<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Open Doctoral Students Positions at the Information Systems Security Research Center, University of Oulu, Finland<br><br>The Information Systems Security Research Center (ISSRC) (<a href="http://issrc.oulu.fi/about/">http://issrc.oulu.fi/about/</a>) has openings for doctoral student positions on IS security and privacy. Starting salary is 2,200 Euros a month, and salary increases as the thesis work progress. Additionally, there is yearly vacation money, approximately one half of the monthly salary. <br><br>The members of the ISSRC have published their research papers in premier IS journals, including MIS Quarterly, JAIS, EJIS, JMIS, ISJ, I&O, I&M, CACM, and IEEE Computer. The ISSRC belongs to the Department of Information Processing Science. IS scholars of the department are ranked highly in terms of IS research productivity among European universities (e.g., Lin & Gregor 2009; PAJAIS). More than 30 companies are funding the ISSRC. Hence, the center has strong and active research connections to IT industry with the result that the candidates have excellent opportunities to carry out empirical research in close connection with industry.<br><br>A master’s degree in Information Systems or Software Engineering will be required to apply. The open doctoral students positions are Information Systems positions; candidates with interest in Computer Science Security or Computer Engineering will not be considered. The current research areas of the department can be found at: <a href="http://issrc.oulu.fi/research-and-publications/">http://issrc.oulu.fi/research-and-publications/</a><br><br>For more information about these positions, please contact the director of the ISSRC, Professor Mikko Siponen at <a href="mailto:mikko.siponen@oulu.fi">mikko.siponen@oulu.fi</a>. In order to apply, please send your application to professor Mikko Siponen at <a href="mailto:mikko.siponen@oulu.fi">mikko.siponen@oulu.fi</a>, as soon as possible. Please attach your curriculum vitae, research plan, contact details of two to four references, and other documents demonstrating your competence for the position.<br><br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Mikko Siponen, Ph.D., D.Soc.Sc.,<br>Director of IS Security Research Center (<a href="http://issrc.oulu.fi/">http://issrc.oulu.fi/</a>),<br>Professor,<br>University of Oulu, Department of Information Processing<br>Science, Linnanmaa, P.O.BOX 3000, FIN-90014 Oulun yliopisto, FINLAND.<br><br>E-mail:<a href="mailto:mikko.siponen@oulu.fi">mikko.siponen@oulu.fi</a><br>Phone (work): + 358 (0) 400 752 661<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br></body></html>