[ASA] Paid bushfire and ML research opportunity - deadline extended

[Cormac Purcell]

Dear colleagues,

Applications for the /Bushfire Data Quest/ (7-14 August 2020) have been 
*extended until Monday June 8th* and the program is now *accepting 
individual applicants*.

Are you a PhD student or postdoc with skills in data science, machine 
learning, Earth-observations, bushfire science or a similar field? If 
so, *we need you* to help *solve key problems in bushfire remediation* 
for Australia and New Zealand.

*Apply now at **https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/WTqmC3QNPBiYgEJ8UgN-Dv?domain=fdlausnz.org. The application 
process is short, so please apply now to be considered early./


The /Bushfire Data Quest/ is an *online research accelerator program* 
that brings together small interdisciplinary teams for a week of 
intensive research. Teams will be  supported by world-class researchers, 
dedicated compute resources and an international faculty of experts from 
the /Frontier Development Lab/ community (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/j40dC4QOPEiA2vQjixlOKd?domain=fdl.ai). Individual 
participants will be *paid a stipend of $1,000 AUD* and will benefit 
from the program via:

  * The opportunity to work on an exciting challenge with /real-world
    impact/.
  * Access to cutting-edge tools, technology and datasets from program
    partners.
  * Membership of a global community dedicated to the application of
    space data and machine learning///for the good of all humankind/.
  * Fast track to career-enhancing work output and results.
  * Route to career opportunities in partner organisations from the
    academic, commercial and public sectors.

More information about the program can be found on the website at 
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/XyuoC5QPXJiYPDQnUyGWxT?domain=fdlausnz.org.


Best regards,
Cormac Purcell
On behalf of the Data Quest Organising Committee

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  Dr Cormac Purcell
  Lecturer in Radio Astronomy
  Department of Physics and Astronomy
  Faculty of Science and Engineering
  Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia

  Web:         https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-fJFC6XQ4Lfl6BA3h50IMo?domain=cormacpurcell.net
  E-mail:      cormac.purcell at mq.edu.au
  Tel:         +61 (0)424-230-080
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