25 Doctoral researcher positions, I4WORLD Imaging and Characterisation for a Sustainable World, EU-funded doctoral programme

I4WORLD, the new interdisciplinary doctoral programme of the University of Oulu, Finland, invites applications for 25 doctoral researcher positions with four-year funding.

In the I4WORLD, you can for instance explore novel imaging and characterisation methodologies for medical science and related industries, create new materials for clean energy production and storage, develop and improve clean technologies and industrial processes by minimizing waste and negative environmental impacts, and develop monitoring methods for environment.

About the Programme

I4WORLD - Imaging and Characterisation for a Sustainable World – is a new doctoral programme within a well-established doctoral training environment at the University of Oulu in Finland, co-funded by the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie-Action COFUND of the EU funding programme Horizon Europe. I4WORLD builds on combination of world leading novel imaging and characterisation methods excellence towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Programme trains future research and innovation leaders for the global challenges of sustainability transition in research themes: Good Health and Wellbeing, Affordable and Clean Energy, Sustainable Industries and Production and Clean Water, Biodiversity, and Environment. We offer four-year doctoral training consisting of studies (min. 40 ECTS), research, secondment(s) and thesis. The Programme combines six faculties, and 24 research units of University of Oulu and collaboration includes 41 academic and 26 non-academic partners committed to jointly supervising and providing secondment opportunities for the doctoral researchers.

Potential ideas for the research projects are briefly described with each Programme research theme for the candidates to choose from:

• Good Health and Wellbeing;
• Affordable and Clean Energy;
• Sustainable Industries and Production;
• Clean Water, Biodiversity and Environment.

The call for this position is open until January 31st, 2023 (23:59 Finnish local time). Applications, together with all relevant enclosures should be submitted using the electronic application form.

To be eligible, the candidate must meet the MSCA criteria (Early-Stage Researcher and mobility rule), hold a master’s degree with good grades and be able to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficient to follow doctoral studies.

More about the I4WORLD programme, positions, eligibility criteria and how to apply from the application portal and I4WORLD website.

Top eligible candidates will go through an external expert evaluation. The applications for the doctoral programme will be evaluated according to the quality of the applicant and of the research proposal, and to the compatibility of the applicant with the host.

If there are general questions about the call and programme, please email to: i4world@oulu.fi.

Funding

Co-funded by the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie-Action COFUND of the EU funding programme Horizon Europe.