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UK researchers will obtain access to proprietary LSST data in return for the UK’s in-kind contribution to Rubin operations, which is primarily provided by the STFC-funded LSST:UK Science Centre (LUSC) programme, supplemented by some additiomal additional effort being donated to Rubin commissioning. The content of the UK in-kind package has been approved by the Rubin Management Board, but the UK Data Rights Agreement, which will formalise the arrangements for UK data rights, has not yet been signed by STFC and the US Department of Energy. It is hoped that this will be signed before long, but we must take action now, as many current UK data rights holders have terms that end on 30/09/23.
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New applicants for data rights
Applications will be accepted are invited (using the online form linked below) from those wishing for LSST data rights (up to 30/09/24, in the first instance), as . Staff and students from any organisation eligible to hold an STFC grant may apply, to become either a Principal Investigator (PI) or Junior Associate (JA). These terms are defined in the Rubin Data Rights Policy, which says that “PIs have the position and means to raise funds in support of an in-kind contribution, while JAs do not”. So, in the UK context, members of faculty (and, subject to institutional policy, some senior fellows and other staff who may be the PI of an STFC grant) will be PIs, while postdocs, students and all others not able to lead grant applications will be JAs.
It is important to note that there is absolutely no difference in the rights afforded by PI and JA status. The only difference is that each JA must be associated with a PI, who can act as a mentor and guide their use of LSST data rights; typically, this will be their supervisor or line manager, but it need not be someone at their own institution. The JA application form includes a request for the suggested PI mentor, but, since no PI can may be associated with more than four JAs, some reassignment of JAs amongst PIs may be necessary after the selection round has completed.
As part of the application process, new applicants for data rights be required to sign the LSST:UK Code of Conduct, so you should read that before applying.
Application Form: https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/2023h2-lsst-affiliate-pi-junior-associate-interim-applica-4
Applications will close on Tuesday 26th September 2023 at 4:00pm.
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