Participate in the iGEM competition!

Do you want to spend an unforgettable summer?

Apply for (perhaps) the coolest summer job ever! We are now recruiting Aalto University and University of Helsinki students to form a new iGEM team to represent Finland in an international competition.

Do you want to make a difference? Carry out your own ideas and experiments in a student-driven research group, design and build a biological system of your own and compete with it in Boston. Learn immense amounts of new things and spend an unforgettable summer with synthetic biology. Read more and apply!

Synthetic Biology is a field which views biology as something that can be engineered. It aims at engineering systems which consist of standardized genetic parts, in order to develop a functional organism.

iGEM?

  • international Genetically Engineered Machine
  • An international synthetic biology competition
  • A competition for university students pursuing either Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • Research in a student-driven group for a couple of months
  • Presenting your research and findings at the Giant Jamboree in Boston

Find out more about iGEM on http://igem.org/Main_Page.

You can take a look at the previous teams' websites:
Aalto-Helsinki 2014, Aalto-Helsinki 2015, Aalto-Helsinki 2016, Aalto-Helsinki 2017 and Aalto-Helsinki 2018 and our Facebook page to know more!

All the aspects of the project are documented in the project "wiki". Take a look at our previous wikis to understand iGEM better:
Wiki 2014, Wiki 2015, Wiki 2016, Wiki 2017 and Wiki 2018.

This is what Aalto-Helsinki iGEM was in the previous years, but this year you and the rest of the team will decide what to research and how to do it!

What do you get?

  • Implement your own ideas with 8-12 other students in your own interdisciplinary research group.
  • Take part in the amazing competition in Boston with hundreds of teams from all around the world.
  • Learn new things that you never heard about in a lecture hall, in just one summer.
  • Find new unexpected career opportunities.
  • Work full-time over the summer - the ideation already starts in the spring, and work will continue in the fall.
  • An internationally substantial merit on your CV.
  • Take part in the search for funding and collaborating partners.
  • A trip to Boston and a paycheck, but don't expect significant monetary benefits.
  • Previous teams have also had the chance to travel to iGEM meetups in Europe during the Summer.
  • An opportunity to get study credits.
  • Improve your English skills.
  • A chance to perfect your presentation skills and face new challenges.

We want you

Many fields of knowledge are needed in an iGEM team - whether you are studying towards a Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree. Do you study or find interest in some of the following fields?

Molecular biosciences    Synthetic biology     (Bio)chemistry    Microbiology     Biotechnology    Gene technology     (Bio)physics    Bioinformatics
    Information technology     Programming    Web-design     Statistics    
(Applied) Mathematics     Systems science     Communications    Medicine     Marketing    Design     Blogging    Photography     Presenting    Engineering     Product development    Mechatronics

Even if your field is not on the list, don't worry! Motivation and the desire to learn are the most important criteria!

Apply now!

The application period is open NOW and continues until January 18th 11.59 pm. You can apply by clicking the link for application form below. We will invite the most suitable candidates to an interview in late January or in the beginning of February.
Application Form

For more information about recruitment and iGEM, please contact ( team at aaltohelsinki . com ).

                Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland                 team (at) aaltohelsinki.com