SciLifeLab Programme for fUture Leaders in life SciencE

SciLifeLab PULSE is a MSCA-COFUND postdoctoral programme of excellence in Life Sciences coordinated by the Swedish research infrastructure SciLifeLab. PULSE will recruit 48 postdocs in academic and entrepreneurial tracks, that will receive 3 years of international interdisciplinary and intersectoral career training focused on preparing them as impactful leaders in academia and/or industry. PULSE postdocs will be immersed in the internationally recognised scientific community of Universities (10), Research Institutes (4), Infrastructures (3), Companies (12) and Associations (4), providing joint core career and specialised training and access to cutting-edge high-technology infrastructures that comprise the foundation of SciLifeLab. At the heart of PULSE is a well-conceived core training programme, augmented by secondments to ensure necessary breadth and tailored individualised training adapted and relevant to academia and industry, and to facilitate international scientific exchange. The PULSE output will be a new breed of scientists, well-prepared in the application of high-throughput technologies and data-dense analytical approaches, and who can confidently meet the emerging societal challenges confronting the European Research Area, specifically in precision medicine, pandemic laboratory preparedness, planetary biology and drug discovery and development. PULSE is aligned with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and takes into account the MSCA supervision guidelines and Green Charter. PULSE will have an impact that extends beyond its duration, establishing dialogues with multiple stakeholders in the non-academic sector and by setting new standards in postgraduate research training in Life Sciences internationally. PULSE will be administered by the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), and has an overall budget of 19.0 MEUR, of which 36% stems from the EC and 64% from participating institutions.