1 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) in Finland | University of Helsinki

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.