Thank you for your response. I would love to know more about what kind of tasks are there and what could interest me. I have already joined on LinkedIn I suppose. Will it be okay to start a discussion there? Also, in general how much time needs to be dedicated? I understand that it might be highly dependent on type of task and expertise, but just needed idea in general. 

Regards,
Chaitree

On Tue 11 Aug, 2020, 2:21 PM Ankur Sinha, <sanjay.ankur@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 17:14:13 +0530, chaitree baradkar wrote:
> Hi, 

Hello!

(CCd neurofedora mailing list)

>
> I am Chaitree. I have been working in the field of machine learning for 4 years
> now and I am interested in computational neuroscience. I came across post
> regarding trainee requirement for NeuroFedora project and I am excited to know
> if I can contribute too. It looks like excellent opportunity. 

Welcome to NeuroFedora! It's lovely to meet you.

> However, I have few queries. 
> 1. What are the skills required if I would like to contribute? 

None at all. You will be able to learn whatever you need while tinkering
with your tasks. That's how we all learn in FOSS :)

> 2. Is the Neuroscience background necessary? I have experience in ML
> frameworks, and python but don't have background in neuroscience. 

No, while it's good to have some domain knowledge, at the moment,
NeuroFedora is very focussed on the software side of things. So, while
you work with Neuroscience tools, you'll have the chance to learn about
them depending on your personal interests.

> 3. What is the kind of work that will get assigned and how much time will I
> need to spend per week and when? 

We're part of the Fedora community, which is a Free/Open Source
Software community. At the moment, NeuroFedora is also very much
focussed on adding neuroscience tools to Fedora/NeuroFedora. So, tasks
would be related to:
- building software from source to supply it to Fedora users: as rpms
  and then as containers,
- keeping documentation up to date,
- testing software, learning how to use it,
- outreach/marketing to share information about NeuroFedora, FOSS, and
  Open Science

> 4. What kind of trainings you will be giving if there will be any? 

We don't hold training sessions---not like one may get at an internship.
We help you find a task you are interested in, and we'll help you find
the right resources to learn the skills needed to carry out your tasks.
The complete Fedora/NeuroFedora community will be at your disposal
whenever you want to ask a query.

I hope that helps. Please join any of the communication channels and
keep talking to the team. That'll help you get to know the people and
the project better.

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/neurofedora/communicating/

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Thanks,
Regards,
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