2-3 positions of Doctoral researcher (# of pos: 3)

The Faculty of Education and Psychology is currently offering 2-3positions of Doctoral researcher in the Doctoral programme in Education starting on 1 June 2022 (or as agreed) for a maximum period of four years considering previous work periods as a doctoral student/researcher and scholarship periods funded by JyU. Thus, the positions are open to those who have received their study right in the programme the Doctoral programme in education in autumn 2021 or earlier.

 Tasks and qualifications

Besides the dissertation work and your doctoral education, the position may also include other related duties, such as teaching assistance (max 5% of the working hours).

The duties, qualification requirements and language skills of doctoral researcher are stipulated by the University of Jyväskylä Regulations and language skills guidelines : Qualifications — University of Jyväskylä (jyu.fi)  . The selected person is expected to have a command of Finnish language. The University may grant exemption from the language proficiency requirements if needed. A good command of English is required.

What do we offer?

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts

The University is committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions, and undertakes the recommendations for the responsible evaluation of a researcher in Finland . 

Salaries are based on job demands and employees’ performance following the Finnish University Salary System.

A trial period of six months will be used when the position is first filled. After the trial period the doctoral researchers will be asked to report their progress to the board of the doctoral programme.

How to apply?

Applicants must contact their supervisors before filling in the application form.

The application should include:

1. Cover page:

• Name of the applicant
• Applied time in the position of doctoral researcher, start d/m/y – end d/m/y
• The beginning date of the doctoral studies (month/year)
• Estimated time of completion (month/year)
• Title of the dissertation
• Form of dissertation (article based/monography)
• The research strength area of the faculty
• Supervisors (Supervisor-in-charge first)
• Member of the follow-up group
• Previous funding, including the funding period and source
• Pending applications of research funding

2. Curriculum vitae (CV), including an ORCIDid (see here: https://orcid.org/ ), composed according to good scientific practice according to the guidelines for researcher´s curriculum vitae by The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity. See: http://www.tenk.fi/en

3. List of publications (including poster and paper presentations at scientific conferences). The list of publications should be composed according to the guidelines of the Academy of Finland .

4. Research plan (max 5 pages + references) conforms to the research plan of study application phase, but special emphasis on the following:

• progress of the doctoral studies, manuscripts in preparation, manuscripts which have been submitted or published, the phase of data collection and/or analysis.
• work plan for the applied period (including mobility plan and plan of publishing, when relevant)

Furthermore, supervisor’s statement ( in most cases by the main supervisor) on the progress of the applicant needs to be sent directly to the coordinator of the doctoral programme Research coordinator Satu Perälä-Littunen ([email protected] ) by  14 April 2022.

Applicants are kindly asked to submit their applications using the online application form by 14 April 2022. Only online application will be accepted.

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The Faculty of Education and Psychology is a research and education unit that uses its strong traditions as a foundation for building a sustainable future. The mission of the faculty is Learning and wellbeing in building a sustainable future society. The faculty is among the top units in Finland in teacher education and psychotherapy training.

The strengths of the faculty’s internationally renowned high-quality research are learning, teaching and interaction. The faculty has five focus areas of research: Education, teaching and interventions; The psychological and neurocognitive basis of learning; Interactive and technology-enhanced learning environments; Childhood, family, interaction and wellbeing; and Wellbeing, learning and interaction at work. The faculty coordinates a number of infrastructures and networks, including The Centre of Excellence in Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR), the Methodology Centre for Human Sciences (IHME), the Psychotherapy Training and Research Centre, Multidisciplinary Research on Children and Families, the Centre for Research on Learning and Teaching (CLT), and SOSUS – Social Sustainability for Children and Families.