Merge pull request #297 from Julia-Tempering/crt-doc-update

Update doc: CRT positions, funding, etc

README.md

@@ -14,9 +14,19 @@
 [For more information, see the documentation.](https://pigeons.run/dev/)
 
 
+
 ## Funding and acknowledgments 
 
-The development and testing of Pigeons.jl is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant and Vanier programs, and by the University of British Columbia Advanced Research Computing. The authors would like to thank Roman Baranowski, Jacob Boschee and Alyza Rosario for their help with MPI.
+The development and testing of Pigeons.jl is supported by the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI), 
+the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant and Vanier programs, by the 
+University of British Columbia Advanced Research Computing, and compute credits from Oracle. 
+The authors would like to thank Roman Baranowski, Jacob Boschee and Alyza Rosario for their help with MPI.
+
+> [!NOTE]  
+> We are recruiting graduate students! [Click here for more information.](https://pigeons.run/dev/openings/)
+
+
+<img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/funding/canssi.jpg?raw=true" alt="CANSSI logo" height="60">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/funding/nserc.png?raw=true" alt="NSERC logo" height="60">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/funding/arc.jpeg?raw=true" alt="ARC logo" height="60">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/funding/oracle.png?raw=true" alt="Oracle logo" height="60">
 
 
 ## How to cite Pigeons 

docs/make.jl

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ InferenceReport.headless() do
             "More on distributed PT" => "distributed.md",
             "Interfaces" => Pigeons.informal_doc(@__DIR__, Pigeons),
             "Reference" => "reference.md",
+            "Openings" => "openings.md",
             "About Us" => "about-us.md",
             "Google Summer of Code" => "gsoc.md"
         ],

docs/src/about-us.md

@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 
 ## Team Members (chronological order)
 
+!!! note
+    We are recruiting graduate students! [Click here for more information.](@ref openings)
+
 ```@raw html
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/alex.png" alt="Alexandre Bouchard-Côté" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/alex.png?raw=true" alt="Alexandre Bouchard-Côté" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Alexandre Bouchard-Côté</b>
         </br>
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/nikola.jpg" alt="Nikola Surjanovic" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/nikola.jpg?raw=true" alt="Nikola Surjanovic" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Nikola Surjanovic</b>
         </br>
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/paul.jpg" alt="Paul Tiede" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/paul.jpg?raw=true" alt="Paul Tiede" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Paul Tiede</b>
         </br>
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/saif.jpg" alt="Saifuddin Syed" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/saif.jpg?raw=true" alt="Saifuddin Syed" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Saifuddin Syed</b>
         </br>
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/trevor.jpg" alt="Trevor Campbell" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/trevor.jpg?raw=true" alt="Trevor Campbell" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Trevor Campbell</b>
         </br>
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/miguel.jpg" alt="Miguel Biron-Lattes" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/miguel.jpg?raw=true" alt="Miguel Biron-Lattes" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Miguel Biron-Lattes</b>
         </br>
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/william.png" alt="William Thompson" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/william.png?raw=true" alt="William Thompson" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>William Thompson</b>
         </br>
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/yujia.jpg" alt="Yujia Ma" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/yujia.jpg?raw=true" alt="Yujia Ma" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Yujia Ma</b>
         </br>
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/lucas.jpg" alt="Lucas Wong" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/lucas.jpg?raw=true" alt="Lucas Wong" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Lucas Wong</b>
         </br>
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ to become a part of our team feel free to reach out!
 </div>
 
 <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">
-    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julia-Tempering/Pigeons.jl/27ee86b8e0827ba9e7eead6374960ba8673e1006/docs/img/son.jpg" alt="Son Luu" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
+    <img src="https://github.com/Julia-Tempering/doc-assets/blob/master/team/son.jpg?raw=true" alt="Son Luu" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 20px;">
     <div>
         <b>Son Luu</b>
         </br>

docs/src/index.md

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ of the following algorithms:
 These algorithms achieve state-of-the-art performance for approximation 
 of challenging probability distributions.
 
+!!! note
+    We are recruiting graduate students! [Click here for more information.](@ref openings)
+
 
 ## [Installing Pigeons](@id installing-pigeons)
 

docs/src/openings.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+```@meta
+CurrentModule = Pigeons
+```
+# [PhD and MSc Positions](@id openings)
+
+
+Interested in spending a **MSc or PhD developing new, impactful inference methodologies**?
+We have several fully funded openings for PhD and MSc students in Statistics, thanks 
+to a [CANSSI Collaborative Research Teams grant](https://canssi.ca/program/collaborative-research-teams/). 
+
+
+## Key benefits for trainees
+
+1. Collaborate with scientists and engineers working on important and challenging problems. 
+2. Mobility and co-supervision possible across top Canadian universities. Generous travel funding to attend international meetings. 
+3. Generous stipend and benefits. 
+
+
+## Partner institutions and points of contact
+
+- [Alexandre Bouchard-Côté (UBC)](https://www.stat.ubc.ca/~bouchard/index.html)
+- [Trevor Campbell (UBC)](https://trevorcampbell.me/)
+- [Philippe Gagnon (UdeM)](https://philippegagnonphd.github.io/website/)
+- [Liangliang Wang (SFU)](https://www.sfu.ca/~lwa68/)
+
+
+## How to apply
+
+1. Submit a PhD, PhD Track, or MSc application to at least one of the partner institutions: UBC Statistics, UdeM Mathematics and Statistics, SFU Statistics (application to more than one permitted and encouraged). 
+2. Get in touch by email with the point of contact person(s) you are applying to.
+    - Use email subject **Pigeons CRT Graduate Application**
+    - Include as attachment:
+        - CV 
+        - Up-to-date transcripts
+        - One representative publication if available
+        - Github identifier and link to a Github repository you have contributed, if available.
+