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Opportunities in SWEDEN
San Jose, 12 February 2015
Dan Andrée Special Advisor Swedish Innovation Agency, VINNOVA & Ministry of Education and Research Tutti Johansson Falk Head of Communications MAX IV Laboratory
Opportunities in Sweden
Sweden as a leading research nation
Research Agencies and Universities
Living in Sweden
Sweden Both large and
small Sweden: 0,14% of the world’s population
20 cities in the world have a larger population than Sweden
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Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT
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Increased direct grants to universities (1000 SEK) – 67% increase
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We have a great history… ..and fantastic ratings
Largest number of global companies per capita
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Bottom-up principle – freedom for researchers very important, but also
Strategic Research Areas
Medicine
Engineering
Social Science and Humanities New priority for the Government
Environment
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• New government programme for international recruitment of Scientists – Recruitment of young scientists – Senior Scientists – longer period
Swedish Research Council ~ 900 M$/year
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Supports research of the highest scientific quality within all areas of science. Stimulates advances and scientific development through open competition where the best research ideas are rewarded. Implementing the new governmental initiative on recruitment of Scientists
Karolinska Institute • Prof. Cynthia Bulik, University of North
Carolina, USA • Eating disorder • 10, years 19 M$
Grants for international recruitment of leading researchers
Linköpings University • Prof. Markus Heilig, National Institute of
Health, Bethesda, MD, USA • psychiatry. • 10 years 18 M$
Grants for international recruitment of leading researchers
Gothenburg University • Prof. Ellen Lust, Yale University, USA • Political Science • 10 years, 18 M$
Grants for international recruitment of leading researchers
International Career grant (COFUND MSC)
You can apply for the grant either if work at a Swedish university and wish to work abroad, or if you work abroad and wish to work in Sweden. You may apply for an International career grant if your doctorate was 2 to 7 years old on 1 January 2015. You are required to apply for a minimum of three or a maximum of four years. Apply before 26 February 2015
http://www.vr.se/inenglish/researchfunding/ourgrants2015/marieskodowskacurieinternationalcareergrant.4.15f1f488148d550dae42525.html
VINNOVA in brief
• VINNOVA – the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation responding to the Ministry of Enterprise
• About 200 people work at VINNOVA’s offices in Stockholm, Brussels and Silicon Valley
• Annual budget of >300 M $ invested in innovation projects in all sectors in society.
Environment
Health
Globalization
VINNOVA’s program: Challenge-driven innovation From technology and sectors to social challenges
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Mobility for Growth
VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming Open Innovation Incoming
VINNOVA recommends the applicants to the calls above to first apply for a planning grant. Planning grant proposals are submitted to two separate calls depending on what type of project
which is planned: VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming – Planning Grant
http://www.vinnova.se/en/Our-acitivities/Innovativeness-of-specific-target-groups/The-Knowledge-Triangle/Mobility-for-
Growth/
About Forte Forte funds research for people's health, working life and welfare.
• Work and health • Work organisation • Labour market • Public health • Welfare • Social services and social relations
COFAS 2 (Incoming International Postdoc fellowships, FIIP) http://www.forte.se/en/Calls-for-proposals/2015/COFAS-2-FIIP/
Call for proposals for COFAS 2 Forte Incoming International Postdoc fellowships (FIIP) grants. Deadline for project outline submissions is the 3rd of March 2015 at 17.00 (5pm CET).
The purpose of the fellowships is to give qualified researchers in countries outside of Sweden the opportunity to exchange knowledge and competence with the Swedish research society within Forte’s research areas of responsibility
PhD student position in theoretical condensed matter physics Job
Your major responsibility as a PhD student is to perform research in a research group, while getting familiar with different theoretical approaches. The candidate is equally expected to develop competence [...] 27/11/2014 - 13:57 | Country: Sweden | Organisation: Chalmers University of Technology | Research field: Physics | Application deadline: 31/03/2015 | Nr. of offers: 1
Postdoctoral position in Train Aerodynamics -Development of Flow Control for Better Energy Efficiency of Trains Using CFD Job
The project is about improvement of aerodynamic properties of trains using different techniques for flow control. Existing freight and regional trains will be studied with the aim to decrease their [...] 20/11/2014 - 12:45 | Country: Sweden | Organisation: Chalmers University of Technology | Research field: Technology | Application deadline: 28/02/2015 | Nr. of offers: 1
Professor in Work Science Job
The Department of Sociology and Work Sciende has over 100 employees, teachers, researchers, PhD-students and administrative staff. The department carries out research, eduacation adn collaboration in a number och areas. [...] 03/12/2014 - 08:41 | Country: Sweden | Organisation: universitypositions | Research field: Sociology | Application deadline: 16/03/2015 | Nr. of offers: 1
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Larry Greenberg (professor) Cornell University (Fish and stream ecology) Department of Biology, Karlstad University
Larry: ”the quality of health care
is good and affordable for all, there is no tuition for those that want to attend college, parents are entitled to one year of paid maternal/paternal leave, and seven weeks of vacation leave is very generous”.
Swedens social welfare systems welcomes you • Sweden has one of the most generous parental leave systems in
the world. Parents are granted 480 days of leave per child, and 420 of these days are paid at a rate of 80% of your salary up to a limit of SEK 910 a day.
• Childcare services are available for all children from one year of age (school starts at age of 7) – typically 100$/month
• The maximum cost for visits to a doctor in a 12-month period is 130 $.
• If you work and pay your taxes in Sweden, you are covered by employment-based benefits, which include sickness benefit and rehabilitation allowance).
Crown Princess of Sweden visiting Silicon Valley