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The mid-2023 selection round shall therefore be an interim arrangement which only awards data rights up to 30/09/24 TBC, 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.
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Those whose current term extends beyond 30/09/23 should not NOT apply in this round. Such persons will be emailed directly to ascertain whether they want their current term to be extended to 30/09/24.
Those who currently hold Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status and whose term ends between now and 30/09/23 will be emailed separately to ascertain whether they want their current term to be extended to 30/09/24 TBC.
Those who do not currently hold Affiliate PI or Junior Associate status can use the application form (see link below) to apply for data rights up to **30/09/24 TBC**: candidate Junior Associates may self-nominate or be nominated (using the same form).
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Application Form: https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/2023h2-lsst-affiliate-pi-junior-associate-interim-applica
Applications will close at *****on Tuesday 26th September 2023 at 4:00pm.
If you experience technical problems completing either of these forms please contact the LUSC Project Manager, Terry Sloan (t.m.sloan@ed.ac.uk), while any policy questions should be addressed to the LSST:UK Consortium Board Chair, Mike Watson (mgw@leicester.ac.uk).
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