Three Doctoral Candidate Positions in Marine and Arctic Technology
Engineering and Technology,Maritime Technology,Other Engineering
Short info about job
Company: Aalto University
Department: School of Engineering
Hours: Full Time
Type / Role: PhD
Phone: +44-1269 7962860
Fax: +44-1458 9826965
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Detail information about job Three Doctoral Candidate Positions in Marine and Arctic Technology. Terms and conditions vacancy
Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto University has six schools with nearly 20 000 students and more than 400 professors. Our campuses are located in Espoo and Helsinki, Finland.
Aalto University School of Engineering invites applications for
THREE DOCTORAL CANDIDATE POSITIONS IN MARINE AND ARCTIC TECHNOLOGY
Finnish maritime cluster is known for complex and high-value products. The product portfolio varies from physical objects such as ships, outfitting and equipment to expert services and software. As one of the missions of the Aalto University is to serve the society by educating game-changers, Marine Technology Research group launches an Industrial Doctoral School. The concept is to integrate doctoral studies with real life industrial problems. Two first years of the program the student spends in university and the second period of two years in a company. Now we have open positions for three doctoral candidates. Each of the positions is linked with an important, current industrial research problem, identified by a network of industrial companies and described as follows:
These positions provide opportunities to conduct scientific research in an academic environment, while maintaining at the same time close links to the Finnish marine industry.
RequirementsThe call is open for candidates with a Master's degree in marine technology or in any other relevant discipline associated with the above topics. The candidates are expected to be proactive, capable to work in teams, goal-oriented and to possess a good potential in knowledge, skills and attitude towards doctoral studies in a multidisciplinary field of science.
The applicant must fulfil the requirements for doctoral students at Aalto University, School of Engineering. For more details, see: https://into.aalto.fi/display/endoctoraleng/Admission+requirements
EmploymentThe expected duration of doctoral studies is four years, but a contract is at first made for one year, and the extension is subject to advance of studies and research. The salary is according to the salary system of Aalto University.
How to applyApplications should be submitted online through the link below, and include:
All material should be in English and submitted in PDF format no later than 31 October 2017.
Shortlisted candidates may be asked to provide two reference letters. For language requirements, see: https://into.aalto.fi/display/endoctoraleng/Application+instructions#Applicationinstructions-LanguagerequirementsLanguagerequirements
Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.
Further informationFor additional information about the project, please contact Associate Professor Jani Romanoff and for further details about the application process, please contact HR coordinator Anna-Maija Harju (email: [email protected]).