FOUNDING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
From first evidence to a founding role
A proposed selection process built around technical depth, mutual scrutiny and a written scope.
01 / Introduce one exceptional contribution
Select the most relevant discipline and provide your professional contact details, a CV or public profile link and a concise account of your strongest contribution. Explain what you personally did and link to work we can inspect. Use material you are entitled to share. Initial expressions of interest are reviewed for fit; no response deadline or interview is guaranteed.
02 / Discuss the science
A technical conversation would examine the measurement model, alternative explanations and your first priorities. You should also challenge the program: its funding, scientific assumptions, facilities, leadership and decision rights. We expect the conversation to reveal whether the research is worth pursuing together.
03 / Review a bounded work sample
Where useful, agree a limited, nonconfidential review of an existing result or a public test problem. Define scope and time in advance. Any substantial new research, engineering or consulting deliverable should have a separate paid agreement; an application is not a request for free proprietary work.
04 / Establish responsibilities and references
With your permission, discuss relevant contributions with agreed references. Define the role’s authority over experiment design, reporting, safety, budget and hiring. Resolve publication, confidentiality and intellectual-property terms before accepting an appointment.
05 / Confirm funding and written terms
A founding appointment requires secured funding, a mutually accepted scope and signed terms. Agree compensation and bonus criteria before work begins. The first work plan should identify design reviews, procurement gates and decisions that could stop the project.