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NERC: Access to high performance computing resources

Added date

19/10/2023

Closing date

28/02/2024

Call summary

The Natural Environment Research Council invites applications for access to its high performance computing resources. This enables researchers to use the ARCHER2 high performance computing services.

Scientific scope

New applicants are welcome. Users must contract the leader of one of the following relevant consortia before applying: •atmospheric and polar sciences; •mineral and geophysics; •oceanography and shelf seas.

PI eligibility

Eligibility Note The Principal Investigator on the proposal must be resident in the UK and be employed by an eligible UK Research Organisation (Higher Education Institution, Research Council Institute or a recognised Independent Research Organisation). Employment should be at lecturer (or equivalent) level or above. NERC staff at Band 6 level and above are eligible to apply as Principal Investigators, if they have at least three years’ postdoctoral experience and have been employed by NERC for at least one year. Exceptionally, NERC Centre Directors may make a case to NERC for experienced staff, without a PhD (e.g. engineers) to be eligible as a Principal/Co-Investigator.