Doctoral Researcher Positions in ICT

Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland                      ·                 Full time

Doctoral Researcher Positions in ICT

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Locations: Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland

Time type: Full time

Posted on: December 11, 2023

Job requisition id: R38068

The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology is a joint initiative by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities within this area in Finland. The network involves at present over 80 professors and over 200 doctoral students, and the participating units graduate altogether more than 40 new doctors each year.

Researchers from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki are looking for Doctoral Researchers in multiple areas of ICT. We offer an exciting opportunity to join world-class research groups. Our researchers have positions available in the following research areas:

• Ambient Intelligence
• Automated Reasoning
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Bayesian Inference/ Bayesian Statistics
• Computational Health/ Life science informatics
• Human Computer Interaction
• Software Engineering

In the application you can apply to work with one or a number of supervisors listed in the recruitment call. We actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

The online application form closes on January 21, 2024 11:59pm Finnish time (23:59 EET, Eastern European Time UTC+2).

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In order to find the best match between candidates and supervisors, all applicants need to describe their research interests and how they see themselves contributing to the research in the Helsinki area ICT community.

Required attachments:

1. Letter of motivation (two pages maximum) Please describe your background and future plans, and in particular the reasons for selecting the supervisor (you can get more information on the supervisors through their web pages). Try to make your motivation letter as convincing as possible, so that the potential supervisors get interested. You do not have to write several motivation letters in case you apply for multiple projects, but if you prefer you can attach separate letters for individual projects.
2. A curriculum vitae and list of publications with complete study and employment history (please see an example CV at Europass pages)
3. A study transcript of the M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees provided by the applicant’s university that lists studies completed and grades achieved.
4. A copy of the M.Sc. degree and B.Sc. certificate. In the Finnish university system, a person must have a Master’s degree in order to enroll for doctoral studies. If the degree is still pending, then a plan for its completion must be provided. (The letter describing the completion plan can be free-format)
5. Contact details of possible referees from 2 senior academic people. We will contact your referees, if recommendation letters are required.

All materials should be submitted in English in a PDF format. Note: files should be 5MB max. You can upload up to five files to the eRecruitment system, each 5MB.

In the evaluation of the candidates, emphasis is put on the quality of the candidate’s previous research and international experience as well as the innovativeness, impact potential, and feasibility of the research plan.

Candidates short-listed may be invited for an interview either at the Otaniemi or Kumpula campus or for an interview conducted via Zoom.

For more information about the supervisors in the call and the recruitment process, please visit the HIIT website: https://www.hiit.fi/ict-community-doctoral-researcher-positions/

Contact Information:

Please contact the HIIT Coordinator for any questions regarding these positions or with questions about the Workday system at coordinator@hiit.fi

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