[Drand] covid recovery programme

[Jan Conrad]

Hi,

  reminder; deadline August 31.

Jan

On 2021-06-22 17:16, Jan Conrad wrote:
> 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).
>
>
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