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Focus: T&I, agile software development, idea prototyping, public speaking skills, mentorship
TIM (Trust and Identity Incubator Mentorship) Programme is an initiative that brings together ambitious young minds and subject matters experts to pioneer and prototype new ideas in the Trust and Identity field.
TIM is a collaboration between subject experts (SME's and also known as content mentors) of WP5 T2 - T&I Incubator task, GLAD, NRENs (home mentors) and young professionals (participants) across Europe. The overall aim of the program it to contribute to a viable and sustainable pipeline of T&I products and services for the GN4.3 project and ultimately, for the European NREN community.
Nominated by their home NREN, participants (and their home mentors) into the work of the T&I incubator right from the start. They collaborate directly with the Incubator SMEs on the topics provided by SME's. On this journey, they by the Incubator experts and the home NREN, and supported by GLAD. to present their final work or work in progress at the international event or conference advised by TIM SMEs.
TIM takes place in the form of a paid internship where the NRENs and young professionals get reimbursed for the time dedicated to the T&I Incubator. The process of reimbursements and rates by the financial rules of GN4.3 project.
The expected duration of each TIM programme cycle is 6 months. below.
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What is in it for the young professionals?
TIM offers participants a fantastic opportunity to join the development of the cutting edge solutions in computer networking on Trust & Identity. It is a unique learning and professional development opportunity that offers the following benefits:
- a paid professional internship (can with the thesis writing)
- networking opportunities with the wide range of SMEs working in computer networks and NRENs
- training and skills development in the fields of public speaking and agile software development (SCRUM)
Participant requirements are:
- last year BA, Master's or PhD level students in the fields of Computer Science, Engineering or other technology related fields with the interest in computer networks
- 6 months availability with an approximate workload of 3 days per week
- Excellent command of English language
What is in it for the home NRENs?
TIM strengthens collaboration across European NRENs in developing new T&I products and services. It is an opportunity to foster the local T&I expertise, learn from experienced SMEs and expand the portfolio of services. It is also a chance to strengthen relationships with the member institutions to identify promising young talents to join the NREN world.
Home NREN requirements:
- be a member of GN4.3 project
- be willing to facilitate and administer a paid internship based on the local HR/ legal requirements
- be willing to mentor participants locally (for example, be a sounding board to the experience, provide a working space, introduce to the home NREN and NREN world in general)
- have a manpower to support TIM with a workload of 1/2 - 1 day per week based on month cycle
What is in it for GLAD?
GÉANT Learning and Development team (GLAD) is passionate about building, diversifying and strengthening capabilities of European NREN community. With the help of TIM, we hope to disseminate and build T&I competencies across Europe to build the workforce of the future.
In course of TIM, GLAD is also committed to deliver the following skills to the TIM participants and mentors:
- mentorship skills
- public speaking skills
- agile software development/ SCRUM training
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FAQ
TIM Frequently Asked Questions
Could you provide more details on the programme content?
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| TIM programme is a mentorship programme. What we mean by that is that it aims to advance participants' careers and professional skills through a collaborate and -creative work on real-life projects. For this TIM participants (mentees) join T&I Incubator team (mentors) and work hand-in-hand with them on the current, live T&I projects. This -creative and dynamic context allows participants to develop their expertise in T&I field advance their interpersonal skills, such as communication and influencing. To reinforce and support these learnings, GLAD team will offer to the participants Agile/SCRUM training and a communication skills training. There is also a local mentor who can assist participants on their learning journey. ‘Learning by doing’ and ‘learning through doing’ represent the underlying ethos of the programme, therefore proactive attitude and growth mindset are an absolute must. |
Who can participate in this programme?
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Any 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 you nominate for the programme?
Timeline 2nd Cycle
| wk 25 | Application deadline 15 June |
| wk 25 | Candidates selected and informed |
| wk 25-27 | Internal organisation Internships (host NREN) |
wk 28 - wk 53 | Start TIM internship programme |
Technical Areas
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Identity and Access Management (IAM) is about creating and managing digital identity for users, which can be used to represent a person in the digital world. Using state of the art authentication and authorization methods ensures that only the owner can access his identity and only entitled can access a resource. In this area, it is all about Identity Providers, Identity Federation, Service Providers and Discovery Services. Your project may improve existing software solutions or create new applications for a global community. |
Standards and Protocols
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Building on top of existing infrastructure and applications, Standards and Protocols is about creating new ways to for applications and users to communicate. |
Security and Privacy
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Security is an integral part of most applications and infrastructures. Ensuring data protection, privacy and safety by using measures like encryption and cryptography is nowadays mandatory. In this area, you may investigate, test and integrate new security features in existing Trust & Identity applications or to create new services that help secure our community, by working on for example multi factor authentication or HSM technologies. |
Promotion materials (for NRENs)
To help NRENs promote the programme and recruit participants we have available the following materials :
- TIM logo files
- Email Banner
- Boilerplate text targeted to students (from NRENs to students)
- Presentation slides targeted to NRENs/mentors
News and Copy
Also, feel free to use words and copy from news items we create in different places to promote the programme:
https://blog.geant.org/2019/06/21/brighten-the-future-of-trust-identity
https://blog.geant.org/2019/08/30/lets-talk-about-the-trust-identity-mentorship-programme
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