-----Original Message----- From: bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi [mailto:bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi] On Behalf Of Anita Tienhaara Sent: 15. syyskuuta 2011 8:19 To: finbionet Subject: [Bco] PhD student positions at The graduate School in Population Genetics

The graduate school in population genetics is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Academy of Finland. The school builds a doctoral program and trains graduate students in the broad area of population genetics. The students take formal courses and carry out research work and complete a doctoral thesis in about four years.

The students entering the school should join a research project led by one of the supervisors that are members of the school. The topics covered by different projects include evolutionary genetics, bioinformatics, genetic epidemiology, gene mapping, plant and animal breeding, conservation genetics, molecular anthropology and archaeology, and risks associated with GMO (more information can be found at http://www.oulu.fi/biology/PopGenSchool/index.html). The working place depends on the research group and the supervisor. The minimum starting salary (1740 EUR) is set by the Ministry of Education and Culture which finances the graduate school, but the local university (research group) normally pays a somewhat higher salary. The positions include minor teaching duties. Each student will apply for study rights for a Ph.D. at the University they have chosen. The criteria can differ between Universities and more information on the Ph.D. studies at each university can be found for Oulu at http://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto/uniogs, for Helsinki at http://www.helsinki.fi/admissions/postgraduate_applicants.htm and for Turku at http://www.utu.fi/en/studying/students/degree/postgraduate/index.html.

The school announces five positions for PhD students, starting at the beginning of 2012. The positions are maximally for four years. The application should include (when applicable):

1. Filled application form which can be found at http://www.oulu.fi/biology/PopGenSchool/news.htm

2. CV including the topic and grade of MSc thesis (max 2 pages) 3. a list of publications 4. a training plan for PhD studies (what type of formal training, courses etc you would like to have) 5. a short (half a page) description of a career plan (why this type of training) 6. a plan for PhD research (a research plan or a good description of the direction the student wants to take), including information on potential supervisors (max 2 pages) 7. contact information of two referees

Please send the filled application form to lumi.viljakainen@oulu.fi. The other documents (2.-7.) should be sent (as a single pdf-file) to kirjaamo@oulu.fi (subject: Application for Population Genetics Graduate School position) or by regular mail University of Oulu, Kirjaamo, PL 8000, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland). The deadline for the applications is 14 October 2011 by 3PM.

If necessary, some of the applicants may be invited for an interview in early November. The results of the call will be published on the graduate school web page by November 15. The students chosen for the positions or those on the reserve list will be notified by personal email.

For additional information, please contact Outi Savolainen (Outi.Savolainen@oulu.fi) or the coordinator of the school (Lumi.Viljakainen@oulu.fi) or directly the project leader you would like to work with (http://www.oulu.fi/biology/PopGenSchool/index.html).

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