Open positions:
Doctoral Student
The Finnish Graduate School in Plant Biology is a national graduate school administered by the University of Helsinki. The director of the graduate school is Tapio Palva (University of Helsinki) and the vice director is Eva-Mari Aro (University of Turku).
Finnish Graduate School in Plant Biology (FGSPB), University of Helsinki, invites applications for
5 - 10 Doctoral Student positions
The period of appointments is 1 January 2010 - 31.12.2013.
Positions are open for graduate students with a background in plant biology or a related field. Applicants should have a master's degree or equivalent, and should have no previous affiliations with other Finnish graduate schools. PhD studies are to be carried out under the supervision of one of the group leaders from the FGSPB, and progress is monitored by a yearly follow-up group.
The graduate school aims to train scientific researchers in molecular plant biology including molecular biology and genomics, biochemistry, developmental biology, pathology and biotechnology. PhD training includes a national and international teaching program, participation in courses and meetings within and outside Finland and cooperation with other graduate schools.
The salary for the present posts 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. With the salary component based on personal work performance the overall salary range is 1608-3208 euro per month.
Applications in English must be completed using the online application form, see https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/17015/lomake.html
Closing date for applications is 9 October 2009, by 15.45 (local Helsinki time).
For more information please see http://www.helsinki.fi/bioscience/fgspb/english/application.htm or contact Karen Sims-Huopaniemi, karen.sims-huopaniemi@helsinki.fi.
Helsinki, 14 September, 2009
Administration Office