Position this week 20-26/12/2010

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20-26/12/2010 INFO 1



Postdoctoral position available at Indiana University Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis in a laboratory that studies mechanisms of metastasis in ovarian cancer.

The project is part of a collaborative consortium investigating epigenetic modulation of platinum anti-tumor activity in animal models of ovarian cancer. Funding for this project will cover three years.

Interested individuals can contact Dr.Daniela Matei at dmatei@iupui.edu .


20-26/12/2010 INFO 2

Summer School on Modern Methods in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

We have the pleasure to announce the 2011 Edition of the Summer School on Modern Methods in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

The School aims to provide introductory and advanced courses in medical statistics and epidemiology, and their application in etiology research
and public health.

Courses given in a two week program, will be run by faculties from Harvard School of Public Health and Karolinska Institutet.Furthermore, faculties from the University of Milano-Bicocca and  Bocconi University will join the program.

In addition, both introductory and more advanced  one-day courses on Stata  will be  offered. All courses will be using Stata.

The school will be held from June 5 to June 18 2011 at Antico Borgo di Tabiano Castello, in Parma, Italy.

Please visit the course homepage for more information about the course:
www.biostatepi.org

20-26/12/2010 INFO 3

We are looking for a motivated and proficient post doc in a new project where we characterize plant polyketide reductases (PKRs) using enzymatic and genomic approaches.

A vast array of plant secondary metabolites are synthesized through the acetate-malonate pathway, where acetate units provided by malonyl-CoA are concatenated into a polyketide intermediate which may fold in a number of ways to produce, e.g., new aromatic ring systems. The best known example of these reactions is the formation of chalcone, the first precursor of the flavonoid branch of phenylpropanoids. Chalcone synthase together with other plant polyketide synthases form a super family with a common origin in evolution but wide variation in starter substrate selection, number of iteration steps and final folding of the product. In analogy to fatty acid biosynthesis, but in a highly selective manner, the growing polyketide chain may also be reduced during its synthesis, leading to further increased chemical variation. The associated PKR is known only for chalcone synthase, but reductive steps are needed for biosynthesis of, e.g., the raspberry ketone (raspberry), the glucosidic lactones gerberin and parasorboside (gerbera), the alkaloid coniine (poison hemlock) and the naphtoquinone plumbagin (sundews). The project is a joint project between University of Helsinki and VTT. Our specific objectives are to identify and isolate genes encoding PKRs in several plants, to heterologously express the PKR genes and isolate the encoded enzymes and to functionally characterize the enzymes in combination with the relevant PKS and analyze the products. Genomic and transcriptomic resources exist for gerbera and will be developed for the other plant species. The Academy of Finland funded postdoctoral position is for 2011-2014. Suitable candidates should have an interest in plant secondary metabolism and experience in the areas of molecular biology, protein purification, enzymology and bioinformatics.

To apply, e-mail your application, CV, and contact information of two referees to teemu.teeri- at-helsinki.fi

Deadline for applications is January 15, 2011. Additional information about the research group:  teemu.teeri-at-helsinki.fi http://www.mm.helsinki.fi/mmsbl/english/research/Gerberalab/SecMetab.html

20-26/12/2010 INFO 4

The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is a partner institution of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. FIMM is a joint venture of the University of Helsinki, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. FIMM is currently seeking a Senior Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher for the RNAi Unit, FIMM Technology Centre. Application deadline is December 31, 2010.






20-26/12/2010 INFO 5





A four-year post-doctoral position is available in the research group of Jukka Finne at the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland. The project deals with the identification of regulatory factors of polysialic acid, an important developmental cell surface antigen also associated with the malignant behaviour of cells, using novel insertion mutagenesis technology. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Applications will be considered until a suitable candidate has been found. (9.12.2010)








20-26/12/2010 INFO 6




匈牙利布达佩斯罗兰大学招聘发育生物学博士后

瑞典兰德大学招聘计算生物学博士后

施普林格公司(Springer)招聘启事

声明：本文是在综合各方面意见后对新签订的《中华人民共和国政府和芬兰共和国政府对所得避免双重征税和防止偷漏税的协定》的简要解读。解读以协会内交流信息为目的，请阅读者保留自己对协定的看法与解读，欢迎补充讨论。本文并不具有法律效力，不带有含政治倾向解读的意图。

下段信息转自国家税务总局：

《中华人民共和国政府和芬兰共和国政府对所得避免双重征税和防止偷漏税的协定》及议定书已于2010年5月25日在北京正式签署，双方分别于2010年 10月13日和2010年10月25日互相通知已完成使该协定及议定书生效所必需的各自法律程序。根据该协定第二十八条的规定，该协定及议定书应自 2010年11月25日起生效，并适用于2011年1月1日或以后取得的所得。


解读：

《中华人民共和国政府和芬兰共和国政府对所得避免双重征税和防止偷漏税的协定》已于今年重新签订，对于留芬学生学者来说最重要的应该是免税条约的更改，目 前对新条款的解读大多理解为所有教研人员将不再享有前三年免税待遇，同时含税（以后可能会包括免税的）学生奖学金及实习补贴也将按芬兰政府的规定缴纳税费，不再享有免税权。
1986年协定条约浏览： http://law.lawtime.cn/d539784544878.html/pos=0
2010年新协定条约浏览：http://www.chinatax.gov.cn/n8136506/n8136593/n8137537/n8138502/10006836.html#

重点条款如下：


1986年协定书特别注明了，教研人员以及学生奖学金，实习补贴的免税情况，如下：
第二十条 教师和研究人员


任 何个人在紧接前往缔约国一方之前时曾是缔约国另一方居民，为在该缔约国一方的大学、学院、学校或其它公认的教育机构或者科研机构从事教学、讲学或研究的目 的，限期停留在该缔约国一方，从其第一次到达之日起不超过三年的，该缔约国一方应对其由于教学、讲学或研究取得的报酬，免予征税。




第二十一条 学生和实习人员


学生、企业学徒或实习生是，或者在紧接前往缔约国一方之前时曾是缔约国另一方居民，仅由于接受教育、培训或者获取特别的技术经验的目的，停留在该缔约国一方，对其下列款项，该缔约国一方应免予征税。


（一）为了维持生活，接受教育、学习、研究或培训的目的，从该国境外取得的款项；


（二）从缔约国一方政府或科学、教育或其它免税组织取得的助学金，奖学金或奖金；


（三）在该国从事个人劳务取得的所得，在任何纳税年度中，该项所得不超过15，000芬兰马克或等值的中国人民币。


上述第（三）项提供的优惠，仅延伸到为完成接受教育或培训所必要的合理时期，但以连续不超过七年为限。



2010年新条约仅保留了学生条款中外源性基本生活费用免税一条，如下：

第二十条 学生    如果一个学生是、或者在紧接前往缔约国一方之前曾是缔约国另一方居民，仅由于接受教育的目的，而停留在该缔约国一方，对其为了维持生活或接受教育的目的收到的来源于该缔约国一方以外的款项，该缔约国一方应免予征税。

Position this week 13-19/12/2010

来源：Finnbionet, VTT, FIMM, 科学网 等

13-19/12/2010 INFO 1





PhD student and post-doc positions open in plant stem cell research. PhD student and post doctoral positions are available in the newly established research group lead by Ari Pekka Mähönen at Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland. The deadline for application is January 15th, 2011.




13-19/12/2010 INFO 2




Berlin School of Mind and Brain - Apply now for 2011! The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international research school, located in the vibrant heart of Berlin. Founded in 2006 as part of Germany’s Excellence Initiative, it offers a unique three-year interdisciplinary doctoral program in English in the mind/brain sciences. Deadline for applications is 15 January 2011.





13-19/12/2010 INFO 3





Postdoctoral position in the lignin biosynthesis laboratory, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki.

We are looking for a motivated and proficient post doc in a project where we characterize monolignol transport proteins at the plasma membrane using biochemical and bioinformatics approaches mainly with Norway spruce, while Arabidopsis and hybrid poplar are used when needed. As the means by which monolignols are transported from the protoplasts into the apoplastic space is not known yet, we are interested in all possible transport methods including ABC-type plasma membrane transporters and diffusion based on the hydrophobic- hydrophilic properties of the molecules to be transported. The work entails isolation of plasma membranes of Norway spruce and hybrid poplar and analysis of their transport proteins and characterization of the putative monolignol transporters. As diffusion of monolignols is also a possibility, this will be analyzed using the isolated plasma membrane vesicles. The work is in progress and many of the methods to be used have been optimized for the particular plant material in this project.

The task belongs to a collaborative research project, FuncWood 3, between Helsinki University and the Finnish Forest Research Institute, and is funded by the Finnish Forest Cluster EffTech-programme.

The postdoctoral position is available for the period 1st March 2011 till 30th June, 2013. Suitable candidates should have an interest in plant physiology and cell wall biosynthesis and preferably experience in the areas of plant molecular biology, plasma membranes and protein purification as well as bioinformatics.

To apply, e-mail your application, CV, and contact information of two referees to kurt.fagerstedt@helsinki.fi

Deadline for applications is 15th January, 2011. Additional information of the research group:  http://www.helsinki.fi/bioscience/oxyplant/




13-19/12/2010 INFO 4


浙江大学信息学部博士后招聘

上海交通大学Med-X-仁济医院临床干细胞研究中心

英国卡迪夫大学与利物浦大学联合招聘博士后（2年）

英国卡迪夫大学组织工程与修复学院招聘博士后（4年）

宁波大学面向海内外诚聘英才

Finland raise the processing fee for a foreign national’s first Finnish residence permit

转自 Helsinki Times
原文链接：http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/domestic-news/general/13584-new-biometric-residence-permits-come-with-a-price-hike.html


THE COST of residence permits for foreign nationals will rise. The government’s Cabinet Finance Committee has approved a decree by the Ministry of the Interior to raise the processing fee for a foreign national’s first Finnish residence permit from 225 euros to 350 euros, and for a first residence permit for study purposes from 125 euros to 250 euros, to take effect at the beginning of next year.

Biometric identifiers will be adopted in residence permits next year. The introduction of new smart-card residence permits that include fingerprints and photo ID will lift costs in comparison to the current document, which is no more than a one-euro sticker inside the permit-bearer’s passport.

The price hike for student-purpose residence permits is also justified on the grounds that establishing the authenticity of foreign educational diplomas requires extra man hours. Quota refugees and foreign nationals seeking asylum are not charged any fees. The fee for citizenship applications will rise to 440 euros.



Read more: New biometric residence permits come with a price hike

转自 PLAN1000

日前，中央人才工作协调小组批准通过了《青年海外高层次人才引进工作细则》，“青年千人计划”正式启动实施，计划分5年引进2000名左右优秀海外青年人才，每年引进400名左右。 中 央人才工作协调小组办公室有关负责人接受记者采访时说，为给“青年千人计划”人选提供 必要的科研条件，使他们潜心开展科研工作，由中央财政给予“青年千人计划”入选者每人50万元的生活补助、3年100万－300万元的科研经费补助；其他 工作条件和生活待遇，参照“千人计划”现有政策执行。 “青年千人计划”的申报对象，主要面向自然科学或 工程技术领域，年龄不超过40周岁；在 海外知名高校取得博士学位，并有3年以上的海外科研工作经历；申报时在海外知名高校、科研机构或知名企业研发机构有正式教学或科研职位；为所从事科研领域 同龄人中的拔尖人才，有成为该领域学术或技术带头人的发展潜力。对博士在读期间已取得突出研究成果的应届毕业生，或其他有突出成绩的，可以破格引进。 入选“青年千人计划”的海外人才须全职回国工作，主要在国内高校、科研机构（含转制科研院所）工作。 “青 年千人计划”申报评审工作由教育部、科技部、人力资源和社会保障部、中科院、中国工 程院、自然科学基金委联合设立平台，设有专项办公室。第一步，用人单位和海外人才达成引进意向后，按要求填写申报书，向平台提出申请；第二步，由平台组织 专家进行通讯评审后，分批次组织会议评审，以面谈方式议定拟引进人才名单，并在一定范围内进行公示；第三步，对公示异议人员，由海外高层次人才引进工作专 项办公室组织专家复审；第四步，海外高层次人才引进工作小组批准引进人才名单。

Position this week 06-12/12/2010

来源：Finnbionet, VTT, FIMM, 科学网 等

06-12/12/2010 INFO 1


BIOCENTER OULU CALLS FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS Biocenter Oulu ( www.biocenter.oulu.fi ) is a research institute founded at the University of Oulu in 1986 to promote basic research in molecular biology and biomedicine. Biocenter Oulu also offers postgraduate education through its doctoral programme, arranging advanced courses, research seminars and symposia. The total number of staff is about 270 persons, including some 150 students of the Biocenter Oulu Graduate School. Biocenter Oulu offers financial support to its project groups, including salaries, reagents and equipment needed for their research. Each Biocenter Oulu project group has a contract with Biocenter for four years. An independent international scientific evaluation committee evaluates the research groups every four years. The term for the present groups will end in December 2011. Principles         Biocenter Oulu is now looking for new projects for the term 1st January 2012 – 31st December 2015. The research project to be chosen should represent well-focused research of high international quality, and the project leader(s) should be highly recognized in her/his field and have high-quality scientific publications especially during the last five years as well as a demonstrated ability to gain substantial external funding for research. The team must work in the University of Oulu, and the Principal Investigator must have or negotiate an affiliation with the University. The major research areas of Biocenter Oulu at present can be seen at www.biocenter.oulu.fi . The research strategy of the University of Oulu defines the following focus areas within its biosciences and health area: connective tissue, cardiovascular diseases, structural enzymology, and genes and environment. Application       Application documents should be sent electronically (in pdf form) by 31st of March, 2011, to Dr. Leila Risteli, Director of the Research and Innovation Services of the University ( leila.risteli(at)oulu.fi ). The applications should include - research plan (max. 10 pages) explaining the aims, approaches and latest achievements of the research, with references - description of the research group and its present funding - short curriculum vitae of the project leader (max. 2 pages) - list of publications of the project for the last five years from 2006 onwards (papers submitted by date of the application included) - list of PhD theses produced by the group from 2006 onwards Selection procedure     An independent international scientific evaluation committee nominated by the Rector of the University of Oulu will evaluate the applications on the basis of criteria similar to those used by the Academy of Finland. These include scientific merit and position in research field, novelty and feasibility of the research plan, training of researchers, and the significance and impact of planned research. The final decisions will be made by the Governing Board of Biocenter Oulu according to the suggestions of the evaluation committee. Oulu, December 9th 2010

Dr. Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Chairman of the Governing Board of Biocenter Oulu

06-12/12/2010 INFO 2

A four-year postdoctoral position is available in the research group of Jukka Finne at the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland

The project, funded by the Finnish Academy 2011-14, deals with the identification of regulatory factors of polysialic acid, an important developmental cell surface antigen also associated with the malignant behaviour of cells. We are employing novel insertion mutagenesis technology for the identification and characterization of molecular targets for the modulation of polysialic acid expression.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong experience in basic molecular and cell biology research. The candidate should be capable of independent planning and conduction of experiments as well as supervising PhD students.

Applicants should contact Jukka Finne (040 568 7240, jukka.finne-at-helsinki.fi ) or Maria Pajunen (050 5677486, maria.pajunen-at-helsinki.fi ). The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Applications will be considered until a suitable candidate has been found.

06-12/12/2010 INFO 3

美国匹兹堡大学招聘干细胞研究博士后


A post-doctoral position of human ES/iPS cell research is available in the laboratory of Lei Yang, Ph.D, Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, PA, USA. We explore the mechanisms of early human heart formation and model human inherited cardiovascular diseases using embryonic stem (ES) cell, patient-derived induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell and mouse as models (Nature. 2008,453, 524-528; Nature. 2010, 465: 808-812). The successful candidates should have a good publication record, and experience in cell biology and molecular biology. Experience of virus, Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) or mouse genetics is highly desirable. Preference will be given to individuals with knowledge of stem (ES or iPS) cells or microRNA. The successful candidate must be highly motivated with a recent Ph.D. degree. Interested candidates should submit their CV including names and contact information of three references via e-mail to Dr. Lei Yang (lyang@ pitt.edu).

“千人计划”短期项目实施细则最近已出台，详见如下正文：

来源：千人计划网

　　为支持不能全职回国工作的海外高层次人才短期为国服务，日前中组部就实施“千人计划”短期项目下发相关文件。

　“千人计划”短期项目的申报主体为高等学校、科研机构和中央企业。

　　文件指出，“千人计划”短期项目须符合的条件：

1、申请的短期项目须系国家科技、产业发展和学科建设急需、紧缺领域的领军人才或学术技术带头 人，符合《引进海外高层次人才暂行办法》规定的引才标准；

2、在谷内工作单位固定，有明确具体的工作目标任务，能做出实质性贡献；

3、已与用人单位签订至 少连续3年，每年在国内工作不少于2个月的工作合同，并明确合同期内工作成果知识产权的归属。



　　中央财政对于“千人计划”短期项目引进的人才将给予每人50万元的补助，同时，还会根据引进人才实际需要，为其办理出入境、医疗、保险等手续。



　“短期项目”引进人才在合同期满后申请全职回国工作的，经由相关程序审核通过后转为“长期项目”的，国家将再为其发放50万元补助。



　 “千人计划”在实施过程中，坚持长期项目为主、短期项目为辅的原则。“短期项目”引进的人才申请转入“长期项目”在签订聘用合同后需由用人单位提 出申请，报专项办同意； 对于之前千人计划“长期项目”因未能履行原工作协议自愿转入“短期项目”的引进人才，需商用人单位并报专项办同意，按相关规定执行。

转自CSSA-Turku ，
详细情况http://www.cssa-turku.org/cssa-turku/news

“图尔库第一届‘芬兰留学生活’摄影大赛” 最新通知 图尔库第一届“芬兰留学生活”摄影大赛，自开赛以来，得到广大在图中国留学生摄影爱好者的积极响应。截止到11月30日，组委会已经收到参赛作品 120余张，欢迎登陆 http://www.cssa-turku.org/photo/cssa_turku/guang_ying_shun_jian/Pages/suo_you_tou_gao.html 查阅。

应多名由于时间紧迫没来得及上传更多精彩照片的同学要求，组委会决定将投稿截止日期延长至12月7日。有了更充裕的时间，欢迎大家捕捉生活中的精彩瞬间，继续踊跃投稿！届时图尔库获奖作品将同赫大举办的首届全芬摄影比赛的获奖作品一同公布。上次篮球比赛的视频，图尔库学联网站近期也将陆续上传，欢迎关注。

图尔库第一届“芬兰留学生活”摄影大赛组委会

2010年11月30日

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“图尔库第一届‘芬兰留学生活’摄影大赛”比赛细则 一、本次比赛采用网上投稿方式，请参赛者本人以个人名义投稿参赛。

二、作品需为参赛者本人原创，黑白、彩色不限。使用数码相机及数码单反相机拍摄的作品均可参赛。

三、在征得作者同意后，也可以替他人上传作品。

参赛作品可使用软件在不改变作品原貌的情况下做必要的后期处理，但不可采用合成等手法改变作品原貌。 如参赛作品出现雷同，大赛主办方有权就雷同作品向作者索取创作证明，进行核查。 凡参赛作品，图尔库中国学生学者联谊会自动获得对作品做进一步宣传的权利。

四、作品分类：（以反映中国留学生在turku的学习生活为主），包括

1、学习生活（上课、买菜做饭，种地，打工等、深入生活点滴）

2、文体娱乐（文体、聚会等）

3、图尔库风土人情（教堂、城堡、节日、菜市场等turku特色）

4、周游世界（芬兰以外，此主题照片每人限量一张）

上传步骤：

1 登录学联网站http://www.cssa-turku.org/cssa-turku/

2 点击 光影瞬间

3 点击 相片投稿，我要上传

4 填写 标题，并在标题后注作者姓名，填写照片简单描述。

照片文件名格式，一律采取”姓名（拼音）”_PIC_照片编号.JPG，例如，YUJING_PIC_001.JPG 既方便照片对应作者的查询，又可以避免同名照片被覆盖

5 上传照片

我们会及时整理大家上传的照片，以缩略图的方式发布。

比赛时间：11月19日-11月30日

奖励办法：

一等奖：证书、奖金30欧元

二等奖：证书、奖金20欧元

三等奖：证书、奖金10欧元

特别贡献奖: 奖金30欧元，用于奖励上传照片数量最多的参赛者（参与此项竞争者，每人每天最多上传5张，某些照片质量太差，有滥竽充数之嫌的，组委会有权将其作为无效参赛作品）

各奖项名额视参赛作品总数量及质量而定，奖励主要是为了鼓励大家参加。参与为主，奖励为辅。

评审：本次活动本着公平、公正、公开的原则进行评审，评审团由中国驻芬兰大使馆教育组老师及图尔库学联组成，（评审不参加本次活动）。越能反映图尔库中国留学生日常生活的照片越具有竞争力，在保证照片清晰的前提下，拍摄技巧构图，图片色彩等作为次要评审标准。

图尔库中国学生学者联谊会对本次活动保留最终解释权。

图尔库中国学生学者联谊会

2010年11月19日

生活资讯：芬 兰 华 人 联 谊 会-过冬至迎圣诞联欢晚会

转载华联会通知

                     华联会谨订于12月18日(星期六)晚上17.00-20.00举行联欢晚会

节日内容: 17.00 开始进场  17.30-19.00: 自助中式晚餐,19.00-19.30聖誕大抽奖;  

晚会地点 : RESTAURANT RED APPLE 紅蘋果酒樓                   Sanomatalo ,2kr. (Sanomatalo商場二樓)

                   Postikuja 2             (市中心火車站與郵政大樓側)

                   00100 Helsinki

收费 :    中式自助晚餐,包括汽水   (其它酒水饮料每人自点自付  )

              会员: 5.00 €/每位  ( 0-5 岁免费 )

           非会员:15.00€ 每位 ( 0-5 岁免费 )

报名与付款: 请于12月15日前报名及付款到华联会账号作实.

                      付款请注明: pikkujoulu或viitenro:3492

      

 注意事项 :  无论是否会员, 15号后报名者或现场付款者,一律收费 15.00€ /每位

                      

华联会账号 : Nordea pankki

                        Kiinalainen Ystävyysseura ry

                       Tili no. : 174530-39133

敬请会员朋友们勇跃参加,共聚欢乐 !



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