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The Department of Political and Economic Studies announce Postdoctoral Researcher in Development Studies, Finland

Study Subject(s): Development Studies
Course Level: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: University of Helsinki, Finland
Scholarship can be taken at: Finland

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, the appointee must hold a doctoral degree and have the ability to conduct independent scientific work as well as the teaching skills required by the position. Experience in working or conducting research in a developing country may be considered an asset. The doctorate must have been awarded no earlier than four years prior to the application date.

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Tampere University of Technology (TUT) is one of Finland’s leading learning and research institutions with its some 12,200 students and 2,000 employees. The University operates in close cooperation with industry and business life and offers exciting career opportunities in a wide range of disciplines and fields.

13 Researchers to the Doctoral Programme of the President of the University
Tampere University of Technology (TUT) invests in doctoral education. The doctoral programme of the President of the University is a doctoral programme that covers all the discplines represented at TUT and has 50 positions available for doctoral students.

Requirements:
The successful candidates must be eligible for studies leading to a scientific or artistic postgraduate degree as set forth in the Universities Act (558/2009 37§). The requisite degree must be completed before submitting the application. Candidates do not have to hold official postgraduate student status at TUT when submitting the application. Read the rest of this entry »

This fellowship includes include completing the research presented in the research proposal, participating in the supervision of academic theses in the post-doctoral researcher’s field of research

Study Subject: Forests,Environment, Health,Technology
Employer: University of Eastern Finland
Level: Postdoctoral

University of Eastern Finland is a multidisciplinary university. The university’s areas of expertise in research are Forests and the Environment, Health and Well-being, and New Technologies and Materials. In addition to the above areas of expertise, the university has also selected two regionally and nationally significant fields in which the university’s research activities will be further strengthened. These fields are Broad-Based Expertise Pertaining to Russia and Selected Fields of Teacher Education. Further information about the university’s areas of expertise in research is available at: www.uef.fi

The university seeks to support the qualification and gaining independence of promising researchers who have recently finished their doctoral dissertation. Another goal is to support the renewal and internationalisation of the university’s research activities and researchers.

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Scholarship at Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Study Subject: Biology and in Cell and Molecular Biology
Employer: University of Jyväskylä
Level: Postdoctoral, PhD

Department of Biological and Environmental Science is an internationally recognized research and teaching unit. The department covers Aquatic Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science and Technology. The department houses the Finnish Center of Excellence in Evolutionary Research and part of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Virus Research.

The department is currently seeking to recruit staff to the following positions:

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Students who have PhD. with research experience in either physical geography, ecology or comparable fields can apply for this Postdoctoral scholarship at University of Helsinki

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher, for a three-year position (2011-2013), based within the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki. The appointee will participate full-time in a project “Impacts of climate change on Arctic vegetation and biodiversity” funded by the Academy of Finland. This project will 1) investigate dynamics and the main drivers of recent changes in the Arctic vegetation; 2) threats caused by climate change to Arctic plant diversity, and 3) develop projections of the changes in the Arctic plant biomass patterns under future climates.

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Finland : POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER within the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki

The research performed at the Department of Chemistry is of highest international level and the current areas of specialization are green chemistry, material and nanochemistry, computational and theoretical chemistry, synthesis and chemical analysis

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki is searching :

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER for a three-year position starting 1.1.2011

We are lookingfor a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher, for a three-year position (2011-2013), based within the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki. The appointee will participate full-time in a project “Impacts of climate change on Arctic vegetation and biodiversity” funded by the Academy of Finland.

This project will :

1) investigate dynamics and the main drivers of recent changes in the Arctic vegetation;

2) threats caused by climate change to Arctic plant diversity, and

3) develop projections of the changes in the Arctic plant biomass patterns under future climates. Read the rest of this entry »