Would you like to host an intern at your organization?
The process
DLN will recruit PhD students from our research school and select the top candidates through a careful evaluation process. The scientific background of the students is broad, covering microbiology, molecular biology, neurosciences, aquaculture and food science, to systems biology, mathematics, statistics, molecular modelling and more.
Selected candidates will be given the opportunity to choose among the project proposals received from companies interested in hosting a student.
The final matching between host organization/projects and the PhD students will be done by DLN based on the competence profiles of the students and their preferences.
The 3-month internships should start during the fall of 2023.
Does this sound interesting?
Then please send us your project proposal using this template to Elisabeth Hyldbakk by 12 March 2023.
The host organization is expected to design and define projects that are relevant both for the organization and the PhD students. Purely administrative and/or routine tasks will not be accepted; the PhD students should perform tasks that are relevant for their career development. The PhD students do not bring their own research project.
Both interns and host organizations will be invited to provide feedback to DLN during and after the internship to help us evaluate the program.
Based on excellent feedback from students and host companies over the last three years, Digital Life Norway is excited to offer the industry internship for a fourth year!
Requirements
- Current PhD students at Norwegian universities/university colleges are eligible to apply.
- You must have finished at least one year of your PhD at the time of the internship application deadline. Your PhD end date should be no earlier than December 1st, 2023
- Membership in DLN research school and/or part of a DLN project
- Motivation letter that includes the following (approx. 1 page):
- Your (inner) motivation for applying for the internship
- How this internship may be beneficial for your future career
- What can you offer a company?
- What do you believe a company can offer you
- CV with (max 2 pages):
- Education
- Work experience
- Extracurricular activities
- Industry experience, if any
The Centre for Digital Life Norway will help you with
- Matching selected students with the received projects from host organizations
- Setting up the contract between student, company, and institution/employer.
- Financial support equivalent to three months' salary.
- Financial support for travel and accommodation if necessary.
The selection process
The selection committee includes members from the DLN Operational Management Team, the DLN board, and Scientific Director
Expectations from selected candidates
- Students are encouraged to consider projects in fields outside their specialized PhD topics, to gain broader experiences that can be helpful when exploring career options.
- If selected, students will themselves arrange for a three-month leave at their local institution; we will assist with the practical details.
- Selected interns are also expected to find their own accommodation if the internship is in another city.
You are not guaranteed an internship if you apply, and you are also free to decline any company/project we may offer. Submitting your application is not binding.
So far, 24 students from NTNU, UiT, UiB, NMBU and UiO have joined the industry internship program, and been hosted by organizations in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Participating host organizations chang
e each year
Previous collaborating companies include:
AstraZeneca, IDL Biotech, STIM, Vectron Biosolutions, Xellia, GlucoSet, Theracule, Jotun, ClexBio, BioMar, Seaweed Solutions,
MycoTeam, Amicoat AS, ArcticZymes AS, BioInnovation Institute Fonden, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, GreinDX, and Morefish.
Contact
Industry: Elisabeth Hyldbakk
PhD students: Rosalie Zwiggelaar