[Drand] covid recovery programme

[Jan Conrad]

Dear colleagues,

one of many effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a reduced 
scientific output at the department. A good fraction of these losses can 
be traced to research activities normally performed by PhD students that 
have not been possible to sustain with the normal efficiency. With the 
intention to somewhat mitigate these adverse effects the department 
launches a recovery programme. As part of the programme we offer short 
one-month research assistant projects. Eligible to participate in these 
projects are PhD students active in research at the department holding a 
PhD-student position (doktorandtjänst) at the department during the full 
period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. Participants in the programme will 
be funded for one month full-time equivalent. During this time the 
participants are tasked with contributing extra manpower to one of the 
research-programmes deemed to have suffered from the adverse effects 
mentioned above. For each specific research-programme a work-plan should 
be formulated by the programme responsible, normally the supervisor of 
the student, and the student. A template is appended.

Applications to participate in the programme, supported by the students 
supervisor, should be made on the form provided and submitted to the 
director of studies no later than August 31.

Launching this programme in the current economically difficult 
situtation will put a further strain on our resources, which requires 
the department and the externally funded projects to share 
responsibility for this programme. Primary source of funding should be 
the same as for the PhD position held by the student. We strongly 
encourage research projects with external funds to contribute, if 
possible, to the programme also in cases where the students PhD position 
is funded by the department. This is well motivated not only by the 
economic situation, but also since the research projects will benefit 
directly from the programme. In exceptional cases the department can 
contribute funding also for projects where the student holds a position 
funded by external sources, this after consultation with me.

Best regards,

Jan (in consultation with Sten Hellman and Per-Erik Tegnér).


-- 
Prof. Jan Conrad| Head of Physics Department, Stockholm University|+46721473305

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