a postdoc perspective Johan Ledin Developmental programme

– a postdoc perspective Johan Ledin Developmental programme EMBL Heidelberg Evolutionary Organismal Biology Uppsala University

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Director General I. Mattaj Locations Units Heidelberg Cell Biol and Biophysics E. Karsenti Developmental Biol. A. Ephrussi Gene Expression J. Ellenberg Struct. and Comp. Biol. P. Bork/C. Müller Directors Research I. Mattaj/F. Gannon/M. Hentze Core Facilities & Scientific Services C. Boulin EICAT A. Ephrussi Internat. Relations and Communication S. Schumacher Administration B. U. Jahn Hinxton EMBL-EBI J. Thornton/C. Cameron Hamburg Grenoble Structural Biology Unit M. Wilmanns Structural Biology Unit S. Cusack Monterotondo Mouse Biology Unit N. Rosenthal

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With your family in Heidelberg

Advantages of making your postdoc at EMBL Surrounded by brilliant scientists n Excellent facilities n Critical mass n High quality seminars n Generous funding n Relaxed atmosphere n The canteen! n

Disadvantages of making your postdoc at EMBL Natural selection n Some group leaders have… – let’s say unique personalities n

Tillbaka i Sverige… n n En ny kärlek Kunskap och ideér att bygg en karriär på Stort intresse av att samarbeta från kollegor Mod att ifrågasätta universitets-strukturer

Vad kan vara bättre? Samhällets inställning (SGI, pension osv) n ”Bridging stipends” –att underlätta hemkomst är att underlätta rörlighet! n Upphandling, inköp, montering, förhandling n Den rektor som har flest byggnader när han dör vinner? (kritisk massa) n

Advantages of making your postdoc at EMBL

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EMBL POSTDOC STATISTICS ACCORDING TO NATIONALITIES (TOTAL) December 2006 Popular sources of external funding: n European Molecular Biology Organisation [EMBO] n European Union [Marie Curie External Fellowships] n Human Frontiers Science Programme [HFSP]

Planning for an EMBL postdoc n Language skills? n n Stipend: n n n “Life’s too short to learn German” Porson, R. “in line with the adjustments of EMBO stipends” Family allowances Post-postdoc n n n SGI, pension, unemployment regulations (? ) Important: You cannot apply for VR postdoc in Sweden after the EMBL! Look out for stipends with a bridging function!

With your family in Heidelberg n n n + Nice people and climate + Beautiful area + Easy to be a Swede - Schools end at noon, no lunch served - Pre-historic view on dual careers n “…only dysfunctional families have their 5 year olds in afternoon activities” Uppsala Heidelberg

EMBL and Children n Being from Sweden, you should probably think twice before having your child while working at the EMBL…

EMBL and Children n …The kindergarten is excellent! The Kinderhaus is located on the premises of EMBL and welcomes up to 70 children between 3 months and 6 years old. n Open 5 days a week from 8: 30 until 18: 00 (17: 00 on Fridays) n 10% of family net income/child n Great personnel n Fantastic indoor and outdoor environment n

Predoc Postdoc

My way to EMBL n n n Umeå University n Master of Science, molecular biology Karolinska Institute n “Exjobb” Uppsala University n Uppsala Graduate School in Biomedical Research (UGSBR) Uppsala University n Ph. D, Medical Biochemistry EMBL Heidelberg n Developmental Programme, Neumann group