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.fimailto:rajaram.venkatesan@oulu.fi) with ‘I4future’ as the subject before 5th July 2016. This is an open call involving many research groups from the University of Oulu. The call closes on 31st 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

******************************************* 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 ********************************************

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 1st January 2017 until 31 December 2020. The call for applicants opens on 1st May 2016 and closes on 31st 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/34377http://www.oulu.fi/i4future/node/34377

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