The application period has been extended until 20 September 2024.
The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a Doctoral Researcher position in Process Modelling at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences on the Kuopio campus. The position will be filled for a fixed term from 1 February 2025 (or starting date as agreed).
Please find more information below and submit your application no later than 20 December 2024.
Role and salary
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate with skills and interest in working in numerical simulations and parameter inference of environmentally relevant processes (methane and nitrogen cycle, greenhouse gas emissions) in natural environments. The person to be appointed to this position will work at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences (web page) in the Biogeochemistry Research Group (web page) and will work in multiple projects investigating microbial processes and soil-atmosphere trace gas exchange in peatlands and upland soils.
As our new Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) your responsibilities will include:
The position enables the Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) to participate in grant applications and scientific collaborations, as well as in supervising Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and giving teaching in suitable areas. The main duty of the Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) is to conduct research for their doctoral dissertation and to pursue postgraduate studies.
The position will be filled for a 3-year term from 1 February 2025 (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 the 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. In this position, the job-related salary element is EUR 2,225.83 – 2,775.28 /month, based on levels 2–4 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff. The personal salary element can be a minimum of 6% and a maximum of 50% of the above-mentioned sum. In the post of Doctoral Researcher (PhD student), the salary is determined based on the stage of doctoral research and doctoral studies, as well as on personal performance.
Our requirements and expectations
Requirements
The following will be considered an advantage
Your benefits
You will have access to the university’s staff benefits, including
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You will have an opportunity to work in an interesting and diverse role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community.
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How to apply?
Submit your application by using our electronic application form no later than 20 December 2024 by 24:00 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+2).
Please note that you must include the following appendices in your application:
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 issued either by the awarding 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 Senior Researcher Lukas Kohl, email: lukas.kohl@uef.fi, tel. +358 50 308 9262.
For further information on the application procedure, please contact HR Specialist Iiris Korhonen, e-mail: iiris.korhonen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 4458161 and HR Specialist Noora Hämäläinen, e-mail: noora.hamalainen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 4458302.
Haemme väitöskirjatutkijaa Itä-Suomen Yliopiston biogeokemian tutkimusryhmään. Tehtävä sijoittuu luonnontieteiden, metsätieteiden ja tekniikan tiedekuntaan ympäristö- ja biotieteiden laitokselle Kuopion kampukselle. Tehtävä alkaa 1.2.2025 (tai 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 20.12.2024 (Tehtävän hakuaikaa on jatkettu).
Type of employment | Temporary position (shorter than 10 days) |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 1.2.2025 or as agreed |
Salary | General collective agreement for universities |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Kuopio |
County | Pohjois-Savo |
Country | Finland |
Reference number | 6323/01.01.03/2024 |
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Published | 19.Nov.2024 |
Last application date | 20.Dec.2024 |