Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Process Modelling
The Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences
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 11 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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How to apply?
Submit your application by using our electronic application form no later than 11 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 11.12.2024.
The Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology operates on the Kuopio and Joensuu campuses of the University of Eastern Finland. The mission of the faculty is to carry out internationally recognised scientific research and to offer research-education in the fields of natural sciences, forestry and technology. The faculty invests in all of the strategic research areas of the university. The faculty’s environments for research and learning are international, modern and multidisciplinary. The faculty has approximately 2,650 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and some 440 postgraduate students. The number of staff amounts to 650.
The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our university employs approximately 3,200 employees, and our community includes approximately 17,000 degree students and 16,000 adult education students. Our campuses are located in Joensuu and Kuopio. We represent the world’s cutting edge of research in many fields and produce research-based knowledge, which is made openly available to benefit everyone. Learn more about our university at www.uef.fi/en. Read also about UEF as a working community and employer and the career stories of our employees.
Type of employment: Temporary position
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
Contact: Lukas Kohl, +358294453366
Published: 19.Nov.2024
Last application date: 11.Dec.2024
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