IRIS-HEP summer research opportunity

“Please note the IRIS-HEP Fellows opportunity below and forward to
any interested students. For the current round we are focused primarily
on undergraduates and masters students without a research assistantship.
The students can either work remotely with the mentor or with a mentor
at their own university (taking into account any COVID-19 related
restrictions). The opportunity is also not limited to physics students.
Computer science or engineering students instead on working on research
software problems relevant for particle physics are also welcome, of
course.”

 

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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy
Physics (IRIS-HEP) is now accepting proposals for IRIS-HEP Fellows for
the 2020-2021 academic year (fall, winter, spring).

People are the key to successful software. IRIS-HEP aims to promote
the development of advanced research software skills by providing
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to connect
with mentors within the larger High Energy Physics (HEP) and
Computational/Data Science community. At the same time, we aim to
promote software as a collaborative activity and encourage
collaborations which engage individuals in ways that maximize their
potential and their potential impact on the community.

In order to accomplish these goals, IRIS-HEP has created a Fellow
program. IRIS-HEP Fellows will spend some number of months working
closely with a mentor on an R&D topic relevant to the Institute.
Possible software R&D areas include:

– Analysis Systems
– Innovative Algorithms
– Data Organization, Management and Access
– Scalable Systems
– Tools and Material to support Training activities
– Service containerization, DevOps, security, service monitoring, and
accounting
– Network monitoring and analytics

Duration of fellowship and total stipend: An IRIS-HEP fellowship
will pay up to 3 FTE-months (full time equivalent) at $2000/month.
As full time research software activities are not consistent with
taking classes during the academic year (as opposed to summer),
most fellows will work a smaller time fraction over a larger number
of calendar months. (For example, half-time for 6 months.) Applicants
should include a proposed time profile for their activities in their
proposal, as well as note their academic course load and/or any
other activities taking significant time.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no travel or subsistence payments can
currently be paid to support co-location of either Undergraduate
or Graduate Fellows with mentors. Fellows will in general work
remotely at a distance with their mentors, unless they happen to
be at the same institution.

Please see the IRIS-HEP Fellows webpage (https://iris-hep.org/fellows.html)
for more complete information on the program as well on possible
projects and how to apply. Questions about any aspect of the program
(including possible projects, finding mentors, etc.) should be sent
to fellows@iris-hep.org.

An online story summarizing the experience of the IRIS-HEP Fellows
from summer, 2020, can be found here:

https://iris-hep.org/2020/09/17/fellows.html

Applications from women and members of underrepresented groups in
STEM activities are particular encouraged to apply.

IRIS-HEP Fellow positions will be awarded in a rolling fashion based
on submitted project proposals. All proposals submitted before
Friday, 6 November, 2020 will receive full consideration.