Thousands of pounds available for researchers who know their field
Thousands of pounds available for researchers who know their field
If you use software in your research and you have good understanding of what’s happening in your field (and what will be happening soon) then we want to hear from you. We will pay researchers from any discipline up to £3000 a year to attend conferences and tell us about the latest developments.
Interested? Read more on the Agents page.
The Agents network
The Software Sustainability Institute is funded by the research councils to help researchers use and develop software for their research. To better understand the fields that most need our help, we are setting up our Agents network. Working as an Agent, you will receive travelling expenses in return for a short report about the conference you attended, the people you met and your views on the topics that look most promising in the future.
The benefits
- Up to £3000 a year to attend the conferences and events that you want to attend
- Your advocacy will ensure that your field benefits from the best support for software development
- Add leading researchers to your professional network
- Free attendance at training events for new tools and technologies
- If you develop software, you will improve your knowledge of effective techniques for sustainable development
- A great addition to your CV
Who are we looking for?
You don’t have to be a professor or a Principal Investigator, we're also looking for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. You must be based in the UK, have a good knowledge of your field, be keen to travel and to meet new people, and have experience of national and international collaborations.
We are looking for applicants from all disciplines and especially from the fields that have been flagged as strategically important to UK research: the ageing population, environment and climate change, the digital economy, energy and food security.
After a three-month trial period, Agents will be recruited for an initial term of one year, which is renewable each year. We expect to recruit around ten Agents every year.
Sign up!
By becoming an SSI Agent, you will attend more of the conferences that you want to attend, meet influential researchers from across all disciplines and ensure that your field receives the best support for software development. If you’re interested, or you’d like to nominate someone, please visit the applications page. If you would like more information, contact us.