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Kirsi

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Post-doctoral and PhD student positions

are available in the Finnish Centre of Excellence (2014-2019) in 
Relational and Territorial Politics of Bordering, Identities, and 
Transnationalization (RELATE).

Post description – Relational and Territorial Politics of Bordering, 
Identities, and Transnationalization

The Finnish Centre of Excellence in Relational and Territorial Politics 
of Bordering, Identities, and Transnationalization (2014‐2019) is an 
integrated consortium of four research groups led by Professors Anssi 
Paasi, Jouni Häkli, Sami Moisio and Jarkko Saarinen. The CoE brings 
together human geographers from the Universities of Oulu, Tampere and 
Helsinki to study theoretical and empirical themes related to 
contemporary bordering practices, transnational political spaces and 
forms of political agency. The CoE is coordinated at the Geography 
Research Unit, University of Oulu, Finland. Post-doctoral and PhD 
student positions are available in specific research themes at the 
universities of Oulu, Tampere and Helsinki. Detailed information on the 
four research themes may be found from 
http://www.oulu.fi/relate/research. The Tampere research environment is 
described in http://www.uta.fi/jkk/en/research/themes/sparg/index.html 
and the Helsinki research environment in 
http://www.helsinki.fi/geo/english/staffurbangeo.html
The CoE's primary objective is to investigate and conceptualize the 
territorial and relational processes in bordering practices. Through 
both drawing from and developing further recent socio-spatial theorizing 
the CoE’s central goal is to contribute to the pivotal social scientific 
issues of the contemporary world: globalization and the transformation 
of borders, new state spaces, global governance, and political 
subjectivity and agency under transnationalization.
Post doc/Coordinator (2017-2019)
The basic duty of the Post doc/Coordinator is to participate effectively 
in the management of the CoE, to take charge of maintaining contacts 
between the RELATE staff, the Scientific Advisory Board, and the network 
of International Resource Persons. It is also expected that the 
coordinator will be active in research and contributes to the academic 
goals and activities of the CoE. Experience in university administration 
and knowledge of the operation of the doctoral programs at Oulu, Tampere 
and Helsinki Universities as well as a good knowledge of Finnish 
language are needed. The Coordinator will be responsible for planning 
and organization of the RELATE seminars and other meetings together with 
the CoE personnel. He or she will contribute to organizing lectures and 
daily practicalities of visiting researchers and help in the travel 
arrangements of the CoE members. Doctoral degree is required as well as 
good organizational skills and previous experience in project 
management. Many of the practical activities of the CoE take place in 
English, so good command of spoken and written English are required. The 
salary will be based on the job demand level 5-6 of the salary system 
for teaching and research staff in use in the Finnish universities. In 
addition, on the basis of personal work performance up to 46.3% of the 
job demands level can be paid, the overall salary range being 
approximately from 2850 to 4880 € per month.

Post docs and PhD posts

Several Post doc positions in the Universities of Oulu, Tampere and 
Helsinki.
Postdoctoral Researchers will be expected to devote 90-95% of their time 
to research, collaboration with other CoE members, publishing, and 
participation in CoE seminars, workshops, and conferences. The remaining 
5-10% will be devoted to guest lectures, PhD supervising, and/or PhD 
intensive courses.
Several PhD student positions in the Universities of Oulu and Helsinki.
PhD students will be expected to devote themselves full-time to their 
doctoral research project, which will be developed with the support of 
CoE members. A description of PhD admission requirements and degree 
requirements can be found here (Oulu) http://www.oulu.fi/uniogs/ and 
here (Helsinki) https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research/doctoral-education
Postdoctoral researcher and PhD student positions are open starting from 
1 January 2017 (at earliest) and will be filled for 1‐3 years, including 
a trial period of up to 4 months. The salary for the Postdoctoral 
Researcher will be based on the job demand level 5-6 of the salary 
system for teaching and research staff in Finnish universities. In 
addition, on the basis of personal work performance up to 46.3% of the 
job demands level can be paid, the overall salary range being 
approximately from 2850 to 4880 € per month. The salary for a PhD 
student will be based on levels 2‐4 of the demands level chart for 
teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish 
universities, supplemented by personal work performance up to 46.3% of 
the job demands level (ranging approximately from 1970 to 3600 € per month).

Requirements – Enthusiastic and skillful candidates

For post-doctoral positions we are looking for candidates with a PhD 
degree in human geography or related social science fields. Demonstrated 
research experience relevant to the themes of RELATE is required.

For the PhD student positions Master level degree in Human Geography or 
in related social sciences is required.

Applications – Closing date December 2, 2016

Applications must specify the RELATE research theme that the applicant 
considers most pertinent for her/his research. Applicants may send their 
applications to more than one theme. The application and all attachments 
are to be submitted to the recruitment system of the University that the 
application is directed at (see links below).
The following documents must be attached to the application:
•	A brief description (max 2 pages) of research interests and how they 
tie up with the research theme(s) of RELATE that the applicant is targeting.
•	Brief curriculum vitae (max four pages, excluding publications).
•	A list of publications, with up to five most important publications 
pertinent to RELATE highlighted (see here: 
http://www.aka.fi/en/funding/how-to-apply/appendices-required/guidelines-for-list-of-publications/).
•	Two letters of recommendation (e.g. from previous supervisors).

For further information, please contact team leaders:
•	Professor Anssi Paasi, Director, Bordering, control and security Team 
Leader, Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu ([log in to unmask])
•	Professor Jouni Häkli, Vice-Director, Spatial 
Socialization/Subjectification Team Leader, School of Management, 
University of Tampere ([log in to unmask])
•	Professor Sami Moisio, Changing State Spaces Team leader, Department 
of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki 
([log in to unmask])
•	Professor Jarkko Saarinen, Border Crossings Team Leader, Department of 
Geography, University of Oulu ([log in to unmask])
Links to electronic recruitment systems
University of Oulu: http://www.oulu.fi/university/jobs
University of Tampere: http://www.uta.fi/careers/
University of Helsinki: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions


-- 
Dr. Kirsi Pauliina Kallio
Academy Fellow, Senior researcher
Space and Political Agency Research Group (SPARG)
University of Tampere / Academy of Finland

KPK: www.uta.fi/jkk/yhteystiedot/hallintotiede/kallio_kirsi.html
SPARG: www.uta.fi/jkk/en/research/themes/sparg/index.html