[IPython-dev] 2014 John Hunter Fellowship - Call for Applications

Clare Sloggett claresloggett at gmail.com
Tue Mar 11 19:39:16 EDT 2014


Hi Ralf,

Would this fellowship apply to the life sciences as well?

Thanks,
Clare


On 12 March 2014 06:22, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm excited to announce, on behalf of the Numfocus board, that
> applications for the
> 2014 John Hunter Technology Fellowship are now being accepted. This is the
> first
> fellowship Numfocus is able to offer, which we see as a significant
> milestone.
>
> The John Hunter Technology Fellowship aims to bridge the gap between
> academia and real-world, open-source scientific computing projects by
> providing
> a capstone experience for individuals coming from a scientific,
> engineering or
> mathematics background.
>
> The program consists of a 6 month project-based training program
> for postdoctoral scientists or senior graduate students. Fellows work on
> scientific computing open source projects under the guidance of mentors
> who are
> leading scientists and software engineers. The aim of the Fellowship is to
> enable Fellows to develop the skills needed to contribute to cutting-edge
> open
> source software projects while at the same time advancing or supporting the
> research program they and their mentor are involved in.
>
> While proposals in any area of science and engineering are welcome, the
> following areas are encouraged in particular:
>
>   - Accessible and reproducible computing
>   - Enabling technology for open access publishing
>   - Infrastructural technology supporting open-source scientific software
> stacks
>   - Core open-source projects promoted by NumFOCUS
>
> Eligible applicants are postdoctoral scientists or senior PhD students,
> or have equivalent experience in physics, mathematics, engineering,
> statistics,
> or a related science. The program is open to applicants from any
> nationality
> and can be performed at any university or institute world-wide (US export
> laws permitting).
>
> All applications are due May 15, 2014 by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time.
>
> For more details on the program see:
> http://numfocus.org/john_hunter_fellowship_2014.html (this call)
> http://numfocus.org/fellowships.html (program)
>
> And for some background see this blog post:
>
> http://numfocus.org/announcing-the-numfocus-technology-fellowship-program.html
>
> We're looking forward to receiving your applications!
>
> Ralf
>
>
>
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