan Swan or post in [#data-science]

Primary Stakeholder: LAANE

Currently Staffed: @AlbertUlysses

Post 2: Data Analyst - The MERL Center

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![image](https://github.com/MERLTech/MERL-Center-public/assets/75643389/81132611-3425-423e-b59f-54fa23e1cd01)

**Project Name:** The MERL Center

**About the Project:** The MERL Center is a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning open source community under Civic Tech Structure.

**Volunteer Opportunity:** We are looking for a Data Analyst to help us create visualizations from data collected by members using various methods for articles to be published on the official MERL Center website.

**Duration:** Min 2 weeks to ongoing

**Schedule:** No regular meetings. Schedule 30 min appointments as needed between 7am-11am, M-Th

**Who to communicate your interest to:** Rabia Shaikh on Slack

**Resources:** [Example of a MERL Center article with visuals](https://merlcenter.org/caseStudies/oss-usage-east-africa/)

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Project Name: The MERL Center

About the Project: The MERL Center is a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning open source community under Civic Tech Structure.

Volunteer Opportunity: We are looking for a Data Analyst to help us create visualizations from data collected by members using various methods for articles to be published on the official MERL Center website.

Duration: Min 2 weeks to ongoing

Schedule: No regular meetings. Schedule 30 min appointments as needed between 7am-11am, M-Th

Who to communicate your interest to: Rabia Shaikh on Slack

Resources: Example of a MERL Center article with visuals

Post 3: Data Analyst - City of Los Angeles Arrests

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**Project Name**: City of Los Angeles Arrests

**Volunteer Opportunity**: We want to analyze arrest data for the city of Los Angeles, and incorporate data from other sources, to determine whether there are actions local leaders can take to address the problem of crime. 

**Tools Used**: TBD, but typically your choice of tools.

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #data-science
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi, Karina Lopez, or Sophia Alice

**Issue:** [#180](https://github.com/hackforla/data-science/issues/180)

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Project Name: City of Los Angeles Arrests

Volunteer Opportunity: We want to analyze arrest data for the city of Los Angeles, and incorporate data from other sources, to determine whether there are actions local leaders can take to address the problem of crime.

Tools Used: TBD, but typically your choice of tools.

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #data-science
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi, Karina Lopez, or Sophia Alice

Issue: #180

Post 4: Designer - Data Science Logo and Favicon Design

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**Project**: Data Science Logo and Favicon Design

**Volunteer Opportunity**: We need a designer to finish the existing work on the Data Science team logo and favicon.
Also posted in UI/UX open roles [here](https://github.com/hackforla/UI-UX/projects/3#card-78617312)

**Tools Used:** Your choice of graphic design software.

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #data-science
- Slack name of the person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi

**Issue**
- [#140](https://github.com/hackforla/data-science/issues/140)

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Project: Data Science Logo and Favicon Design

Volunteer Opportunity: We need a designer to finish the existing work on the Data Science team logo and favicon.
Also posted in UI/UX open roles here

Tools Used: Your choice of graphic design software.

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #data-science
• Slack name of the person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi

Issue

• #140

Post 5: Data Visualization - Visualize the cities in LA county that offer public 311 data sets

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**Project Name**: Visualize the cities in LA county that offer public 311 data sets

**Volunteer Opportunity**: Hack for LA Leadership wants to publish a map to show the amount of 311 data available in the Greater LA area

This is an existing project that needs the following additional tasks completed:
- Create a Matrix that compares the schemas from all the 311 data sets, to identify what fields each contains with a taxonomy table if necessary
- Create a plan with the Data Science team to create an appropriate visualization for the data.

**Tools Used**: Google Sheets/Excel, visualization tools

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #data-science
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi

**Resources:**

**Issue:** [#22](https://github.com/hackforla/data-science/issues/22)

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Project Name: Visualize the cities in LA county that offer public 311 data sets

Volunteer Opportunity: Hack for LA Leadership wants to publish a map to show the amount of 311 data available in the Greater LA area

This is an existing project that needs the following additional tasks completed:

• Create a Matrix that compares the schemas from all the 311 data sets, to identify what fields each contains with a taxonomy table if necessary
• Create a plan with the Data Science team to create an appropriate visualization for the data.

Tools Used: Google Sheets/Excel, visualization tools

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #data-science
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi

Resources:

Issue: #22

Post 6: Data Analyst - 311 Data

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**Project Name**: 311 Data

**Volunteer Opportunity**: We need to take a look at all the 311 request type data with no council id or council name assigned to it. In the 311 data server, the councilId has been assigned as 0 and the councilName as 'No Council' for such request types.

**Tools Used**: Your choice of data analysis and visualization tools

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #data-science
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Anupriya Jayakumar

**Resources:**

**Issue:** [#1250](https://github.com/hackforla/311-data/issues/1250)

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Project Name: 311 Data

Volunteer Opportunity: We need to take a look at all the 311 request type data with no council id or council name assigned to it. In the 311 data server, the councilId has been assigned as 0 and the councilName as 'No Council' for such request types.

Tools Used: Your choice of data analysis and visualization tools

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #data-science
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Anupriya Jayakumar

Resources:

Issue: #1250

Post 7: Data Analyst - Open Source Projects Data Sets

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**Project Name**: Open Source Projects Data Sets

**Volunteer Opportunity**:  Our data analyst will be responsible for helping Hack for LA to monitor various open source projects and create a script that will keep our listing up-to-date with information such as last active.

**Duration**: Approx. 5 to 6 hours

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi

**Resources:**
[Issue here](https://github.com/hackforla/data-science/issues/152)

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Project Name: Open Source Projects Data Sets

Volunteer Opportunity: Our data analyst will be responsible for helping Hack for LA to monitor various open source projects and create a script that will keep our listing up-to-date with information such as last active.

Duration: Approx. 5 to 6 hours

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Abe Khaleghi

Resources:
Issue here

Post 8: Data Scientist - SEIE Survey

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**Data Scientist**: Data Scientist

**Project Name**: SEIE Survey

**Volunteer Opportunity**: NLP engineering/analysis on a large survey featuring free text columns. Run TF-IDF analysis, create word clouds, and perform sentiment analysis to capture information relevant to subsets based on council district, gender, ethnicity, and other variables. Create a presentation to show data to neighborhood council members. Tooling could include scikit-learn, spacy, pandas.

**Duration**: 1-2 months

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #[data-science](https://hackforla.slack.com/archives/CGRATJCCF)
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Bonnie & Ryan Swan

**Learn More**: Join #data-science meeting Thursday at 8 pm to learn more.

Currently Underway: 
@Henry Kaplan
https://github.com/hackforla/data-science/issues/26

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Data Scientist: Data Scientist

Project Name: SEIE Survey

Volunteer Opportunity: NLP engineering/analysis on a large survey featuring free text columns. Run TF-IDF analysis, create word clouds, and perform sentiment analysis to capture information relevant to subsets based on council district, gender, ethnicity, and other variables. Create a presentation to show data to neighborhood council members. Tooling could include scikit-learn, spacy, pandas.

Duration: 1-2 months

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #data-science
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Bonnie & Ryan Swan

Learn More: Join #data-science meeting Thursday at 8 pm to learn more.

Currently Underway:
@Henry Kaplan
#26

Post 9: Data Scientist - 311 Data

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**Project Name**: 311 Data

**Volunteer Opportunity**: Data Scientist to lead an analysis of metro stops and 311 requests to determine if there are any meaningful correlations.

**Tools Used** : GitHub, Python, Dash, Plotly, Jupyter

**Who to communicate your interest to**
- Slack channel link: #data-science
- Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Chelsey Beck or Abe Khaleghi

**Resources:**
Read about the 311 data project [here](https://github.com/hackforla/311-data)

**Issues Available:** 
- [#107](https://github.com/hackforla/data-science/issues/107)

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Project Name: 311 Data

Volunteer Opportunity: Data Scientist to lead an analysis of metro stops and 311 requests to determine if there are any meaningful correlations.

Tools Used : GitHub, Python, Dash, Plotly, Jupyter

Who to communicate your interest to

• Slack channel link: #data-science
• Slack name of person to contact in the channel: Chelsey Beck or Abe Khaleghi

Resources:
Read about the 311 data project here

Issues Available:

• #107