[SocBiN] Call for applications to the National Graduate School in Medical Bioinformatics

[Arne Elofsson]

Dear Colleague,

MedBioInfo is the Swedish National Graduate School in Medical
Bioinformatics, providing advanced bioinformatics training to the next
generation of life science researchers in Sweden.  The application deadline
for the MedBioInfo incoming class of 2018 is now quite close -- February
28. MedBioInfo has had a great start, with two successful courses completed
in 2017, a productive Annual Meeting, a new collaboration with our
Norwegian sister school NORBIS, and several excellent courses planned for
2018. The faculty have put a lot of effort into providing the highest
quality PhD-level bioinformatics training possible -- more than is
available in most places in the world. However for us to deliver a high
quality program, we have to attract the best students possible. So we
kindly request that you forward this announcement to people that you think
may be interested, as well as to your departmental or other relevant email
groups.



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.  Our 36 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 (1-2 weeks), and
offered 2-3 times per year, totalling about 30 HP over the course 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 (this year featuring scientific graphics and data management,
law, and ethics), 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 2017 and April 2018, though there is some flexibility in this.
Target groups include PhD students in Life Science doing primarily
computational research.

The deadline is *February 28, *2018. Enrollment is limited to 20 incoming
students per year. You should sign up using this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT0K1vIo0HWugi9Hott8QQ1KckcUZxENktewU4ZSR9j17lxQ/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link>,
also linked to from medbioinfo.se. Feel free to email me with any
questions. We look forward to reading your application.

With kind regards,

Sam




*Samuel Coulbourn Flores, Docent *Dean of the Swedish National Graduate
School in Medical Bioinformatics
*Studierektor för den nationella forskarskolan inom medicinsk bioinformatik*

SciLifeLab A6220 (Alpha Floor 6)
Tomtebodavägen 26a
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Stockholm University

Mobil: +46.706000464 <070-600%2004%2064>
Mexank: 0816-3949
samuel.flores at dbb.su.se
skype: samuelfloresc
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