Doctoral Researcher (6 positions)

University of Eastern Finland; Joensuu, Kuopio; Presencial; EUR 26 000 - 32 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible location

International community

Resumo da oferta

The University of Eastern Finland invites applications for six Doctoral Researcher positions in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Roles are based in Kuopio or Joensuu, starting 1 January 2027 or as agreed, with a fixed-term of 1–3 years and a strong emphasis on developing a research proposal and pursuing postgraduate studies.

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent and have the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the university.

Qualificações

• Master’s degree or suitable foreign education qualifying for equivalent university studies in the awarding country.
• Planning or working on your first doctoral degree.
• Having the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty at the time you start in the position.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct doctoral research in accordance with your approved research proposal.
• Work within the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies.
• Fixed-term appointments of 1–3 years with a view to completing the doctoral degree in about three years.
• Part-time positions require additional funding to enable full-time work on the dissertation.

Formação académica

Master’s degree

Right to pursue postgraduate studies

Descrição da oferta de emprego

the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

We are seeking Doctoral Researchers (6 positions) to the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The positions are located at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies in either Kuopio or Joensuu and will start on 1 January 2027 or as agreed. Please find more information below.

Role and salary

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studiestrains experts in several fields of study ( https://www.uef.fi/en/faculty-of-social-sciences-and-business-studies ). The faculty’s research activities are multidisciplinary and theoretically and methodologically diverse, and they are closely linked to the university’s strategy. One post of Doctoral Researcher will be filled in the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies in each department or school of the faculty (Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, UEF Business School, UEF Law School, Department of Health and Social Management, Department of Social Sciences, and Karelian Institute).

As a Doctoral Researcher, you will work in the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The duties of a Doctoral Researcher include conducting doctoral research in accordance with their approved research proposal.The position of a Doctoral Researcher may be applied for either on a full-time or a part-time basis. Part-time positions must be co-financed with some other funding source (for example, an external grant), so that the total amount of funding enables the candidate to work full-time on their doctoral dissertation.

The positions will be filled as from 1 January 2027 or as agreed, however, no later than 1 April 2027. Doctoral Researcher positions are always filled for a fixed term. The positions are filled for a fixed term due to doctoral dissertation work related to postgraduate studies. The positions will be filled for a fixed term of at least one and at most three years. Any previous employment relationships as a doctoral researcher and any other previous funding used for doctoral research will be taken into account in the granting of a Doctoral Researcher position and its duration. The aim is to complete the doctoral degree in three years, working full-time. A trial period is applied to new members of the staff.

The salary of the post is based on the salary system for the teaching and research staff of Finnish universities. The salary consists of a job-related salary element and a personal salary element. In this position, the job-related salary element is based on levels 2–4 of the job requirement level chart (EUR 2,331.67 – 2,907.24 /month), depending on the stage of the applicant’s doctoral research and postgraduate studies. In addition, a personal salary element is paid, which is 6–50% of the job-related salary element.

• be eligible for doctoral education: to hold a relevant Master’s degree or have suitable foreign education qualifying for equivalent university studies in the awarding country,
• be planning or working on your first doctoral degree,
• have been granted the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies after 1 January 2025 or be planning to apply for the right to pursue postgraduate studies and complete your doctoral degree at this faculty,
• Applicants must have the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty at the time they start in the position.

We offer you

• an interesting position in an international, creative, participatory and inclusive university community,
• the opportunity for flexible multi-location work,

• A research proposal including a) a research funding plan describing the resources required and existing for the research as well as a brief description of b) the relevance/impact of the research in the field and c) of the applicant’s international orientation.For the doctoral programme’s research plan instructions , see Eligibility and admission criteria.
• A copy of the degree certificate and a transcript of academic records that prove the applicant’s eligibility for postgraduate studies are required from persons who do not have an existing study right for doctoral studies at the University of Eastern Finland.
• Applicants who do not yethave the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Eastern Finland, must agree in advance on the supervision arrangements of the doctoral dissertation with the supervisor before submitting the application. The application must be accompanied by the written consent of a supervisor who is a member of the staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies at least at the level of docent to act as a supervisor in the doctoral dissertation.

Applications will be evaluated based on uniform criteria by each department taking into account a) the research plan, b) the relationship between the significance and impact of the research topic and its linkage to the research priorities of the school/department c) the applicant’s international orientation. In addition, the progress of doctoral research and postgraduate studies will be taken into account for those applicants who are already registered as Doctoral Researchers with the faculty of the University of Eastern Finland.
The research plan of the doctoral dissertation must comply with the instructions of the doctoral programme.

Questions?

For more information about how to apply for the right to pursue postgraduate studies: [e-mail]

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies operates on two campuses of the University of Eastern Finland – in Joensuu and Kuopio. The faculty trains experts in the fields of history, geography, economics and business administration, law, social sciences, and social and health management. The faculty’s research is closely linked to the research areas identified in the university’s strategy. The faculty has 4,480 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and approximately 500 postgraduate students actively pursuing their studies. The faculty has 550 staff members.

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 .