Scientific Software Research Faculty Award — 2027–2028

Support creates permanent faculty-level career paths for researchers who lead development and maintenance of core scientific software in mathematics, astronomy and theoretical physics. Related fields may qualify when the computational research has comparable mathematical sophistication and addresses basic-science problems. The competitive first stage is a letter of intent; selected researchers then secure a qualifying US faculty appointment. Letters of intent close at noon Eastern time on 21 January 2027.

PhD or equivalent and a strong scientific-software leadership record. The host must be a US public or private PhD-granting institution. The appointment must have no term limit, permit PI status and dedicate at most 50% of time to teaching or departmental computational support. An eligible appointment must start by 1 September 2028.