UCMR and Umeå Plant Science Centre, UPSC, in cooperation with IceLab, KBC, MIMS and WCMM call for Excellence by Choice postdoctoral fellows. The aim is to strengthen world-class research in life science in Umeå, Sweden. Nobel prize awardee Emmanuelle Charpentier is patron of the programme. The fourth international call is open. We welcome your application.
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Research within life science
UCMR, and Umeå Plant Science Centre, UPSC, in collaboration with IceLab, KBC, MIMS and WCMM at Umeå University are currently running the 'Excellence by Choice’ Postdoctoral Programme. The programme funds postdoctoral fellowships and organize activities to strengthen networking and collaborations.
The programme aims to recruit 17 postdocs on fellowships through international calls. To date, 13 postdocs from 8 different countries have started their fellowships in Umeå and the next call will recruit up to four more.
The call is open.
Financing
The programme is funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Kempe Foundation and Umeå University with professor Emmanuelle Charpentier as patron and mentor of the programme.
A handful of 'EC' postdocs. From left: Joram Kiriga Waititu, Gabriel Torrens, Aicha Kriia, Samuel Agyei Nyantakyi, and Jagadish Mangu.
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Presentation of current ' EC' postdoctoral fellows