PhD in 3 years: 11 Doctoral Researchers in Digital Waters research area

at  Oulun Yliopisto

University of Oulu is inviting applications with diverse educational backgrounds for fixed-term
Doctoral Researcher
positions in the Digital Waters (DIWA) Doctoral Education Pilot.
The Doctoral Researcher Positions are linked to DIWA Flagship, a large scale research ecosystem with scientific excellence and high impact potential, funded by the Research Council of Finland. The flagship is a leading research and innovation ecosystem, developing research excellence to support decision-making and pave the way for the next re-evolution in the water sector - digitally. DIWA enables a transition towards the digital representation of real-world water systems (Digital Twin) to reproduce hydrological storages, their states, fluxes and processes, as well as ecosystem responses with novel options for improved scenario analyses, planning and governance.
The doctoral pilot will focus on the Flagship research themes on complex interactions and responses in the hydrosphere, methodological, data/digital and management skills needed to become game changers and leaders in the field of water research, governance, and innovation. We will address the methodological challenges of dealing with growing amount of (big) data and large datasets across different climatic zones (boreal - arctic), the use of new observational systems in field campaigns, and integrated analysis and modelling of environmental processes under climate and land-use change pressures.
The doctoral pilot offers systematic training, access to excellent research infrastructures, professional career development with diverse contacts for your future working life. Doctoral researchers working closely with the researchers, supervisors, and partner organisations in Finland and abroad of the DIWA ecosystem including numerous companies, research organisations and NGOs, totally more than 300 organisations. Doctoral researcher and education include secondment periods outside academia.
DIWA is coordinated by University of Oulu. In total, 60 doctoral researchers will be employed within the DIWA doctoral training pilot project. Of these, 22 doctoral researchers will be employed by University of Oulu, of which 11 topics are open in this call (second call). The doctoral researcher candidate will be part of a large cohort of Doctoral Researchers and supervisors providing an excellent opportunity for networking and career development. See the specific list of the doctoral projects at www.digitalwaters.fi
Job description
At University of Oulu, we are looking for 11 highly motivated and talented Doctoral Researchers in different areas of water research to join research teams at the University of Oulu. The thematic focus and educational backgrounds of the different PhDs positions include hydrology, ecology, water resources engineering, water supply, water management, social sciences, ICT and data research (see individual PhD topics and requirements on www.digitalwaters.fi.)

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

We are looking for excellent candidates that meet the following criteria:

• Must hold a recent master’s degree or equivalent degree (e.g. licentiate) in a relevant field of study for the respective PhD topic that must be completed before entering the PhD programme and no later than 1.1.2025.
• Must have achieved good grades in the MSc degree (i.e. at least 60 % of the maximum grade in both taught courses and the master’s thesis).
• Must be able to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficient to follow doctoral studies. For this, the applicant must provide official documents demonstrating one of the following options:
• TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition 92 (with a minimum of 20 in the Writing section)
• IELTS Academic or IELTS Indicator 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 per each section)
• Pearson Test of English, PTE Academic 62 (with a minimum of 52 in the Writing section)
• C2 Proficiency (former Cambridge English: Proficiency, CPE) Pass Level A, B, C or level C1 certificate or C1 Advanced (former Cambridge English: Advanced, CAE) Pass Level A, B or C
• National Certificate of Language Proficiency Skill level 5 in the following subtests; reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in English in a university or university of applied sciences in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United States, excluding online degrees and offshore campuses.
• 20 ECTS credits of studies conducted in English at a Finnish university or a university of applied sciences.
• Statements of skills from the proposed principal supervisor and one independent scientist (anglophone or equivalent language skills) at the Oulu University, based on an interview (shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview).

Please refer the Job description for details