25 PhD Positions, Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Finland (2016)

Tampere University of Technology (TUT) is an active scientific community of 2,000 employees and more than 10,000 students. The University operates in the form of a foundation and has a long-standing tradition of collaboration with other research institutions and business life. Many of the fields of research and study represented at the University play a key role in addressing global challenges. Internationality is an inherent part of all the University’s activities. Welcome to join us at TUT!

Doctoral Students, TUT’s Graduate School (25 positions)
Tampere University of Technology (TUT) invests in doctoral education. TUT’s Graduate School covers all disciplines represented at the University (see http://www.tut.fi/en/about-tut/departments) and has several positions available for doctoral students.
The University is now seeking to fill Doctoral Student positions in the field of architecture and different branches of engineering.

Job description:
The positions will be filled for a fixed-term period of two or four years from 1 January 2016 onwards. During this time, Doctoral students will undertake full-time study towards a doctoral degree. The University will also expect the Doctoral students to perform teaching duties in their own fields as part of their doctoral education.

Requirements:
The successful candidates must be eligible for studies leading to a scientific or artistic doctoral degree as set forth in the Universities Act (558/2009 37§). The prerequisite degree must be completed by 31 December 2015. Applicants, who apply for 4 years position, do not have to hold official doctoral student status at TUT when submitting the application.

The call for 4 years position is open to applicants who have completed their master degree after the beginning of 2014 and before end of the 2015. (degree certificate issued 1 Jan 2014–31 Dec 2015).*

*For applicants with children,1 year per child will be added to the permitted duration.

The call for 2 years position is open to applicants who
- have already enrolled in a doctoral program at TUT
- have demonstrated their progress in their studies and thesis work

For all applications, we expect the following
- Relevance, clarity, ambition, and methodological appropriateness in the content
- Alignment of the candidate’s capabilities with the research task
- A feasible plan for implementation and support
- Clear description of intended impacts, outputs and added value
- Supervisor’s and department head’s recommendation

Further details:
http://academicpositions.eu