LS2: Call for applications for the PIs of tomorrow session
Life Science Switzerland (LS2) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the session
“PIs of tomorrow: The Future of Swiss Research”
at the next LS2 Annual Meeting 2021, taking place in Geneva, 18-19 February.
This session offers postdocs interested in an academic career an opportunity to present a plenary talk similar in format to a professorship interview seminar. Please, find all the information about the PIs of tomorrow 2020 at https://annual-meeting.ls2.ch/specials/pis-of-tomorrow. The 2021 edition and call will be published in September under the same link.
Selected participants will have the chance to get a slot for a 15-minute presentation, which should appeal to a broad audience and in which both the achievements accomplished and the proposed future research are to be explained. The talk will be followed by a 10-minute discussion on various aspects of the proposed activity, as well as on career-oriented aspects of the presenter. A knowledgeable jury panel of professors will evaluate the presentations.
The best presentation will be awarded a prize. However, everyone is a winner as all presenters in the session will receive feedback from the jury in a one-to-one private session afterward. Moreover, as a participant in the LS2 Annual Meeting 2021, you will have the opportunity to expand or refresh your network in Switzerland, to interact with scientists in and outside your field. Only applicants having ties to Switzerland will be considered (i.e. Swiss citizenship, Swiss residency, past or on-going affiliation with a Swiss institution of at least two years by the 2021 meeting). Independent position holders are not eligible.
The following documents are required for the application:
- Cover letter highlighting your interest and eligibility (max. 1 page)
- Research statement including past work and future research plans with their scientific impact and significance (max. 300 words)
- CV with a publication list (max. 2 pages)
Selection criteria:
- Scientific quality of proposed research
- Novelty and creativity
- Relevance and impact
- Research output
- Collaborations, networks, and outreach
- Teaching and leadership
- Mobility
To apply, please follow the guidelines in the application link below, where you will be asked to upload your documents as a single pdf file (max. 5 MB) before November 1st, 2020 (23:59 CET).
https://form.jotform.com/PIOT2021
Questions about the session should be addressed to .
If you are selected, your travel and accommodation fees will be paid by the LS2 organization.
We are looking forward to your application and hope to welcome you to Geneva!
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Shalu Jhanwar, Dr. Eleonora Porcu, Dr. Mehdi Badaoui, and Dr. Myra Chavez-Rosas, Chairs of the PIs of Tomorrow session
Dr. Adela Calvente and Dr. Jessica Plucain, Scientific Officers and Organizers of the LS2 Annual Meeting 2021 ()
David Spichiger, SCS
22.07.2020
Free Access to Kudos Pro
Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact, has announced that it has extended the sign-up period for complimentary access to Kudos Pro, after more than 5,000 researchers signed up in the first wave.
Kudos Pro comprises a toolkit for showcasing research to broad audiences. Researchers can quickly create profile pages to explain their work, generate briefings for specific audience groups, connect outputs that are distributed across other websites, and track communications across a range of media. Results are collated for easy reporting and analysis. The company provides full guidance and support to assist researchers in maximizing the reach and uptake of their work.
Researchers need to register and activate their 60 days' free access.
Céline Wittwer, SCS
02.06.2020
Swiss Summer School 2019: Trends in Organic Synthesis
The Swiss Summer Schools, also referred to as Villars Summer Schools, are one-week out-of-town course/conference-type events for MSc, PhD and postdoctoral students with a focus on selected topics. They offer a platform for the active scientific exchange between students and lecturers, and between the participants themselves. The students are expected to actively be involved by presenting a poster or a short communication on their research.
Swiss Summer School: Trends in Organic Synthesis
Eurotel Victoria, Villars-sur-Ollon
Sun, August 18 - Thu, August 22, 2019
scg.ch/scs-seminars/2019-1
Researchers from industry as well as students from abroad are most welcome to participate.
- Prof. Shunsuke Chiba, NTU Singapore
- Prof. Darren Dixon, University of Oxford
- Prof. Herbert Mayr, LMU Munich
- Prof. Ilhyong Ryu, Osaka Prefecture University
- Prof. Corey Stephenson, University of Michigan
- Dr. Joanna Wencel-Delord, University of Strasbourg
There will be a series of special lectures presented by researchers from industry (Firmenich, Givaudan, Lonza, ChemSpeed, Idorsia). After the lecture, and throughout the evening, the lecturers will be available for discussion with the participants.
Links
- Program
- Location
- Registration (Deadline is 30.06.2019)
- Contact
About the Villars Summer Schools
The Villars Summers Schools have a long tradition and date back to the séminaires du 3ième cycle of the 1960ies. Until recently, they were organized by a consortium of universities (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Genève, and the EPFL; later joined by the University of Zürich) and are now held as a national event organized by the Swiss Chemical Society as part of its SCS Seminar Series.
David Spichiger, SCS
20.06.2019
Paul Karrer Medal Ceremony and Lecture 2019, 12 June 2019
Paul Karrer Medal Ceremony and Lecture
June 12th, 2019, 17:00h
University of Zürich
Aula KOL G 201 Rämistrasse 71, Zürich
Prof. Dr. Makoto Fujita
The University of Tokyo, Japan
«Coordination Self-Assembly: From the Origins to the Latest Advances»
David Spichiger, SCS
25.04.2019
International François Diederich Farewell Sympsium, June 3, 2019
International François Diederich Farewell Sympsium, June 3, 2019
Monday, June 3, 2019, 09.00 - 19.00h
ETH Zürich, Campus Hönggerberg, HCI G3 Program
Program
| 09.00 | Welcome |
| 09.10 | Jonathan Sessler UT Austin |
| 09.50 | Luisa de Cola ISIS, Univ. Strasbourg |
| 10.30 | Break |
| 11.00 | Andreas Hirsch Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 11.40 | Thomas Carell LMU Munich |
| 12.30 | Lunch Break |
| 14.00 | Jeff Blaney Genentech San Francisco |
| 14.40 | Atsuhiro Osuka Kyoto University |
| 15.20 | Ken Houk UCLA |
| 16.00 | Break |
| 16.30 | Matthias Witschel BASF Ludwigshafen |
| 17.10 | David Leigh Univ. of Manchester |
| 18.00 | Helmut Schwarz TU Berlin |
| 18.40 | François Diederich ETH Zürich |
Sponsors
David Spichiger, SCS
15.01.2019
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