RSE Rover Program

Overview

Research Computing’s RSE Rover Program provides faculty members with access to Research Software Engineers (RSEs) for well-defined software projects of approximate duration of three to nine months (though projects outside of this range can be considered). Faculty members can apply through a brief webform and receive a decision within two months of their application date. Now accepting applications! Please note: this program is launching initially with one RSE. Depending on the level of demand, even some accepted projects may need to be waitlisted.

Goals

1. High impact on research through software contributions
2. Providing access to PIs who may not have other avenues to RSEs
3. Creating a flexible mechanism for providing RSEng expertise that can meet a wide variety of research software projects

Eligibility

All Princeton University faculty members and others holding PI status are welcome to submit a proposal. Priority is given to:

• Assistant Professors
• PIs who have not received prior Rover awards
• PIs who do not already employ a full-time RSE

Proposal Evaluation Criteria and FAQs

Visit our Rover Program details webpage to understand how proposals are evaluated, to understand what kinds of project are in scope, and for a list of program FAQs. That page also provides the Program's email address for questions or concerns not answered by these pages.