Summer Hiring Process

Hiring

Most summer hires are not hired, but rather paid as contractors via the AEA. We handle hours:

Hours are reported as per these instructions.

Onboarding

Onboarding is broadly similar to the regular onboarding process, but with a few differences:

• A separate “Red Cloud” instance must be set up with CCSS for the duration of the summer.
• Accounts must be requested an authorized by the Dean: https://sponsored-netid.cornell.edu/SponsoredNetID/ 🔒

Welcome email

Dear all,

We are very much looking forward to meeting you all on Saturday for the training day.

In preparation for that day, a few information and action items.

The agenda for day can be viewed here: https://aeadataeditor.github.io/projects/project5#agenda-for-training-day

We have a few things that you should do and expect before the training day.

Have a look at https://labordynamicsinstitute.github.io/ldilab-manual/02-02-pre-training-tasks.html
    View the video
    complete the action items of the Pre-Training tasks (especially the setup checklist)
You should see some setup emails (Cornell "NetID" = computer account, Bitbucket/Jira invitation) coming in the next few days

We will go through all of that again on the training day (except the video), so no worries if it can be a bit confusing.

Please let me and xxxx know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Training Preparation email

Subject: Welcoming You to LDI Replication Lab/AEA Internship and Preparation for the Training Weekend

Dear all,

We are very much looking forward to meeting you on [Training Date] for the training day.

In preparation for that day, here are a few pieces of information and action items for you.

The agenda for the day can be viewed here].

Thank you for filling out the availability and skills survey — we appreciate it!

In cc to this email, you will see:

• Your fellow trainees
• [Research Aide, Grad student], who will assist you in setting things up, and guide you through the training process.

You will get to meet everyone at some point during our weekly Zoom meetings!

Here are the things you should do and expect before the training day:

• Please review the following materials: Training Resource Link

• View the introduction video
• Complete the Pre-Training tasks (especially the setup checklist • Expect a few setup-related emails, such as account details, Bitbucket/Jira invitations, etc. Please respond to these as they come in.

We will cover all of this again on the training day, so don’t worry if it feels like a lot of information upfront.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or [Research Aide].

Looking forward to the training!