Position announced on: Mar 27, 2015
Apply at latest on: May 15, 2015
Fixed-term: Permanent
Employer:
Independent institutes
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM)
2015 CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
FOR MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE FINLAND (FIMM)
The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is an international research institute in Helsinki focusing on human genomics and personalised medicine. FIMM integrates molecular medicine research, technology center and biobanking infrastructures “under one roof” and thereby promotes translational research and adoption of personalised medicine in health care. FIMM researchers are involved in several grand challenge projects, such as the impact of genome information on personalised health and medical interventions, development of individualised cancer medicine, and novel diagnostics via imaging of tissue and cells. The disease areas of interest for the research groups include cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, and viral infections.
FIMM offers postdoctoral researchers an internationally recognized, unique biomedical research environment with an exciting combination of basic and translational research. Situated in the Helsinki Academic Medical Center of the University of Helsinki, FIMM operates within and surrounded by national Centres of Excellence of the Academy of Finland, a Nordic Centre of Excellence, research programs of the Faculty of Medicine, as well as numerous ongoing clinical trials. Researchers at FIMM are able to work closely with the hospital as well as other institutes and departments of the University.
The FIMMPOD Postdoctoral and Senior Researcher Program is a professional developmental program for the postdoctoral and senior researchers within FIMM and aims to enhance research experiences and career opportunities. FIMMPOD organizes events in career development, mentoring, and networking, as well as facilitates the recruitment of new postdoctoral researchers to FIMM.
Expressions of interest are now invited from potential postdoctoral researchers in applying jointly with a FIMM research team for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship.
Description of the MSCA Fellowship Program
The purpose of the MSCA Individual Fellowship (IF) is to support the mobility of researchers and help attract promising foreign researchers to work in the European context (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. The grant typically covers two years’ salary, a mobility allowance, research costs and overheads for the host institution. Individual researchers prepare and submit proposals for funding together with their planned supervisor/host organization. Proposals are judged on their research quality, impact and implementation, the researcher’s future career prospects, and the support offered by the host organization. More information about MSCA Individual Fellowships is available here.
Research Areas of Interest
We welcome expressions of interest in any research area(s) in which FIMM is involved. The specific research topic for an MSCA IF application will be designed together with the FIMM research group.
Eligibility and Requirements
Candidates are expected to hold a doctoral degree in biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, computer science, genetics, mathematics, medicine, or other related fields, obtained before the MSCA IF deadline of 10 September 2015. Candidates are also expected to have good problem solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills, be fluent in English, have good interpersonal and written and oral communication skills, and be able to work independently as well as within an international team.
Candidates are required to read carefully the MSCA IF Guide for Applicants to ascertain eligibility, especially with regard to the mobility rules for each scheme, and learn about what will be required of them if selected to apply with a FIMM research group host.
Applications
Candidates are invited to express their interest in a host group at FIMM no later than 15 May 2015 at 17.00 EEST by completing the online application form at: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/59405/
Expression of interest is not a promise of funding or position.
Review of expressions of interest will begin after 15 May 2015. Proposals will be evaluated based on research quality, the researcher’s future career prospects and the availability of suitable supervision. The strongest proposals will be selected for continuation, with a FIMM research group host, to the MSCA IF application (deadline 10 September 2015). The FIMMPOD Postdoctoral and Senior Researcher Program will provide application preparation support for the potential fellow-group leader teams.
Further information:
- FIMM
- FIMMPOD
- FIMM research areas
- University of Helsinki International Staff Services
- Helsinki Academic Medical Center
- MSCA Individual Fellowships
FIMM is part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, composed of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the centers for molecular medicine in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. At the national level, FIMM is a joint research institute of the University of Helsinki (primary host), the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, the National Institute for Health and Welfare, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
