Openings
Positions Available in my Group
You may also want to look at "Propsective Students" on my FAQ page, which covers how to apply and what sorts of students I'm interested in.
Postdocs
No current openings.
Graduate Students
I am planning on going on a sabbatical 2019-2020. Thus, I am not taking on any additional graduate students. But it may be possible to work with me through the MPI-SWS joint program.
(Non-UMD) Undergraduates
I'm interested in hosting undergraduates from leading institutions, but only if an introduction is made through a faculty member that I know and who can vouch for the student. I'm also only able to fund US citizens.
If you cannot make a connection through a faculty member I know, then I'm very sorry but I cannot host you. There's simply no way for me to vet all of the requests for internships that I get.
High School Students
I'm only interested in working with high school students in the DC area. They must: already know how to program in Python, have an existing, demonstrated interest in the areas that I work in, and be extremely motivated. I limit myself to the DC area because there is an advantage to being able to meet in person; particularly for high school students, it's difficult to read nuance over the web. Moreover, it's possible for me to be familiar with local schools and their programs. There are simply too many high school students the world over for me to work with closely.
Once a student contacts me, I will assign a relatively trivial programming task to them that requires them to understand and modify an existing piece of code. This is a necessary prerequisite to working with me and has a one-week time limit. (Thus, do not contact me if you are not going to have any free time over the next few weeks.)
I know this seems like a lot of hassle, but I want to make sure that the students I work with are ready to get to work immediately. Funding is possible, but only after a one-month trial period.