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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">feminno - New Career Development Program for Women in the Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">Call for applications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Are you a female researcher at the crossroad between university and industry?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">feminno offers career development for women scientists interested in the science-innovation interface.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US">Who can apply?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">This Career Development Program, for women only, is open to all applicants from the life sciences currently working as PhD, postdoc, or group leader at the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich,
or University of Basel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US">What can you expect?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">feminno offers competency-oriented training, incl. leadership, negotiation & entrepreneurship skills. Experienced career advisers, coaches, innovation experts, and executives from successful
life-science enterprises share their work experience and visions with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">feminno`s focus is on idea generation. In addition, you will receive advice and access to funding opportunities to start your own innovation project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">The first call is open
<b>until 15th of Nov 2017</b>. The six-month program starts in January 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.plantsciences.uzh.ch/en/mentoring.html">http://www.plantsciences.uzh.ch/en/mentoring.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">The program is coordinated by the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center and supported by the Swiss Federal Office for Gender Equality for the period 2017–2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Project partners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center – University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Basel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Life Science Zurich – University of Zurich and ETH Zurich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Office for Gender Equality – University of Zurich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Office for Gender Equality – University Basel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Career Services – University of Zurich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Exploratory workshops and visits are carried out with companies in the Life Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Copyright © 2017 Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center. All rights reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">www.plantsciences.uzh.ch/en/mentoring.html<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">info-plantscience@ethz.ch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Dr. Melanie Paschke – Geschäftsleitung - Zurich–Basel Plant Science Center, ETH Zürich - LFW B51 – Universitätstr.
<span lang="EN-US">2 – 8092 Zürich - T: +41 (0)44 632 60 22 (Mo, Mi, Do), www.plantsciences.ch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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