10 PhD Positions in Faculty of Information Technology at The University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Fully Funded PhD Scholarship Positions in Faculty of Information Technology at The University of Jyväskylä, Finland to Study Abroad
The University of Jyväskylä offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Faculty of Information Technology to study in Finland, teacher training programs, and over 120 subject area disciplines.
The The University of Jyväskylä, Finland is currently divided into six faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Faculty of Education and Psychology
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Mathematics and Science
- Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Independent institutes in addition to faculties:
- Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication, Movi
- Finnish Institute for Educational Research
- Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
- Open University
- Open Science Centre | University Library | University Museum
Applications are invited for 10 PhD Positions in Faculty of Information Technology at The University of Jyväskylä, Finland to study abroad.
The University of Jyväskylä (Finnish: Jyväskylän yliopisto) is a research university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking Teacher Training College (the so-called Teacher Seminary), founded in 1863. Around 15,000 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university.[4] It is ranked as the second largest university in Finland when measured according to the number of master’s degrees conferred.
The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, teacher training programmes and over 120 subject area disciplines.
The The University of Jyväskylä, Finland is currently divided into six faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Faculty of Education and Psychology
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Mathematics and Science
- Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Independent institutes in addition to faculties:
- Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication, Movi
- Finnish Institute for Educational Research
- Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
- Open University
- Open Science Centre | University Library | University Museum
6-10 PhD Positions in Faculty of Information Technology at The University of Jyväskylä, Finland
The Faculty of Information Technology is currently seeking for 6-10 Doctoral Student positions beginning January 4, 2021, or as agreed. The maximum length of the employment contract is three years.
The Doctoral SchooI in the Faculty of Information Technology offers doctoral education in Information Systems (Ph.D. or D.Sc.), Software and Communications Engineering (Ph.D.), Computational Science (Ph.D.), Learning Science (Ph.D.), and Cognitive Science (Ph.D.). The doctoral school regularly provides funding for doctoral students. This application round is mainly focused on students who have already started their postgraduate studies and are expected to finish their studies within four years from the beginning of their postgraduate study right. The contract can be part-time or full-time.
The doctoral students will work in the research groups of the Faculty of Information Technology to study abroad. The research group must be indicated in the online application form. The tasks of the Doctoral Students focus on the research concerning doctoral thesis, doctoral studies, assisting teaching tasks, and other tasks related to these.
The duties, qualification requirements and language skills of Doctoral Student are stipulated by the University of Jyväskylä Regulations and language skills guidelines.
The eligible candidate for the Doctoral Student position to study abroad should have a master’s degree and the right for postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä. Good command of English is required.
Applications are evaluated and prioritized first by research areas and then by the board of the doctoral school. Decisions will be made within a month from the application deadline.
The salary of a Doctoral Student will be determined in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System.
A trial period of six months will be applied when the position is first filled.
Upon the consent of the applicant, a background check can be made on the person to be appointed (Security Clearance Act 726/2014). For more information on the background check and the rights of the subject of the check
Further information: after August 3, Coordinator Nina Pekkala (+358406825416, doctoral-studies-it@jyu.fi).
The application should include:
- CV, which should be written according to good scientific practice and in accordance with the following CV template, as far as possible: https://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae
- Research plan (including the title, publications, publication plan, and timetable)
- The application letter (motivation to work on the research topic, at the Faculty, and how the dissertation work is connected to the work of the research group)
- Study plan (including the total number of credits required, completed and planned studied, with timetable)
- Recommendation letters from the supervisors (not included in the electronic application, please request your supervisor(s) to send the letter(s) to doctoral-studies-it@jyu.fi, within one week from the application deadline)
Please submit your application at latest on August 24, 2020, using the online application form.
