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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. This signing is expected to happen in the next few months whereupon we will formally know 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 Associatesknow the arrangements for UK data rights during LSST operations.
The 2023 selection round shall therefore be an interim arrangement which only awards data rights up to 30/09/23, rather than for the three-year terms that has been typical in most 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.
The selection round will operate as follows:
Those whose current term extends beyond 30/09/23 should not apply in this round.
Those who currently hold Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status and whose term ends on 31/12/22 will automatically receive an extension to between now and 30/09/23 upon indicating on the application form linked below that they wish their status to continuewill be emailed to ascertain whether they want their current term to be extended to that date.
Those who do not currently hold Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status can use the form to apply for data rights up to 30/09/23: candidate Junior Associates may self-nominate or be nominated (using the same form). Those whose current term extends beyond 31/12/22 should not apply in this round.
As part of the application process, you will be required to sign the LSST:UK Code of Conduct, so you should read that before applying, as well as ensuring that you satisfy the eligibility criteria for Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status, as described in the LSST:UK Policy for Selection of Affiliate PIs and Junior Associates.
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