The RCD field continues to evolve rapidly, as does the need to better understand the people who power it. That’s why the CaRCC RCD Professionalization Working Group is launching the 2025 RCD Workforce Survey — a national effort to gather insights into the roles, characteristics, and job activities of professionals supporting research computing and data across institutions.
If you work in or alongside the RCD space, whether as an RCD facilitator, data librarian, systems professional, data scientist, software developer, RCD project manager, leader, or anything similar, your voice matters!
Why take the survey?
- Inform national understanding. Your input will help build a more accurate picture of the RCD workforce and its essential contributions to research.
- Drive community support. Responses will directly inform future CaRCC program development, engagement strategies, and advocacy efforts.
- Support career pathway development. Results will help institutions and organizations strengthen support for RCD professionals at all levels.
- Be entered to win! Respondents completing the survey by August 29th will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of 20 gift cards valued at $75 or $100.
The survey is anonymous and confidential and takes just 15–20 minutes to complete. It is open to anyone working in the RCD space, regardless of job title or institution type.
👉 [Take the Survey Now] https://tinyurl.com/2025RCDSURVEY
Curious about what’s been learned from past surveys?
Explore visualizations, data, and survey items from the 2021 RCD Workforce Survey here:
https://carcc.org/products_resources/people_data/2021-workforce-survey/
Please share the survey with your colleagues and help us build a deeper, more informed understanding of the RCD workforce. Together, we can strengthen our community and shape a more sustainable future for RCD professionals.
*Research Computing and Data (RCD) professionals enable scholarly research and are widely understood to be integral to advancing science.
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