From: bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi [mailto:bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi] On Behalf Of Anita Tienhaara
Sent: 5. joulukuuta 2013 8:05
To: finbionet@helisci.fi
Subject: [Bco] Early Stage Researcher (Doctoral Student), Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Kuopio Campus

Early Stage Researcher (Doctoral Student), Medical Biochemistry (position no 31116), School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Kuopio Campus

The duties of the Early Stage Researcher (Doctoral Student) involve postgraduate studies and research in the Institute of Biomedicine, leading to a doctoral dissertation. Furthermore, the Early Stage Researcher position involves teaching duties in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology in Finnish and/or English, and he/she is also expected to assist in other tasks relating to the activities of the institute.  The position is placed in the Institute of Biomedicine (www.uef.fi/biomedicine) at the School of Medicine.

A person to be appointed as an early stage researcher shall be qualified to pursue postgraduate studies, i.e. he or she is required to have completed a suitable higher university degree. Positions of early stage researchers shall always be filled for a fixed term (UEF Administrative Regulations, Section 31).

The language requirements associated with the positions are defined in the Government Decree 770/2009. Members of the university's teaching and research staff are required to have command of the language they give teaching in (Finnish or Swedish). The Dean of the faculty may grant an exemption from the language proficiency requirements laid down in the Government Decree on Universities (UEF Administrative Regulations, Section 33).

The position will be filled for a fixed term of a maximum of four years as from March 1, 2014.

The salary of the position is placed between levels 2 and 4/ of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (€1,944.69– 2,432.20/ month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary includes a personal performance component, which may be a maximum of 46.3% of the job requirement component.
For further information, please contact Professor Jorma Palvimo, +358 40 591 0693, jorma.palvimo@uef.fi or the Head of the Institute Anitta Mahonen, +358 40 355 3059, anitta.mahonen@uef.fi

The application

The application period closes on 2 January 2014 at 3 pm (Finnish time).

The application should be addressed to the faculty concerned and be accompanied by the following documents:
- A certified résumé or CV (http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae)
- Copies of applicant's academic degree certificates/diplomas
- Copies of certificates/diplomas relating to the applicant's language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas
- A list of publications (http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/Funding-and-guidance/How-to-apply/Appendices/List-of-publications/ )
- A motivation letter (max 2 pages) describing applicant's educational background and previous research experience (his/her MSc/Diploma thesis work and other research) as well as his/her motivation to postgraduate studies. Contact details for references are appreciated.

The application should be delivered to the registry office of the Joensuu or Kuopio Campus:
University of Eastern Finland    University of Eastern Finland    
Kuopio Campus
Registry             
P.O. Box 1627        
FI-70211 Kuopio        
FINLAND            

Joensuu Campus
Registry
P.O. Box 111
FI-80101 Joensuu
FINLAND

A probationary period will be applied to new members of the university staff (general regulations on the employment relationship at the University of Eastern Finland, November 30, 2009)