PhD: Butterfly Ecology & Climate Change Across Europe

University of Helsinki; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 348,000 - 402,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Helsinki invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher position on a project studying how butterflies respond to climate change across Europe. Based at the Viikki Campus in Helsinki, the role involves fieldwork, museum specimen handling, and advanced data analysis in R, within an international network of researchers.

The appointee will pursue an article-based PhD, with supervision from Dr Emilie Ellis and Prof Tomas Roslin, addressing climate-related biodiversity changes and

Qualifications

• A relevant MSc or equivalent qualification in ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation biology, zoology, environmental science, biogeography or another relevant field.
• Research training or experience through a thesis or dissertation or equivalent research-based work.
• Strong interest in ecological research and developing as an independent researcher.
• Foundation in quantitative analysis and willingness to develop skills in R, statistical modelling and reproducible research.
• Excellent written and spoken communication in English.
• Ability to work independently while contributing openly to a collaborative team.
• Willingness to undertake international fieldwork, museum work and research visits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fieldwork across a European climatic gradient (Spain, UK, Finland) and collaborate with international researchers.
• Handle museum specimens and digitisation tasks as part of data collection.
• Develop and apply quantitative analyses in R to ecological datasets.
• Contribute to open science practices and reproducible workflows.
• Engage with a network of museums, field ecologists and biodiversity researchers.

Skills

R programming

Quantitative analysis

English proficiency

Independent work

International fieldwork

Education

MSc in ecology

Job description

The University of Helsinki invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher position on a project studying how butterflies respond to climate change across Europe. Based at the Viikki Campus in Helsinki, the role involves fieldwork, museum specimen handling, and advanced data analysis in R, within an international network of researchers.

The appointee will pursue an article-based PhD, with supervision from Dr Emilie Ellis and Prof Tomas Roslin, addressing climate-related biodiversity changes and