Scientific Software Research Faculty Award

The Simons Foundation's Mathematics & Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its Scientific Software Research Faculty Award (SSRF Award) for new faculty appointments to start no later than September 1, 2027. Scientific software is a critical component of research, enabling scientists to analyze and reduce data, perform simulations, automate tasks, and produce and visualize results. While scientific software experts are crucial members of research ventures, their career prospects beyond postdoctoral-level positions are limited. The Simons Foundation invites applications for funding to support new research professor positions (e.g., 'clinical professor,' 'professor of practice' or 'research professor') in existing academic departments to be filled by scientific software-focused researchers. The SSRF Award will support researchers who have a strong track record of leadership in scientific software development. The aim of this program is to stimulate the development and maintenance of core scientific software infrastructure in academic environments through creating a new, long-term, faculty-level career path. The award provides five years of salary support: 100 percent salary for each of the first two years and then 50 percent each year for next three years, with the host university providing the other 50 percent of salary support in years three through five. The fellowship also provides a yearly $50,000 research allowance and indirect costs up to 20 percent of modified total direct costs.