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Access to proprietary LSST data by UK researchers will be obtained in exchange for the UK’s in-kind contribution to Rubin operations. The content of the UK in-kind package has been approved by the Rubin Management Board, but the UK data rights agreement has not yet been signed. That is not now expected to happen until Summer 2022early 2023, and we will not know formally until then whether we have been able to secure data rights for the whole UK community or for a finite list of named Affiliate PIs and Junior Associates.
Given the current uncertainty, it has been decided that the 2022 2023 selection round shall only award data rights for a one-year period, up to 31/12/2223, rather than for the three-year terms that has been typical in previous rounds. This will allow UK researchers to continue to engage with LSST Science Collaborations, etc, until we know how we will manage UK data rights in the longer run.
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Those who currently hold Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status and whose term ends on 31/12/21 22 will automatically receive a one-year extension upon indicating on the application form linked below that they wish their status to continue to 31/12/2223.
Those who do not currently hold Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status can use the form to apply for a one-year term: candidate Junior Associates may self-nominate or be nominated (using the same form).
Those whose current term extends beyond 31/12/22 23 should not apply in this round.
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Applications will close at 16.00 on Friday, November 19.Tuesday, December 13, 2022
If you experience technical problems completing either of these forms please contact the LUSC Project Manager, George Beckett (george.beckett@edTerry Sloan (t.sloan@epcc.ed.ac.uk), while any policy questions should be addressed to the LSST:UK Consortium Board Chair, Mike Watson (mgw@leicester.ac.uk).