[AISWorld] One vacant post for a DOCTORAL STUDENT or a POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

[Helena Karasti]

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One vacant post for a DOCTORAL STUDENT or a POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW in the  
Department of Information Processing Science, University of Oulu,  
Finland

1 DOCTORAL STUDENT or POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW to start work on February 1,  
2011 (or as soon as possible after). The post will be filled until  
July 31 2012 (with a possibility of a two year extension, i.e. until  
July 31 2014).

The successful applicant will participate in a research project funded  
by Academy of Finland that addresses e-research collaboration and e- 
infrastructure development from a socio-technical point of view.

Applicants may have a variety of interests in the topic area,  
including but not limited to digital preservation and curation,  
sharing and reuse of scientific data, scientific information  
management, collaborative work in research networks, scientific  
collaboration, large-scale infrastructures, collaborative  
infrastructure building (‘infrastructuring’), Research 2.0/3.0, open  
research movements, such as open access, open data, open source, open  
standards. A successful applicant is likely to be interested in some  
of the following fields of research: Information Systems, Computer- 
Supported Cooperative Work, Social Informatics, Workplace Studies,  
Participatory Design, Action Research, Information Studies, Science  
and Technology Studies, Infrastructure Studies. A successful candidate  
should hold a suitable M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree. For a doctoral student  
it is required that the applicant will apply for a doctoral student  
status in the Department of Information Processing Science, University  
of Oulu.

The duties of the doctoral student consist mainly of full-time  
academic research required for doctoral degree. The postdoctoral  
fellow is expected to carry out research that relates to the topic of  
e-research collaboration and e-infrastructure development. The duties  
of both posts may also include some research administration and  
research assistance, which enhance development in the researcher career.

The salary for the post will be based on levels 1-4 (doctoral student)  
or levels 5-6 (postdoctoral fellow) of the demand level chart for  
university-level teaching and research staff of the government pay  
system for Finnish universities, the job-specific component of the  
salary thus being EUR 1687,28 – 2311,51 per month (doctoral student)  
or 2682,35 – 3145,32 (postdoctoral fellow). In addition, a salary  
component based on personal work performance will be paid (maximum of  
46,3 % of the job-specific component).

Applications should be written in English. An application should  
present the applicant’s reasons for applying for the post (a  
motivation statement). In addition, applications should include the  
following appendices:
- Curriculum Vitae
- List of publications
- A transcript of studies (doctoral student)
- A copy of the doctorate certificate (postdoctoral fellow)
- A brief statement of research interests or a preliminary research plan
- 2-3 publications (if the applicant has already published scholarly  
papers)
- Other documentation that the applicant considers relevant

Applications should be sent to University of Oulu, Kirjaamo/Office of  
Registrar, PO Box 8000, FI-90140 University of Oulu, FINLAND by  
January 14 2011 before 4:15 p.m. Note that application documents will  
not be returned.

In the application process, priority will be given to applicants who  
have good research potential. Interviews may be organized with  
selected applicants.

More information is available at http://www.tol.oulu.fi/index.php? 
id=871 and by contacting Helena Karasti, by mobile phone +358- 
(0)40-7093606 or email helena.karasti[at]oulu.fi.
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