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. A third international call was performed in Autumn 2023.
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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 15 postdocs on fellowships through international calls. To date, ten postdocs have started their work in Umeå and further three 'EC' postdocs will start in the close future.
A third recruitment of postdoctoral fellows was performed in Autumn 2023.
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.
ImageMattias Pettersson
'EC' Postdoc Baptiste marvels at how molecular mechanisms shape cell destiny and physiology.
'EC' Postdoc Dhruv has followed his passion for microbiology and life science throughout his academic journey.
Aicha needed something more challenging, and applied for the 'EC' postdoc programme at Umeå University.
'EC' postdoc Jagadish is passionate about research, and also feel joy in guiding and teaching others.
Most rewarding about being a molecule maker is when a compound with potential can be used clinically.
In his research, 'EC' postdoc Joram Kiriga Waititu will use the single cell RNA-sequencing method.
The Excellence by Choice Postdoc programme is managed by UCMR and UPSC with Emmanuelle Charpentier as patron.
Umeå University stimulates cutting-edge research with a new program which has Nobel Prize laureate as mentor.
The aim of the society is to attain an attractive environment for postdocs, both socially and academically.