From: bco-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <bco-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> On Behalf Of Mirja Peltola
Sent: tiistai 9. kesäkuuta 2020 12.11
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Subject: [Bco] Reminder - Multiple funded short-term doctoral student positions in Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme - Haettavana useita rahoitettuja lyhytaikaisia tohtorikoulutettavien paikkoja Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelmassa
Available for application: Multiple short-term doctoral student positions in Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme<https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=1&id=00009…>
Haettavana: Useita lyhytaikaisia tohtorikoulutettavien paikkoja Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelmassa<https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=1&id=00009…>
Multiple funded short-term doctoral student positions in Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme available for application
University of Oulu is now hiring highly motivated candidates for doctoral student positions in the doctoral programmes of the University of Oulu Graduate School (UniOGS). There are multiple short-term (3-6 months) positions available in Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme (DP-HBS)
Successful candidates must commit to researcher training within Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme with full-time work and to completing their degree within four years.
DP-HBS gathers clinical medicine, biomedicine, biochemistry, molecular medicine, dentistry, health sciences, medical technology and biology under the umbrella of a multidisciplinary training programme. As one of the four multidisciplinary doctoral programmes of the University of Oulu Graduate School, DP-HBS is a fundamental part of the University of Oulu strategic research focus area “Molecular and environmental basis of life-long health” and it will strengthen the systematic and already strong research training and collaboration in this field. DP-HBS operates in close connection with Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu) and Biocenter Oulu (BCO), and the research environment of the doctoral students spans over several faculties, predominantly the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine. The number of doctoral students in DP-HBS is over 600. There are max 10 full-time, two to three -year positions available in DP-HBS for 2021-2023 (see the corresponding call<https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=1&id=00009…>). Within the HBS programme, it is possible also to apply for a shorter period of time than three years, including 3-6 months positions for 2021 (this call).
Please note that you can only apply either long-term (2-3 year) or short-term (3-6 months) position, but not both.
Requirements
An eligible candidate has a Master’s degree or an equivalent degree in a field relevant to the applied field. The degree must have been completed before the selection with at least good grades. The priority will be given to professionals in the field of Health and Biosciences and with a degree of Licentiate of Medicine, Licentiate of Dentistry or Master of Health Sciences. Selected candidates must meet all the requirements to receive doctoral study rights as defined in: http://www.oulu.fi/uniogs/requirements_for_admission.
In student selection, priority will be given to such doctoral students whose supervisor is not receiving strategic spearhead or emerging funding related to doctoral training from the University of Oulu during the applicable term, i.e. 2021 onwards.
The major subject of the doctoral student is expected to be in the Doctoral Degree Programme of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Health Sciences, Dentistry or Biology.
Prior to submitting, applicants are expected to have or find a prospective main supervisor in an eligible research unit. Applicants are advised to seek potential supervisors in the faculty web pages or the research focus area web pages. The proposed main supervisor must clearly be identified in the application form (full name, title, position, faculty and research unit at the University of Oulu). A letter from the proposed supervisor willing to commit for supervision must be attached into the applicant’s set of documents (see below).
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the commitment letter does not bind the proposed supervisor to any commitment, if the applicant is not selected into the doctoral student position applied here and for which the letter of support was provided.
Salary and key terms
The salary level of selected doctoral students will vary on levels 2 – 4 of the national salary scale for the teaching and research staff of Finnish universities according to the progress of the PhD thesis. In addition, a supplementary remuneration is given for personal achievement and performance (max. 50 %). In practice, the salary is roughly 2200 – 2700 € per month for an early stage researcher, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and progress of the doctoral thesis.
The positions are filled at the earliest on 1 January 2021.
How to apply
Submit your application in English through the online system by 16 August 2020. Please include the following attachments as five separate pdf files (please note that the online system has a maximum size limit for attachments):
1. CV: Including a list of all peer-reviewed scientific publications with full reference details.
2. Motivation letter: Describing prior knowledge, research interests and career plan (max 1 page).
3. Certificates/Diplomas: Scanned electronic copies of diplomas and transcripts of the records of relevant previous degrees. If the original documents are not in Finnish, Swedish or English, each document must be accompanied by an official certified translation into Finnish or English.
4. Research plan approved by the supervisor: Please follow the structure given in the guidelines of the Academy of Finland (http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/apply-for-funding/az-index-of-application-guid…) However, for the current purpose, the texts under the given section headings need not cover all bullet points in the guidelines, and the maximum length of the (draft) plan’s body of text must not exceed 3 pages with 10-12 point font size and with at least 1,5 cm margins. A fourth page can be used for the list of references only. Thus, the max total length of the plan including the references is 4 pages. Exceeding the page limit will either result in disqualification or removal of the extra pages from the document.
5. Letter of provisional commitment from the supervisor (max 1 page): This is a brief letter (with date and signature) where an eligible supervisor (either a professor or a docent level researcher who is employed by the University of Oulu) states his/her willingness to act as the supervisor for the applicant. The commitment letter must clearly indicate the University of Oulu’s Research unit, to which the supervisor is affiliated. As the funding provided via this call does not cover all salary related costs the commitment letter must also clearly indicate that the research unit will hire the candidate for full-time work and it will cover all salary-based costs from its, own budget.
Applications received after the deadline, incomplete applications, and/or applications with attachments that exceed the specified limits, will not be considered.
Application and evaluation process
Evaluation and ranking of the applications will take place in multiple stages. First, ineligible or incomplete applications are rejected. Second, eligible and complete applications are evaluated and ranked by the external evaluation panel. Third, applications with highest scores from the second round will be further evaluated and ranked by the corresponding Doctoral Training Committee. Finally, University of Oulu Graduate School deans will consolidate the evaluation results and make the final decision for the positions. All applicants will be informed of the selection by e-mail.
Further information
For information about eligibility and degree requirements, see the Graduate School website: https://www.oulu.fi/uniogs/
About the evaluation process: DP-HBS coordinator Mirja Peltola (firstname.lastname(a)oulu.fi<mailto:firstname.lastname@oulu.fi>).
Apply for the job >>>><https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/application_edit_welcome.html?field_id=0&…>
Täytä hakemus >>>><https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/application_edit_welcome.html?field_id=0&…> (Link in Finnish)
Feel free to distribute this announcement further!
Best wishes,
Mirja
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Mirja Peltola, PhD, BSc (Tech.)
Koordinaattori | Coordinator
Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu
Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelma | Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme
Tel. 0294 48 5447
PO Box 5000, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO
(Aapistie 5A, Room 476B)
www.oulu.fi<http://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto>
Tiedoksenne kaikki Japaniin suuntautuneet opiskelijat!
From: TANSKANEN HENNA <henna.tanskanen(a)hk.mofa.go.jp>
Sent: torstai 4. kesäkuuta 2020 13.54
Subject: MEXT Research ja Undergraduate Student -apurahojen haut ovat auki
Japanin opetusministeriön MEXT Research Student ja Undergraduate Student -apurahojen haut ovat auenneet (viimeinen hakupäivä 31.7.2020).
Lisätietoja Japanin Suomen-suurlähetystön kotisivuilta: https://www.fi.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_fi/mext-scholarships.html
Ystävällisin terveisin,
Henna TANSKANEN
Japanin suurlähetystö
Kulttuuri- ja informaatioasiat
Unioninkatu 20-22
00130 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358-9-6860 2037
Fax: +358-9-633 012
henna.tanskanen(a)hk.mofa.go.jp<mailto:henna.tanskanen@hk.mofa.go.jp>
www.fi.emb-japan.go.jp<http://www.fi.emb-japan.go.jp>
Subject: Ympäristöepigenetiikan laboratorio Helsingin yliopistossa hakee tohtorikoulutettavaa
Aloitamme 1.9.2020 Ympäristöepigenetiikan laboratoriossamme projektin, jossa hyödynnämme äskettäin kehitettyjä istukkaorganoideja. Suunnitelluista varhaisista raskaudenkeskeytyksistä kerättyjen istukoiden avulla selvitämme miten alkuraskauden alkoholialtistus vaikuttaa istukan kantasoluihin ja niistä viljeltyihin organoideihin. Tavoitteemme on selvittää alkuraskauden ympäristötekijöiden merkitystä istukan ja sikiön kehityksessä, sekä kartoittaa mahdollisuuksia hyödyntää organoideja toksikologisissa testauksissa.
Haemme projektiin väitöskirjaan tähtäävää tohtorikoulutettavaa, joka on kiinnostunut raskaudenaikaisen alkoholialtistuksen vaikutuksista geenien säätelyyn, sikiönkehitykseen ja yksilön myöhempään terveyteen. Tehtäviin kuuluu näytteiden keruu sairaalassa sekä kantasolujen ja istukkaorganoidien viljelyn lisäksi monipuoliset molekyylibiologian ja genetiikan tutkimusmenetelmät. Tehtävään valittavalla tulee olla genetiikan sekä solu- ja molekyylibiologian opintoja sisältävä maisterin tutkinto. Kokemus laboratoriotyöskentelystä sekä bioinformatiikan työkalujen ja tilastollisten menetelmien osaaminen katsotaan eduksi. Tehtävässä vaaditaan korkeaa motivaatiota pitkäjänteiseen tutkimustyöhön sekä ennakkoluulotonta asennetta ja rohkeutta uusien menetelmien käyttöönottoon ja kehitykseen. Teemme projektissa yhteistyötä istukkaorganoidit kehittäneen laboratorion kanssa, joten tehtävä edellyttää vahvaa englannin kielen suullista ja kirjallista taitoa sekä motivaatiota asua tilapäisesti Cambridgessa (UK). Lisäksi projektissa tehdään tiivistä yhteistyötä yliopistosairaalan kanssa, joten tehtävään tarvitaan suomen kielen taito.
Tehtävään haetaan lähettämällä CV, kopio viimeisimmästä tutkintotodistuksesta, rekisteriote maisterin tutkinnon opinnoista ja korkeintaan yhden A4:n pituinen motivaatiokirje osoitteeseen nina.kaminen(a)helsinki.fi<mailto:nina.kaminen@helsinki.fi> otsikolla "Haku väitöskirjaopiskelijaksi".
Hakuaika päättyy 31.7.2020 ja haastattelut järjestetään joko etänä tai Meilahdessa 3.- 7.8.2020.
Työsopimus tehdään neljäksi vuodeksi ja sopimukseen kuuluu kuuden kuukauden koeaika. Palkka määräytyy yliopiston palkkajärjestelmän mukaiseksi.
Lisätietoja tehtävästä: nina.kaminen(a)helsinki.fi<mailto:nina.kaminen@helsinki.fi>
Tutkimusryhmän verkkosivut: https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/tutkimusryhmat/environmental-epigenetics-laborat…
From: bco-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <bco-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> On Behalf Of Minna Kihlström
Sent: maanantai 25. toukokuuta 2020 16.10
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Subject: [Bco] Open positions at Finnadvance
Dear all,
We have open positions at Finnadvance starting 1st of June 2020. Feel free to forward these positions to all interested. The positions will be filled immediately when a suitable candidate has been found!
https://www.finnadvance.fi/careers
Organ-on-chip engineer
· You will assist in designing and technical development of our organ-on-chip platforms
· Your tasks involve quality controlled fabrication of high throughput microfluidic chips
· Experience in neurobiology and extracellular-matrix biology is an advantage
· 2-4 months 50-100 % position with possibility to extension starting from 1st of June 2020
· MSc or PhD in life sciences, cell or molecular biology, bioengineering, or related field
Desired Skills & Experience for the above positions:
· Strong understanding in biochemistry and cell biology
· 3D designing and programming skills
· Tech-savvy
· Team player
· Fluent spoken and written English
We offer top-notch positions to learn cutting edge technologies, outstanding working environment and excellent opportunities for career development. The position will be filled immediately when a suitable candidate has been found. Send you CV and cover letter to science(at)finnadvance.com<http://finnadvance.com>. More information: CEO Prateek Singh +358406537049.
Point-of-care sequencing biochemist
· You will have a key role in setting up our new nanopore sequencing department and develop a portable sample-in/sequence-out lab-in-a-briefcase
· Your tasks involve PCR, sequencing and single-cell analysis
· 2-4 months 50-100 % position with possibility to extension starting from 1st of June 2020
· BSc or MSc student in life sciences, biochemistry / cell and molecular biology (you should have ongoing study rights at the Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Finland)
Desired Skills & Experience for the above positions:
· Strong understanding in biochemistry and cell biology
· 3D designing and programming skills
· Tech-savvy
· Team player
· Fluent spoken and written English
We offer top-notch positions to learn cutting edge technologies, outstanding working environment and excellent opportunities for career development. The position will be filled immediately when a suitable candidate has been found. Send you CV and cover letter to minna(at)finnadvance.com<http://finnadvance.com>. More information: CSO Minna Kihlström +358504914710.
Biofabrication engineer
· Your tasks involve process control for novel printing methods and to advance Finland’s highest resolution bioprinter
· Experience in mechatronics and bone biology is an advantage
· 2-4 months 50-100 % position with possibility to extension starting from 1st of June 2020
· BSc or MSc student in life sciences, cell or molecular biology, bioengineering, or related field (you should have ongoing study rights at the University of Oulu, Finland)
Desired Skills & Experience for the above positions:
· Strong understanding in biochemistry and cell biology
· 3D designing and programming skills
· Tech-savvy
· Team player
· Fluent spoken and written English
We offer top-notch positions to learn cutting edge technologies, outstanding working environment and excellent opportunities for career development. The position will be filled immediately when a suitable candidate has been found. Send you CV and cover letter to science(at)finnadvance.com<http://finnadvance.com>. More information: CEO Prateek Singh +358406537049.
About Finnadvance
We at Finnadvance develop microfluidic organ-on-chip platforms, where in vivo biology can be replicated reliably. We are leading a new precision medicine initiative with our clinical partners by developing personalized solutions with patients' own cells. Our platforms will greatly reduce the need for animal studies and revolutionize the drug research and development process. Finnadvance is a biotechnology SME based in Oulu. Find more information about us from www.finnadvance.com<http://www.finnadvance.com/>
Best regards,
Minna Kihlström, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Finnadvance<https://www.finnadvance.fi/>
Twitter<https://twitter.com/advance_finn>
Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/minnakihlstrom/>
Oulu, Finland
minna(a)finnadvance.com<mailto:minna@finnadvance.com>
+358504914710
[ENGLISH BELOW]
Heipä hei histonit!
Huhtikuussa OYY järjesti kyselyn, jossa selviteltiin koronan vaikutusta opiskelijoiden opintoihin ja hyvinvointiin. Kyselyn tulokset ovat löydettävissä osoitteesta https://www.oyy.fi/ylioppilaskunnan-koronakyselyn-tulokset-on-nyt-julkaistu/. Näistä tuloksista on mm. nähtävissä, että noin kolmasosalla vastaajista on ollut vaikeuksia edistää opintojaan, ohjauksen ja tuen kaipuu mm. eristyksessä olemiseen, sekä stressi-, motivaatio-, ja elämänhallintaongelmien lisääntyminen. Kyselyyn vastasi 1603 opiskelijaa, eli 12% kaikista Oulun yliopiston opiskelijoista. 7% vastaajista vastasi kyselyyn englanniksi ja 93% suomeksi. 2% kaikista vastaajista olivat BMTK:lta.
Kyselyssä on kysytty poikkeusolojen vaikutusta opiskeluun, etäopiskelun kuormittavuutta, kuinka hyvin tiedekunta ja yliopisto on tiedottanut ohjeistaan ja linjauksistaan poikkeusoloihin ja opintojaksoihin nähden. Kyselyyn kuuluu kaikkiaan 15 kysymystä, ja kysely on nähtävissä aiemmin linkatulta sivulta löydettävän raportin lopusta.
Suurin osa BMTK:n vastaajista ovat kokeneet saaneensa hyvin tietoa yliopiston ja tiedekunnan linjauksista tilanteeseen sekä opintojaksojen suorittamisesta.
Opintojaksojen työmäärän kasvulla ei monen mukaan ollut suurta vaikutusta (47/100) vastatessa ettei se ole vaikeuttanut eikä helpottanut opintoja ja 30 vastatessa etteivät osaa sanoa työmäärän lisääntymisen vaikutuksesta. 7 koki työmäärän kasvun lievästi helpottavaksi, 13 lievästi vaikeuttavaksi, ja 3 merkittävästi vaikeuttavaksi.
Vastaajien mukaan etäopetus on koettu hyvin järjestetyksi.
Opintojaksojen järjestelyiden joustavuutta ei kukaan vastanneista kokenut vaikeuttavaksi.
TÄRKEÄÄ! 20.6 eli huomenna klo 11-13 ylioppilaskunnan asiantuntijat vastaavat kysymyksiin OYY:n IG-tilin stooreissa (@oyystudentunion), kysymyksiä voi tälläkin hetkellä lähettää heidän stoorin kautta.
Terveisin
Manu Markkanen, infojäbä
Hope y'all are doing well!
In April the Oulu student union made a poll regarding the effects of corona on student well-being and studies. The results of the poll can be found at https://www.oyy.fi/the-results-of-the-corona-survey-by-the-student-union-ha…. The results show difficulties in furthering studies, longing for more guidance and support regarding issues such as isolation, and an increase in stress-, motivation-, and life management issues. The poll was answered by 1603 students (12% of all Oulu University students). 7% of the responders answered in English and 93% in Finnish. 2% of the responders were from FBMM.
The poll's questions were directed at the effect of current circumstances on studies, the strain of distanced learning, and how well the university and faculty had informed students about the actions because of the circumstances, including actions regarding course completion. The poll contained 15 questions and can be found at the bottom of the report found in the link discussed prior.
Most of the responders from FBMM have felt that they've been informed well over circumstantial actions and the completion of courses.
An increase in course workload has not been seen to affect many of the responders (47/100). 30 of the responders couldn't say whether it made their studies easier or harder. 7 experienced the increase as slightly helpful, 13 slightly harmful, and 3 as highly harmful towards their studies.
The responders experienced distanced teaching to be arranged well.
The flexibility of course arrangement wasn't found to increase difficulty in completing studies by any of the responders.
IMPORTANT! Tomorrow, the 20.6 11-13 the Oulu student union will be answering questions regarding the results in their IG-story (@oyystudentunion). You can find a box to type questions in right now from their current story.
Best regards,
Manu Markkanen, The Info Guy
Dear All,
Thanks for participating the teaching feedback day. We had a nice discussion based on what was brought forward by students and teachers.
Things to improve or try to manage for the future:
- presentation of research groups to students
- use of social media to let students familiarize better with the Faculty and researchers/research done
- integrate better into teaching how to plan an experiment
- critical assessment of goods and bads of remote teaching
Other discussions included e.g.
- cooperation between lecture and lab course teachers could be better
- workload imbalance between some courses
- necessity to have an exam as assessment on (some) courses
- use of English in teaching early on
- chemistry, Biomolecules and Biochemical Methods I lab courses order in freshmen timetable
- improvement of orientation studies for freshmen
Greetings and have a nice end of the study year,
Tuomo
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Ystävällisin terveisin - Kind regards,
Tuomo Glumoff
Koulutusdekaani, Yliopistonlehtori | Dean for Education, University lecturer
Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu
Biokemian ja molekyylilääketieteen tiedekunta | Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Tel. +358 (0)294481170
PO Box 5400, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO
www.oulu.fi<http://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto>
Follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/unioulu/>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/unioulu/?hl=fi>, Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-oulu/> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/unioulu>.
Valmistumassa oleville biokemian opiskelijoille,
Biochemistry students soon to be graduated,
Koulutusrehtori Helka-Liisa Hentilä on kysynyt tiedekuntien halukkuutta tarjota omia avoimen yliopiston opintojaan vastavalmistuneiden suoritettavaksi vuoden kuluessa valmistumisesta ilmaiseksi. Kaikki tiedekunnat ovat tämän myös hyväksyneet. Käyttäkää tilaisuus hyväksi kehittämällä osaamistanne, jos työpaikkaa ei löydy heti valmistumisen hetkellä.
Students graduating now in the spring/summer are allowed to study University of Oulu open university courses without enrollment fee up to one year from graduation. Take this opportunity to expand your skills if the job is not found right away.
Greetings,
Tuomo Glumoff
Education Dean
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Ystävällisin terveisin - Kind regards,
Tuomo Glumoff
Koulutusdekaani, Yliopistonlehtori | Dean for Education, University lecturer
Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu
Biokemian ja molekyylilääketieteen tiedekunta | Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Tel. +358 (0)294481170
PO Box 5400, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO
www.oulu.fi<http://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto>
Follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/unioulu/>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/unioulu/?hl=fi>, Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-oulu/> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/unioulu>.