Dear All,

As a part of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND program ‘Imaging for Future’ (I4Future, in short) coordinated by the University of Oulu, Finland, there is a possibility for a doctoral student position in our research group. The research project will be focusing on a set of membrane and cell surface proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).

The available doctoral student position will start on January-1, 2017 and it will cover a four year period for the completion of the PhD-project. Interested students with some expertise in molecular biology, cell biology and protein characterization techniques and a strong interest in structural biology related research are encouraged to contact Dr. Rajaram Venkatesan (rajaram.venkatesan@oulu.fi) with ‘I4future’ as the subject before 5^th July 2016. This is an open call involving many research groups from the University of Oulu. The call closes on 31^st July 2016. Please see the call text below and more details are also available on the internet: http://www.oulu.fi/i4future/node/34546.

Thanks

Rajaram

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Rajaram Venkatesan, PhD
Academy Research Fellow
Structural Enzymology Group
Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
University of Oulu
Finland FI-90014

Room No.: D76C
Phone No.: +358 (0) 294 481185
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I4Future – Imaging For Future, Call for Early-Stage Researcher

I4Future – Imaging For Future

EU MSCA COFUND Project

Call for Early-Stage Researchers

I4Future is an International, Interdisciplinary & Inter-sectorial doctoral programme starting at the University of Oulu in Finland. It is funded by the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND action. I4Future now invites applications for a total of 20 four-year positions for Early-Stage Researchers that are available from 1^st January 2017 until 31 December 2020. The call for applicants opens on 1^st May 2016 and closes on 31^st July 2016.

The I4Future COFUND programme involves 17 Oulu University research teams, 9 international collaborative universities, 11 private and 4 public sector organizations. The I4Future research projects employ cutting edge imaging and characterization technologies in a cross-disciplinary manner. The research in the programme can be aimed for example towards new materials, development of industrial processes, improved diagnostics, novel therapies and a better understanding of the world we live in.

The I4Future programme offers an inspiring, multidisciplinary research atmosphere, well-established research groups, world-class supervision and a wealth of secondments that will be conducted with our industrial and international academic partners. The doctoral programme can be expected to offer fundamental knowledge, interdisciplinary skills on modern imaging and characterisation methods.

The full call text with detailed instructions, including the link to the application form, is available at  www.oulu.fi/i4future/node/34377

Contact: rajaram.venkatesan@oulu.fi or rik.wierenga@oulu.fi