[AISWorld] OPEN POSITION at Gamification Group, Finland | Postdoc or project researcher | 2 years | Deadline to apply 30th of November

[Juho Hamari]

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Project researcher/postdoctoral researcher


School of History, Culture and Arts Studies at the University of Turku opens
the position of project researcher /postdoctoral researcher at the Centre of
Excellence in Game Culture Studies 1.1.2021–31.12.2022

Gamification Group ( <http://gamification.group/> http://gamification.group)
is part of the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies (
<https://coe-gamecult.org/> https://coe-gamecult.org/).

The project researcher/postdoctoral researcher participates in research
related to the Societal Framing of Games work packages (Institutionalization
of Digital Game Cultures; Public Discourses of Gaming; Gamification in
Culture and Society) by examining the effects of gamification using
quantitative methods.

The project researcher/postdoctoral researcher works together with the
Gamification Group research group (https://www.tut.fi/Gamification/) of the
University of Tampere, led by Professor Juho Hamari.

The researcher is required to have an existing feasible research plan for
the topic, according to which the research can be practicable in two years.

A person selected for the post of project researcher is required to have a
higher university degree. When assessing the merits of the applicants,
special emphasis will be placed on competence and practical expertise in the
field in question.

The salary is determined in accordance with the university salary system for
teaching and research personnel. The salary is at level 4 on the job demands
chart, where the task specific salary component is 2,575.91 euros per month.
In addition, a personal work performance component will be paid. The
personal work performance component is 6–50% of the task specific salary
component.

A person selected for the post of postdoctoral researcher is required to
have a doctoral degree and the ability to conduct independent scientific
work as well as having the necessary teaching skills.

The salary is determined in accordance with the university salary system for
teaching and research personnel. The salary is at level 5 on the job demands
chart, where the task specific salary component is 2,982.68 euros per month.
In addition, a personal work performance component will be paid. The
personal work performance component is 6–50% of the task specific salary
component.

The place of performance of the work may be Turku or Pori.

Applications must be submitted by 30 November (at 23:59 EET). The position
must be applied using the eRekry online application system. The link to the
electronic application system is found at the beginning of this announcement
(Apply for the job).

The application must be accompanied by the appendices mentioned in the
electronic application form: CV, list of publications, diplomas and research
plan. The CV and list of publications should follow the guidelines of the
University of Turku. For further information, please visit the following
link:
<https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/career/teaching-and-
research>
https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/career/teaching-and-r
esearch

The application and the attachments should be written either in Finnish or
English. 

For additional information on the position, please contact Professor Jaakko
Suominen (email:  <mailto:jaakko.suominen at utu.fi> jaakko.suominen at utu.fi)

For further information on the selection process, please contact HR
Specialist Katariina Teräs (email: katariina.teras at utu.fi).