Mentoring for Postdocs and Graduate Students
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), R. Cool (University of Arizona) and WIYN
Cultivating Interdisciplinary Scholars
In terms of early-career engagement, SkAI is committed to developing a robust approach to cultivating interdisciplinary postdoctoral researchers. Through a competitive postdoctoral recruitment, a structured mentoring program (individual and peer), and encouraging active engagement in research and events, SkAI is cultivating early-career scholars who can bridge astronomy and AI.
Mentoring and Professional Development
SkAI’s mentoring and professional development framework focuses on providing cross-disciplinary and multilevel mentorship for early-career researchers, with a focus on postdocs, but does include graduate students. The aim is to help early-career scientists build connections and fully integrate support throughout the SkAI community. This is done through the following ways.
Funding Partners
The SkAI Institute is one of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation.
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