Open positions:
Doctoral Students
The multidisciplinary Graduate School in Animal Welfare started its activities in 2006 and has now been granted a second 4-year funding period. ANIWEL is a multidisciplinary network of research groups in the University of Helsinki, University of Kuopio, University of Joensuu (since 2010 University of Eastern Finland), University of Turku, Åbo Akademi, Tampere University of Technology, University of Oulu, Finnish Food Safety Authority (EVIRA) and MTT Agrifood Research Finland. The actual training of the PhD students takes place in research groups of the partner universities and research institutes.
The ANIWEL Graduate School invites applications for
7 Doctoral Student positions
for the period of 1.1.2010-31.12.2013 in Animal Welfare and/or Clinical Veterinary Medicine.
The positions are for full time research targeting to a PhD degree. However, students are allowed to participate in specialisation programmes and do clinical or other research-related work, as agreed with their supervisors. The applicants should be graduated in an appropriate field of animal welfare and/or clinical veterinary medicine.
The salary for the present post will be based on levels 1 - 4 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance.
Applications should be submitted using the ANIWEL form which is found on the home page of the Graduate School
http://aniwel.edublogs.org/
The application should include the following appendices (in English):
- CV
- Copy of the certificate of graduation
- List of publications
- Research plan (max 6 sheets, excluding the list of references)
- Summary of the research plan, including time schedule, clearance of any other funding, description of research environment (max. 1 page)
- List of completed and planned studies
- Plan for specialisation (if relevant)
The electrical application form with the appendices shall be sent as one pdf document to eltdk-hallinto@helsinki.fi. The appendices should be in the order presented above. The e-form does not need to have signatures. One paper copy of the application (without appendices) will be signed by the applicant and the head of the department / faculty and mailed by ordinary mail to University of Helsinki, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Office, PO Box 66, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. Mailing should be done immediately after the submission of the e-form.
Funding decisions will be made on grounds, presented in more details on the home page http://aniwel.edublogs.org/
The deadline for the electrical applications is October 9, 2009 at 15.45 o’clock. The original signed form may be received a week later. Electrical applications without the signed original are not accepted.
For further information, please contact prof. Outi Vainio, outi.vainio@helsinki.fi, or prof. Anna Valros, anna.valros@helsinki.fi.
ANIWEL Graduate School is funded by the Finnish Academy. Two closely related research areas are interconnected in the ANIWEL graduate school: animal welfare and clinical veterinary medicine.
Main research interests
Animal welfare: In order to fully understand animal welfare it is essential to use a multidisciplinary approach. In the centre of the interest is species specific behaviour, adaptation to the man-made environment as well as cognitive capabilities of animals. Development and use of methods and techniques to measure animal welfare are necessary. Stress and pain are crucial elements in animal health and welfare. Animal policy, animal ethics, and their practical applications in animal protection legislation are of major importance.
Clinical veterinary medicine: Research in veterinary medicine will be strongly emphasized. It will include any aspect of preventing, diagnosing, and curing reduced health conditions in animals, both those treated individually and those treated in flocks. Preventive medicine is ethically and economically preferred in remedy when ever possible.
Ideally projects cover both research interests. Multidisciplinary projects are welcome.
Helsinki, 09 September 2009
University of Helsinki Administration Office