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The Graduate Research School in Genomic Ecology, GENECO
What do we offer?
- A stimulating environment to meet and network with other PhD students and scientists working at the interface between ecology, evolution, molecular biology, genomics, and bioinformatics.
- A variety of cutting-edge Ph.D. courses (will give graduate education credits), which are free of charge.
- Two annual meetings on selected topics where you can present your research.
- A mentor program focused on career planning inside or outside academia, networking, and professional/personal development.
- Travel grants to cover your research stay at a foreign laboratory or conference attendance.
- Reimbursement to cover part of your expenses while attending our Ph.D. courses, annual meetings and workshops.
- Contact with industrial, governmental and county partners/agencies/administrations.
- Literature seminar series and workshops on specific theoretical topics.
What are the minimum requirements for PhD students?
- Need to be enrolled at a Nordic university at present
- Join for a minimum of two years and follow the mentor program
- Each year: attend the summer kick-off meeting (August 19-21, 2009) which includes the start-up of the mentor program, and the yearly winter meeting (January, 2010)
- Present their project at the annual meetings or workshops.
- Attend at least one week-long PhD course per year.
What is expected of the supervisors?
The supervisor should participate during at least at one of the GENECO meetings per year.
Page Manager: Inger Ekström
Webmaster: Michael Sellers
Publisher: Department of Ecology
Last modified 13 Sep 2010
For questions contact
Karin Rengefors
professor
Aquatic ecology
Phone:
+46 46-2228427
E-mail:
Karin.Rengefors@biol.lu.se
Lund University, Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden. Tel: +46 (0)46 222 00 00