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Työnimike: Early Stage Researcher (PhD Student) in Ecology

Työnkuvaus:
The University of Eastern Finland, UEF, is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We offer education in nearly one hundred major subjects, and are home to approximately 15,500 students and 2,500 members of staff. We operate in Joensuu and Kuopio. In international rankings, we are ranked among the leading universities in the world.

The Faculty of Science and Forestry 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 and forest sciences. 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 3,800 Bachelor's and Master's degree students and some 490 postgraduate students. The number of staff amounts to 560. http://www.uef.fi/en/lumet/etusivu


We are now inviting applications for

an Early Stage Researcher (PhD student) position in Ecology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Joensuu Campus

The University of Eastern Finland is seeking a motivated Early Stage Researcher (PhD student) in Ecology. Our lab is currently exploring the linkages between terrestrial ecosystems and their responses to disturbances and freshwater ecosystems. The PhD research would link variations in ecosystem carbon sinks to variations in dissolved organic carbon exports from Northern watersheds.

We seek a PhD student with a firm grip on quantitative approaches. A Master degree in a relevant field is a requirement for the PhD student position. We appreciate knowledge in terrestrial or aquatic biogeochemistry, in forest sciences as well as in quantitative approaches (such as statistical or process-based modelling). Knowledge of command based programming languages ( e.g. R, Matlab or Python) is a must. Furthermore, demonstrated skills to work with existing large-scale datasets (such as satellite images, GIS, fluxnet data or river runoff data) is an asset.

A person to be appointed as an early stage researcher shall be qualified to pursue postgraduate studies, i.e. he or she is required to have completed a suitable higher university degree or an equivalent education abroad which in the country in question would qualify the person for similar academic studies (UEF University Regulations, Section 31).

English may be used as the language of instruction and supervision in this position.

The contract will be made for an initial two years with a possibility of extension. The position should start during spring 2019.

Positions of early stage researchers shall always be filled for a fixed term (UEF University Regulations, Section 31).

The salary of the early stage researcher position is based on levels 2-4 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (€2,005.71-€2,500.06/ month) in the Finnish Universities' Salary System. In addition to the job requirement component, the salary is supplemented by a personal performance component, which can be a maximum of 46.3% of the job requirement component. The salary is determined in accordance with the phase of the doctoral dissertation and personal performance.

For further information on the position, please contact: Professor Frank Berninger, tel. +358 40 355 2026, email: frank.berninger (at) uef.fi. For further information on the application procedure, please contact: Executive Head of Administration Arja Hirvonen, tel. + 358 29 445 3002, e-mail: arja.hirvonen (at) uef.fi

A probationary period is applied to all new members of staff.

The electronic application should contain the following appendices:
- a résumé or CV
- a list of publications
- copies of the applicant's academic degree certificates/ diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to the applicant's language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas
- a motivational letter
- full name and contact information of 3 referees

The application needs to be submitted no later than 10 December 2018 (by 24:00 EET) by using the electronic application form.

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