Undergraduate or graduate students 

Students who are considering Bachelor's or Master's thesis projects are welcome to contact Dr. Xin Lai and share their areas of interest. We offer several topics, including data analysis, mathematical modeling, and machine learning. All require programming skills, such as R, Python, and MATLAB. If you are a medical student, we could offer a topic on meta-analysis, which does not require programming skills.

 

Ph.D. students

For students aspiring to pursue Ph.D., we kindly request that you include your résumé, academic transcripts, an accepted English proficiency test (such as TOFEL and IELTS), and a letter of intent when sending your email to Dr. Xin Lai. Additionally, attaching an one-page research proposal and articulating why you've chosen our lab can significantly enhance your application. Our faculty has a regular call (usually in February) for doctoral researchers and the funding can support your PhD study up to 4 years.


Postdocs

 If your research objectives align with our laboratory's focus, we are more than willing to provide support for your application, particularly if you are seeking external funding opportunities. We can help you apply for open positions at the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study (February-March every year). We also offer university-level support (5 training courses) to help you prepare and apply for the prestigious MSAC Postdoctoral Fellowship (May-September each year). 

Interested applicants should contact Dr. Xin Lai via email with the title 'Postdoc Application', and it will be appreciated if you could provide your résumé including 2-3 references. Specifically, we expect the applicant to have