[SocBiN] Fwd: Call for applications to the National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics (MedBioInfo)

[Arne Elofsson]

Dear Colleague,

I would much appreciate it if you could forward the attached message to
Departmental and other relevant email lists. Please print out the attached
flyer and post on your physical bulletin board if applicable.

*To all current and prospective 1st year PhD students in Bioinformatics, *

You are invited to apply to* MedBioInfo, the National Graduate School in
Medical Bioinformatics*, established to provide advanced training in
bioinformatics to the next generation of world-class life-science
researchers. Thanks to a recently approved extension of time, we are
admitting students again this year. If admitted you will join a
competitively selected student community. We have in recent years attained
a good gender balance. Our 42 affiliated faculty members include most of
the leading bioinformaticians in Sweden, and we also draw on the faculty of
NORBIS, our Norwegian sister school. Alongside your peers, this will form a
key part of your future scientific network. Our courses are short, worth 3
or 5 HP(ECTS). Each course typically requires a one-week at-home
pre-assignment, one week in residence, and (often) a take-home one-week
post-assignment. You would typically take two courses per year, for a total
of 3 years. The courses are more specialised than can be provided by your
home university. You will be matched with a faculty mentor, providing a
perspective and advice complementary to that of your advisor. We also have
an annual meeting where you will attend faculty talks and soft-skills
workshops, present your research, network, and get feedback. You will be
granted a yearly travel budget. Best of all, this should be fun.

You are eligible to apply if you began or will begin your PhD between
January 2022 and April 2023, though there is flexibility in this. Target
groups include PhD students in Life Science doing primarily computational
research.Selection criteria include your CV, transcript, and the relevance
of your research project. You will also need an endorsement letter from
your advisor and a suitable laptop. We will strive to have a broad
distribution of Swedish home universities as well as a good gender balance.
.

Please be aware that, if admitted, you should expect to attend our Spring
Meeting -- this will likely require 3-4 days sometime just before Easter.
You should also plan to attend your first course, "Applied Bioinformatics"
in Uppsala, most likely in June. Several of our core courses require
programming in Python. If your Python background is weak, you will need to
start strengthening your skills soon after admissions. There are many
online courses, and we also recommend Shaw's "Python 3 the hard way."
Considering
the climate, we ask students to avoid flying to MedBioInfo events.

The application deadline is *February 28, *2023. We aim to enroll 20-30
incoming students per year. You should apply following
*https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/MedBioInfo2023*
<https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/medbioinfo2023> also linked to from
medbioinfo.se. Feel free to email Sam with any questions. We look forward
to reading your application.

With kind regards,

Samuel Flores, Dean of Students
Arne Elofsson, Director
Petras Kundrotas, Course Coordinator








-- 
*Samuel Coulbourn Flores, Docent*

Universitetslektor i Bioinformatik / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics
Sveriges Lantsbruksuniversitet / Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Rum 54613, Inst. för Husdjursgenetik
Ulls väg 26, Uppsala 75007

Studierektor för den nationella forskarskolan inom medicinsk bioinformatik /
Dean of Students for the Swedish National Graduate School in Medical
Bioinformatics
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Stockholm University

SciLifeLab A6220 (Alpha Tr. 6)
Tomtebodavägen 23a (main entrance)

Deliveries:
Samuel Flores
Stockholms Universitet, Org # 202100-3062
Tomtebodavägen 23b (loading dock)
171 65 Solna
SWEDEN

Mobil: +46.706000464
Mexank:0816-3949
skype: samuelfloresc.
Zoom (subject to change): https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/2207537839
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