Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Process Modelling

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:

• developing and applying numerical models that simulate microbial biomass dynamics, chemical reactions, and gas transport in peat and upland soils
• scientific writing, including the preparation of research articles and reports

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

• a suitable degree in physics, mathematics, environmental sciences, or another related field, awarded by a university or by a university of applied sciences, or a relevant study programme abroad which in the awarding country gives eligibility for a corresponding level of higher education
• a person to be appointed as a Doctoral Researcher shall be qualified to pursue postgraduate studies, i.e., the Doctoral Researcher must be eligible to apply for and must have been granted the right to pursue postgraduate studies in the Faculty’s Doctoral Programme LUMETO
• a good command of written and spoken English (working language is English)
• programming skills and documented experience in numerical simulations.

The following will be considered an advantage

• experience in parameter inference in numerical simulations
• domain-specific knowledge in biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, soil physics and hydrology, and stable isotopes are considered an advantage but can be acquired during the position
• good communication and presentation skills as evidenced by contributions to scientific conferences and written academic texts
• the ability to work in international and multidisciplinary research teams.

Your benefits

You will have access to the university’s staff benefits, including

• the opportunity for flexible multi-location work
• extensive occupational health care
• a broad selection of staff training
• staff discount on lunch in our campus restaurants, as well as on a range of other services
• affordable sports services and a tax-free bike benefit.

Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.

You will have an opportunity to work in an interesting and diverse role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community.

Enjoy your life in Finland! Known for its cleanliness, welfare know-how, modern technology and superb education system, Finland is an exotic and safe country to work in. Please visit the Life in Finland section on our website to learn more.

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:

• a CV (Template for a CV, TENK website, but also other styles will be accepted)
• a list of publications (Instructions, Research Council of Finland website)
• copies of your academic degree certificates / diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to your language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas
• a cover letter summarizing your background and how it matches this position (max 1 page)
• a brief description of numerical simulation(s) you have developed, including the problem, the approach, and results (max 1 page)
• other documents to demonstrate the applicant’s merits for the position

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.

1. Lukas Kohl, +358294453366