The Fred Hutch Data Science Lab (FH DaSL) is committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), political beliefs/leanings, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of group members in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any work event, including group meetings, conferences, talks, parties, Twitter and other online media. This code of conduct applies to all group members, including leadership, and applies to all modes of interaction, both in-person and online, including GitHub project repos, Slack channels, Basecamp, and Twitter.
FH DaSL group members violating these rules will be referred according to the Hutch Harrassment and Other Discrimination Policy and will no longer be allowed to participate in FH DaSL activities.
- Be considerate in speech and actions, and actively seek to acknowledge and respect the boundaries of other members.
- Be respectful Disagreements happen, but do not require poor behavior or poor manners. Frustration is inevitable, but it should never turn into a personal attack. A community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. FH DaSL members should be respectful with other members in the group as well as members outside of the FH DaSL Group.
- Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech Harassment includes, but is not limited to: deliberate intimidation; stalking; unwanted photography or recording; sustained or willful disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; use of sexual or discriminatory imagery, comments, or jokes; and unwelcome sexual attention. If you feel that someone has harassed you or otherwise treated you inappropriately, please alert Jeff Leek or a member of the FH DaSL Team (Amy Paguirigan or Sean Kross)
- Take care of each other Refrain from advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior. And, if someone asks you to stop, then stop. Alert a faculty member, staff member, or appropriate authorities if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this code of conduct, even if they seem inconsequential.
You can always speak with Jeff Leek or a member of the FH DaSL Team (Amy Paguirigan or Sean Kross), however your supervisor or HR Business Partner will often be the best person to help you resolve your concern. The Fred Hutch Open Door Policy outlines who you can contact for support and the reporting policies and procedures. The FH DaSL HR contact is Eileen Formanes. If you choose for whatever reason not to report your concern to them, there are a variety of other options available to you for reporting feedback or concerns. You should choose whichever reporting option you are most comfortable using:
- Your manager, your PI, or anyone else at a manager level or above at Fred Hutch; OR
- An HR Business Partner; OR
- The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; OR
- Use the Fred Hutch Hotline, either online or via telephone, which includes options for anonymous reporting; OR
- An attorney in the Office of General Counsel; OR
- The Ethics and Compliance Office.
See the Hutch Harrassment and Other Discrimination Policy for additional reporting options, information on requirements for managers when receiving reports, and frequently asked questions about the Fred Hutch Policy on Workplace Investigations.
The FH DaSL welcomes your feedback on this Code of Conduct.
This code of conduct was originally conceived of and lead by former postdoctoral fellow Shannon Ellis and edited collaboratively by many members of the Leek group, then by the FH DaSL team.
This Code of Conduct is distributed under a CC-BY license. Portions of above text comprised of language from the Codes of Conduct adopted by rOpenSci and Django, which are licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0 and CC BY 3.0. This work was further inspired by Ada Initiative’s “how to design a code of conduct for your community” and Geek Feminism’s Code of conduct evaluations