The Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) is a collaborative doctoral education network hosted jointly by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities within this area in Finland. The network involves at present 60 professors and over 200 doctoral students, and the participating units graduate altogether more than 40 new doctors each year. The activities of HICT are structured along five research area specific tracks:
- Algorithms and machine learning
- Life science informatics
- Networks, networked systems and services
- Software and service engineering and systems
- User centered and creative technologies
The participating units of HICT have currently 20 fully funded positions available for exceptionally qualified doctoral students. The purpose of the call is to evaluate the candidates so that the participating units can then offer the funding to the most successful applicants. The grants cover full-time employment in one of the participating units for the remaining duration of the doctoral studies, and the maximum extent of full-time doctoral studies is four years.
In this call you can either apply to a research group in general, or/and to a specific research project.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Current doctoral students of HICT supervisors (see list at http://www.hict.fi/supervisors)
- Potential new doctoral students who are willing to start their doctoral studies under one of the supervisors participating in the call (see list at http://www.hict.fi/supervisors) by the beginning of the funding period.
When does the funding period start?
The exact starting date can be negotiated between the student and the supervisor, but the recommendation is to start in January 2016. The student must have completed his/her M.Sc. degree before HICT funding commences.
New students also need to go through the standard doctoral student enrollment process of the hosting university/school before the start of the funding period. The supervisors will help in this process, once the best candidates have been identified and linked to a supervisor.
How long is the funding period?
The maximum length of the funding period is four years (for starting doctoral students).
How much is the grant?
The exact amount of monthly salary depends on the stage of the doctoral studies and varies between 2,000 and 3,000 euros/month. The level of the salary is sufficient for a funded student to focus on his/her doctoral studies full-time, without need to resort to other sources of income.
What are the duties and benefits of a doctoral student?
Funded doctoral students are typically hired as full-time employees for the duration of their doctoral studies. The contract includes the normal occupational health benefits of the employing university, and Finland has a comprehensive social security system.
The annual total workload of research and teaching staff at Finnish universities is 1600 hours. In addition to doctoral studies, persons hired are expected to participate in the supervision of students and teaching following the standard practices of the recruiting unit.
Location: Espoo and Helsinki, Finland
Application deadline: August 6, 2015
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