The Faculty of Social Sciences in the Tampere University (Finland) invites applications for a Ukrainian based Doctoral Researcher for a fixed term full time position starting in spring/summer 2022 until 31 July 2023.
This job opening is targeted for a Ukrainian PhD student who cannot continue their work in Ukraine due to the war and are seeking for a temporary position outside Ukraine.
The position is open with the project “Gender, party politics and democracy in Europe : A study of European Parliament’s party groups” (EUGenDem) directed by Professor Johanna Kantola and funded by European Research Council (ERC-Consolidator Grant 2018–2023). The project provides a systematic analysis of the gendered policies and practices of European party politics. The research comprises a comparative study of the European Parliament’s (EP) political groups and generates empirical findings about the significance of gender in the current party political transformations in Europe.
The project is conducted in Gender Studies, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University.
Job description
The Doctoral Researcher works on their individual PhD research in addition to participating in the general research project activities, which will provide research training for the selected candidate. Project activities where participation and work is expected may include some research related tasks and organizational tasks. The Doctoral Researcher will be provided with supervision for their PhD thesis.
Requirements
To be eligible to apply you are Ukrainian citizen and be enrolled in a Ukrainian University for a PhD degree in social sciences or humanities. You hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field. You have the ability to conduct independent scientific research and you are able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary scientific community.
Applications are evaluated on the basis of scientific quality of the PhD research plan.
Applications will be assessed against the following key evaluation criteria :
- Academic quality of the research plan
- Feasibility of the research plan
- Specific benefits offered by the EUGenDem research project as the research environment for implementing your research plan
Please note that interviews will not be conducted.
How to apply
Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is 20 April 2022 at 23.59 EEST (UTC+3).
- Please write your application and all accompanying documents (listed below) in English.
- Please attach them to your application form in the order mentioned below combined as only one (1) PDF file named LastnameFirstname.pdf Please note that other kinds of file formats will not be accepted.
- Please use Times New Roman 12pt font or a similar easy-to-read font for all documents.
1. Cover letter
Maximum length one (1) page, in which you present your rationale for applying for the post and why you are particularly suited for it.
2. Curriculum Vitae
Maximum length two (2) pages.
Examples of what to include :
- Personal details and the date of the CV
- Degrees
- Other education and expertise
- Language skills
- Current PhD study position (University, degree programme) and/or employment
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- PhD thesis title
- Names of PhD supervisors
- Previous work experience
- Research funding and grants
- Research output
- Other key academic merits
- Other merits
3. PhD research plan
Maximum length 1,500 words (including the title, abstract, headings, and a list of references to the used literature as footnotes) with the following structure and in the following order.
- Title of the PhD research (stating the research topic)
- Abstract, maximum length 70 words
- Word count of the work plan
- Background for the topic, research questions and objectives
- Theoretical and methodological frameworks used in the research
- Data, research material
- Timetable for the completion of the PhD
We will verify Master”s degree certificate and passport, i.e., Ukrainian citizenship, of the shortlisted candidates before the final nomination.
Please follow the above instructions carefully. Incomplete or non-compliant applications will not be accepted for evaluation.
For more information, please contact :
Professor Johanna Kantola, johanna.kantola@tuni.fi