17 Doctoral Student (Early Stage Researcher) Positions in UEF Doctoral Programmes in Drug Research | Φινλανδία

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. From 1 August 2018 onwards, we’ll be operating on two campuses, in Joensuu and Kuopio. In international rankings, we are ranked among the leading universities in the world .

The Faculty of Health Sciences operates at the Kuopio Campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The Faculty offers education in medicine, dentistry, nutrition and pharmacy, as well as in some other central fields of the health care sector . The Faculty is research-intensive, and its internationally recognised research activities are closely linked to the strategic research areas of the University. There are approximately 2 500 degree students and about 450 PhD students in the Faculty. The faculty has 680 staff members. http://www.uef.fi/en/ttdk/etusivu

17 Doctoral Student (Early Stage Researcher) Positions in UEF Doctoral Programmes in Faculty of Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences offers doctoral training in four doctoral programmes:

in which 17 doctoral student (early stage researcher) positions are now open for application. Via this advertisement, you can apply for a position in the Doctoral Programme in Drug Research ( http://www.uef.fi/en/web/dpdrugresearch ).

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 Regulations, Section 31).

The doctoral student positions may be applied for by persons already enrolled as doctoral students at the University of Eastern Finland and by persons planning to complete their doctoral studies at the University of Eastern Finland. Persons finalising their higher university degree may also apply (degree must be finished by 31 July), but are required to submit their degree certificate and transcript of records to the Faculty of Health Sciences by 1 September 2018.

A fluent English language proficiency is required of applicants performing their research in English.

The doctoral student positions will be filled as from 1 January 2019, or as agreed in 2019. The maximum duration of the doctoral student position is four years. Previously granted UEF doctoral student position is taken into account in the selection process. It is also possible to apply for researcher months. In addition, the total time (as full time equivalent) used for PhD studies by 1 January 2019 will be taken into account (four years is the recommended time for PhD degree studies). The persons selected to the doctoral student positions will be hired as early stage researchers by the UEF academic departments and schools. The main duty of the doctoral students is to complete their doctoral dissertation in accordance with their approved research proposal.

The salary of the early stage researcher is based on levels 2–4 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff in the Salary System for Finnish Universities (i.e. the job requirement component amounts to €2,005.71 – 2,500.06/month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary includes a personal performance component, which may be up to 46.3% of the job requirement component. The salary is determined on the basis of the phase of the doctoral dissertation and the person’s personal performance.

Applications are submitted in the electronic recruitment system Saima . The application deadline is 9 May 2018 .

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