IT jobs (forensics?) and CS degree

[Merlin]

I just read that in the past, computer programmers were able to keep to themselves, and things have changed. Now they're usually expected to interact with team members, which is what I'm being told here on this forum too. That's too bad for me. I'm not sure I want to give up on finding something CS/IT related, but I can understand that it's become part of the job description for most positions

I wonder if there are worthwhile temp positions, lasting 2-3 weeks at most (because I will need a longer break by then), where I could be mostly isolated.

I feel there would be some isolated positions in Info Science, but not well paid ones.

You'll find that varies from organization to organization. I encourage engineers to work together since I prefer to build my teams around Agile principles, but there is still room for a solitary programmer here and there. As long as they aren't so socially maladjusted that they cannot communicate with anybody. However, in order to be able to be a lone wolf, one also has to be a top-tier individual contributor. Otherwise, they'll get drummed out before they get too far. If they can even make it past the interview process.

As far as finding roles where you can work independently, contracting is probably your best option, followed by remote work for a distributed team such as a startup. You'll still need to interact with other people, but team members tend to work independently and use a text chat service like Slack, Discord, or Google Groups, and Email of course. Plus the occasional voice and/or video chat when needed, like with a manager, or for a group meeting, etc.

I'm sure you can find independent roles in many IT fields, but it'll be hard to start out that way unless you want to go into business for yourself and build mobile apps or something. Which is pretty tough to do these days with all the competition, but I know people who make a living doing exactly that.