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Who can participate in this programme?

Any young early career candidate nominated by a GÉANT Project NREN partner registered at a university or college in a GÉANT partner country or working in the NREN community. Participation happens through a paid internship at the hosting NREN, who will claim manpower from the GEANT project and pays the trainee.

How many candidates can NRENs nominate for the programme?

NRENs can nominate max 1 candidate for this programme.

What kind of candidates should NRENs  look for?

Ideal candidates are (under) graduate master and PhD students or recent graduates who want to commit time and energy to learn and develop themselves beyond the basic university programme.

Which topics can you as an NREN get involved with?

The Trust & Identity Incubator addresses different topics in different work areas that are being announced before each new sprint. The topics for the next sprint can be found in TIM TOPICS 2019. NRENs can get involved in the topics that speak to them.

How does the recruitment process looks like?

Motivation is everything! Both for the student and for the hosting NREN. A six months' professional internship should not be underestimated and requires time and dedication and interest from all parties involved.  That is exactly what the TIM selection committee will be looking for. We advise hosting NRENs to be selective when nomination potential candidates.  After  a positive review, the T&I selection Committee ( consisting of 3 community members: Ann Harding, NIels van Dijk , Irina Mikhailava) will invite the hosting NREN together with their young professional for an  interview  to complete the recruitment.  The recruitment process closes on 15th October. This should give you sufficient time to make  necessary arrangements involved with hiring an intern.  

What do you need to send to GÉANT learning and Development (GLAD) to nominate a candidate?

A complete application includes a motivation letter of the hosting NREN and candidate's motivation letter and CV. This can be emailed to glad@geant.org.  The application can be submitted until 15 October 2019.

What is the duration of the programme?

The programme runs in two cycles of 6 months parallel to the T&I incubation sprints. Dates and running times can be found  from here: TIM Programme

What is offered for trainee's professional development?

Trainees will spend a portion of their time on  their personal development by taking part in reviews with their supervisor and in raining courses and workshops Trainees who will be presenting work at formal events take mandatory presentation and public speaking workshops in order to maximize impact of the work.

What will be your role as a host and mentor?

Your role as a mentor is to engage with your trainee on a regular basis, provide encouragement and advice during the programme and attend related events. If your trainee is selected to speak at any event, we encourage you to support him or her at the event. Travel cost for mentors can be funded. Trainees' travel and accommodation to meetings and events is funded by the programme and can be reclaimed from GN4.3-WP1-T5 following the normal GÉANT project claimant rules and procedures.

What’s the programme timeline?

28 Jun -15 Oct: Recruit and nominate a candidate
12 November: start TIM programme and Internship
April: end prog
May: Training and preparation speaking events  
June: Participation in TNC20 programme

Have a different question?

Email: glad@geant.org or leave a comment below.

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