Before you arrive
Although many things can only be taken care of after arriving at LBNL, here are a few simple things you should do in advance.
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Although many things can only be taken care of after arriving at LBNL, here are a few simple things you should do in advance.
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Review the onboarding instructions! Review Berkeley Lab's onboarding instructions, including a checklist that has tabs for what to do before arriving.
Join the Slack group! The berkeleytheory Slack group spans several research groups at LBNL. There are channels to ask housing questions, programming questions, science discussion, and general hijinx, and a dedicated #hackmat channel for our group. How? Contact Anubhav - he’ll introduce you.
Order a computer! It can take a few weeks for the computer to arrive, so this should be done before starting at the lab. See Appendix section on how to do so.
Find a place to live! Berkeley and the surrounding areas are wonderful places to live, but finding an apartment can be difficult and is best done with knowledge of the various neighborhoods. How? See section on Finding a place to live.
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