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Welcome to KI Career Service Newsletter!
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Photo: Stockholms Kulturfestival
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Stockholm Culture Festival - August 14-18, 2024
Stockholm's Culture Festival is the largest cultural event in the city. Admission is free, and the festival features a diverse program of activities and entertainment. For more information, visit visitstockholm website.
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Do you have a partner who moved with you to Sweden and is interested in joining a program with the purpose of making Sweden feel more like home? - Application deadline: August 20, 2024
Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN) is accepting applications to the next cohort of SDCN Academy: Unlock Sweden! Your partner has free access through KI’s partnership with Stockholms Akademiska Forum. The program is designed to provide the network, information, support, and training necessary to not only enter the Swedish labour market, but also to become more rooted in Stockholm – making it feel more like home. For more information please visit SDCN webpage.
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Swedish language courses autumn 2024 - Courses start on September 10, 2024
Doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at KI are eligible for one complimentary Swedish subcourse. Staff members are required to pay according to the framework agreement.
Courses are scheduled from 17.30 to 19.00 or from 19.15 to 20.45. They occur once a week for ten weeks or twice weekly for five weeks. Levels A1, A2 and B1 are available. Read more on ki.se.
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KI Fun Run 2024 - September 19, 2024
Everyone at KI is welcome! Join the most exciting event of the year: walk, run, jog, cheer, and hang out at KI-loppet 2024! Read more on ki.se.
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School of Entrepreneurship (SSES)
Explore courses, workshops and other activities organised by SSES. For more information, visit the SSES website.
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Educational Congress: Exploring the Human Dimensions of Education
Welcome to register for KI's Education Congress 2-3 October 2024! KI's Education Congress is aimed at those who are involved in teaching at KI or interested in educational issues. Read more on ki.se.
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Webinar series: Health Literacy for researchers (in English)
All doctoral students and researchers at KI, as well as other interested parties, are welcome to a webinar series focusing on health literacy. The webinars will consist of lectures and discussions between lecturers and participants, and some self-studies will be conducted before each webinar. Read more on ki.se.
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Calls for the autumn 2024
Karolinska Institutet awards grants from a large number of foundations and funds. Check out the call for the autumn. Read more on ki.se.
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Photo: by Apotekarsocieteten
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Scheele Award 2025 - Deadline for nominations: September 15, 2024
The Scheele Laureate will be appointed within the wide area of ongoing pharmaceutical research. The candidate should be an internationally recognized scientist who is professionally active within the fields of drug research and drug development. For more information, visit the Apotekarsocieteten website.
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Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet): International postdoc within natural and engineering sciences (autumn call) - Application open: August 21, 2024
The purpose of the grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. The grant is also intended to promote the quality and renewal of Swedish research. For more information, please visit Vetenskapsrådet website.
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Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet): International postdoc within medicine and health (autumn call) - Application open: August 21, 2024
The purpose of the grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. The grant is also intended to promote the quality and renewal of Swedish research.. For more information, please visit Vetenskapsrådet website.
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Apply for grants for collaboration with partners in Africa - Application deadline: September 3, 2024
Junior researchers are invited, by the Internationalisation board, to apply for funding for collaboration with partners in low- and middle-income countries in Africa in 2025. . Eligibility: Junior researchers as well as researchers affiliated to Karolinska Institutet, who earned a doctoral degree but have not yet become associate professors, are eligible to apply. Researchers who have earned their doctoral degree during the last seven years are given priority. More information is available on ki.se.
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SSF grants for Strategic mobility - Application deadline: September 10, 2024
The Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), finances the salary costs for people who, for a period, want to move between industry/business/authority/hospital and academia/research institute. For more information, please visit the SSF website.
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STINT International Postdoc - Application deadline: September 13, 2024
The aim of the programme is to enhance the quality of Swedish research and higher education by giving researchers who have recently obtained their PhDs the opportunity to pursue a postdoctoral research project at an institution abroad. There are two versions of the programme: STINT International Postdoc for outbound postdocs and STINT International Postdoc in Sweden for inbound postdocs. For more information, please visit the STINT website.
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STINTs program Teaching Sabbatical - Application deadline: September 16, 2024
STINT’s Teaching Sabbatical programme aims to develop both individuals and institutions. The programme gives passionate Swedish researchers and university lecturers international experiences relevant to their teaching rather than their research roles. For more information, please visit the STINT website.
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NeurotechEU collaboration grant 2024
These visits aim to facilitate the planning or execution of collaborative endeavors with NeurotechEU partners. The grant can be used to cover costs for transportation and accommodation at the host site for the proposed period (minimum 3 days) with a maximum amount of 25 000 SEK. There are no deadlines for this grant. StratNeuro and NeurotechEU will be continuously evaluating any application that is submitted. Also, there is no time deadline for when the travel should be as long as it is within the next 3 years. More information is available on ki.se.
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WHO Internship Programme - For future leaders in public health
The Global Internship Programme is now open. For more information, visit the WHO website.
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The Conversation - Latest articles by KI researchers
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Karolinska Institutet is a member of The Conversation, a non-profit international news platform where academics write their own popular science articles with the help of professional journalists. The articles are freely accessible and may be republished without alterations in other media outlets. The collaboration benefits researchers by boosting their international profile and sharpening their communication skills, both of which are great for funding applications. Visit the staff portal for more information.
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Career Reading suggestions
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Career News covers information about topics related to career development. If you have any suggestions about information for the newsletter, please send your message to career-service@ki.se.
Content editor: Y. Vladimir Pabón-Martínez. PhD.
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