Doctoral Researcher (PhD student), Operator Theory, Complex Analysis, and their Applications to Mathematical Physics

The Department of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Science, Forestry, and Technology invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) position in operator theory, complex analysis, and their applications to mathematical physics on the Joensuu Campus. The position will be filled for a 3-year term from 1 June 2025 onwards (or starting date as agreed but preferably by September 2025).

Please find more information below and submit your application by 29 April 2025.

Role and salary

We are seeking a motivated Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) to join a PhD project focusing on the interplay between operator theory and complex analysis, and applications to mathematical physics. In this position, you will be working in the Department of Physics and Mathematics at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, on the Joensuu campus.

As our new Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) you are expected to perform high-quality research and disseminate results through publications and presentations at conferences both in Finland and overseas. The main task of a Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) is to conduct research for their dissertation and to complete postgraduate studies.

The Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) will join the Complex Analysis Research Group (website), which currently consists of three professors, one emeritus professor, four university lecturers, and several postdoctoral and doctoral researchers. The Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) may also benefit from the activities of the Theoretical Quantum Photonics Research Group (website). In addition, there will be opportunities to visit other research groups in the supervisor’s research network at New York University, UC Santa Cruz, University of Oxford, University of Reading, and University of Helsinki, which include several senior and early-career researchers with compatible research interests.

The position will be filled for a 3-year term from 1 June 2025 onwards (or starting date as agreed). The position will be filled for a fixed term due to it pertaining to the Doctoral Researcher’s (PhD student's) own doctoral dissertation work and studies. A probationary period is applied to all new members of staff.

The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system for Finnish universities. The salary comprises two components: a job-related salary element and a personal salary element. For a Doctoral Researcher, the job-related salary element is based on levels 2–4 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff depending on the stage of the applicant's doctoral research and postgraduate studies. The personal performance salary element is 6–50% of the job-related salary element. At the beginning of the employment the total salary will be approximately EUR 2,585–2,720 /month.

Our requirements and expectations

Requirements

• a master’s degree in mathematics
• a person to be appointed as a Doctoral Researcher shall be qualified to pursue postgraduate studies, i.e., the Doctoral Researcher must be eligible to apply for and must have been granted the right to pursue postgraduate studies in the Faculty’s Doctoral Programme LUMETO
• a good knowledge of complex analysis and functional analysis as evidenced by transcripts
• a good command of written and spoken English

The following will be considered an advantage

• a knowledge of quantum physics and probability

Your benefits

You will have access to the university’s staff benefits, including

• opportunity for flexible multi-location work
• extensive occupational health care
• broad selection of staff training
• staff discount on lunch in our campus restaurants, as well as on a range of other services
• affordable sports services and tax-free bike benefit

Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.

You will have an opportunity to work in a meaningful role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community.

Enjoy your life in Finland! Known for its cleanliness, welfare know-how, modern technology and superb education system, Finland is an exotic and safe country to work in. Please visit the Life in Finland section on our website to learn more.

How to apply?

Submit your application by using our electronic application form no later than 29 April 2025 by 24:00 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+3).

Please note that you must include the following appendices in your application

• CV (Template for CV, TENK web page)
• a list of publications (Instructions, Research Council of Finland Web page)
• copies of your academic degree certificates / diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to your language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas
• motivation letter (max. 1 page)
• other documents to demonstrate the applicant’s merits for the position

If your degree certificate is not in English, Finnish, or Swedish, you must provide official English translations of your degree certificate documents. All translations must be made by the issuing educational institution or an authorized translator. Each page of the official translation must bear the translator's stamp and/or signature. Official translations must be accurate translations of the original documents. Translations made by applicants themselves will not be accepted.

Questions?

For further information on the position, please contact Professor Jani Virtanen, email: jani.virtanen@uef.fi, tel. +358 2 9445 3025.

For further information on the application procedure, please contact HR Specialist Noora Hämäläinen, e-mail: noora.hamalainen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 4458302 or HR Specialist Iiris Korhonen, e-mail: iiris.korhonen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 4458161. 
 
Haemme väitöskirjatutkijaa Itä-Suomen yliopistolle. Tehtävä sijoittuu luonnontieteiden, metsätieteiden ja tekniikan tiedekuntaan fysiikan ja matematiikan laitokselle Joensuun kampukselle. Tehtävä alkaa 1.6.2025 (tai aloitus sopimuksen mukaan) ja se täytetään kolmen vuoden määräajaksi. Tässä tehtävässä tehtäväkohtainen palkanosa on vaativuustasoluokittelussa tasoilla 2-4. Lisäksi maksetaan henkilökohtaiseen suoriutumiseen perustuvaa palkanosaa, joka on 6-50 % tehtäväkohtaisesta palkanosasta. Tehtävässä edellytetään hyvää englannin kielen taitoa.​

Lue tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta. Jätäthän hakemuksesi englanniksi. Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 29.4.2025.