Doctoral Researcher, Physical Geography, Faculty of Science

at  Oulun Yliopisto

The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 3,600 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 17,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations.
We are now looking for a

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated person to carry out research in Kvantum Institute’s spearhead project ‘Geodiversity for mapping and conserving biodiversity in the changing Arctic – GeoBioArctic’. The overall aim of the project is to identify the potential of geodiversity in sustaining biodiversity under changing environmental conditions in high-latitude environments. The study is structured around three interconnected objectives: (1) developing methodology for measuring geodiversity, (2) exploring geodiversity-biodiversity relationships using the geodiversity measures and spatio-temporal plant species data, and (3) quantifying the role of geodiversity in changing ecosystem productivity. The project focuses on the tundra regions of northern Finland and Norway.
The research team includes Professor Jan Hjort, Dr Tuija Maliniemi and Senior Researcher Janne Alahuhta at the University of Oulu. Professor Richard Field (University of Nottingham, UK), Professor Kari Anne Bråthen (UiT the Arctic University of Norway), Assistant Professor Julia Kemppinen (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Dr. Pekka Niittynen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) are key collaborators in the project.

As a doctoral researcher you will:

• Conduct research in the GeoBioArctic project, for your PhD. The research includes field work in northern Fennoscandia and statistical analysis of geodiversity-biodiversity relationships. The research will follow the project plan and is conducted in collaboration with the other project participants.
• Participate in developing research ideas and questions.
• Publish research results in esteemed international journals.
• Other duties may include teaching in undergraduate courses (up to 5% of the total 1612 working hours per year) and participating in some of the administrative tasks of the Geography Research Unit.

Please refer the Job description for details