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Doctoral admissions

You can search for doctoral programmes on the application portal Studyinfo.fi , or you can contact the universities directly about the doctoral study and research options they offer. Check the application times and procedures, eligibility requirements and other details with the university you are interested in. The following links will take you to each university's Doctoral studies and research info pages.

• Aalto University
• University of Helsinki
• University of Eastern Finland
• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Lapland
• LUT University
• University of Oulu
• Hanken School of Economics
• University of the Arts Helsinki
• Tampere University
• University of Turku
• University of Vaasa
• Åbo Akademi University  

Doctoral / PhD funding opportunities

See the advice on doctoral level scholarships  to learn where you can search for doctoral level research funding. The universities may also offer paid doctoral and post-doc positions, see below.

Academic research positions and jobs

Announcements for doctoral and post-doc researcher positions at Finnish universities can also be found on academic recruitment sites like:

• Jobs in Finland / Academic
• Academicpositions.fi

Early career researcher info & advice

Information, advice and guidelines for early career researchers - compiled by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT)

Scientific research in Finland

Research.fi is a service offered by the Ministry of Education and Culture where you can learn more about the Finnish science and innovation system and policy, and research conducted in Finland.

• Research.fi

PhD Political Science & International Relations programs in Finland

Deadline information, best universities with political science & international relations in finland.

Bachelor Political Science & International Relations programs in Finland

Master Political Science & International Relations programs in Finland

Most Popular Political Science & International Relations programs in Finland

PhD Political Science & International Relations programs in Finland

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How to apply for doctoral studies.

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Your path to doctoral studies.

• Check the required basic qualifications
• Find the right research field and professor
• Read about funding for doctoral research
• Find out how to apply
• Read about what are doctoral studies like

Doctoral education pilot

We are hiring 178 new doctoral researchers - get your doctorate from Aalto

What are doctoral studies like?

As a doctoral student, you are part of an international academic community. The doctoral research and studies develop you into an expert of your research topic and build your professional capacity.

Research & Art

Our research focuses on seven key areas combining four core competences in the fields of ICT, materials, arts, design and business together with three grand challenges related to energy, living environment, and health.

How to apply?

Two routes to doctoral studies and research.

• Applying for a doctoral researcher’s salaried position first and then applying for the study right in a doctoral programme after the recruitment process. This route is more common in the field of technology.
• Applying for the study right in a doctoral programme and either being hired as a doctoral researcher by the Department later or having funding for doctoral studies from another source. This route is more common in the fields of art and design as well as business.

Application instructions (study right in a doctoral programme)

Each doctoral programme has their own processes, schedules, requirements and instructions for their applicants.

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS)

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance (BIZ)

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Chemical Engineering (CHEM)

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Electrical Engineering (ELEC)

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering (ENG)

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science (SCI)

After reading the application instructions you may contact the Doctoral education services of the Doctoral programme you are interested in for more information.

Application schedules (study right in a doctoral programme)

Schools can decide about additional application periods if necessary.

Applying for the salaried position of a doctoral researcher

Salaried doctoral researcher positions are applied for separately from the admission process to the doctoral programme. If you get accepted to a salaried position first, do note that you will need to separately apply for the study right in a doctoral programme to be able to complete the doctoral degree. 

When salaried doctoral researcher positions are open, they are advertised at  Aalto University Open positions . Any questions regarding the advertised salaried positions should be directed to the professors and HR personnel only, not to admission services or Doctoral education services.

Aalto has a great community and infrastructure to conduct research.

General eligibility and academic evaluation

The general eligibility criteria are fulfilled if the application includes

• a degree granting eligibility to apply;
• an accepted proof of language proficiency and
• all the required application documents by the deadline.

Application fulfilling the general eligibility criteria are evaluated based on the academic evaluation criteria of the doctoral programme.

Master's degree grants eligibility to apply

To be eligible to apply in doctoral admissions, you must have a relevant Master’s degree or equivalent.

• The degree must have been awarded by a higher education institution (university or university of applied sciences in the Finnish education system).
• The degree must give eligibility to apply for doctoral degree studies at university in the awarding country.
• The awarding higher education institution has to be a recognised part of the official national education system of the country. It has to be accredited as a degree-granting higher education institution by the country where it is located or by a relevant international organisation (such as UNESCO).

Generally an acceptable master’s degree has been carried out in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process (3+2 years). As a rule, a higher education degree (or degree combination) earned abroad in a country that does not follow the Bologna Process should include a minimum of 4 years of studies and a master’s thesis.

The degree as a basis for doctoral studies needs to provide the student with an adequate knowledge and skills needed for doctoral studies in the programme chosen. The university may require a student admitted to complete the necessary supplementary studies in order to meet this requirement. 

Read more about eligibility in the application instructions of the doctoral programme you are interested in.

Academic evaluation criteria

The academic evaluation of the applicant is based on school-specific scientific considerations, the schools’ strategic focus areas, and the applicant’s individual educational potential. Examples of evaluation criteria include: earlier academic performance, capacity to conduct research, the applicant’s possibility to complete studies within the target time, the relevancy of the research, the applicant’s possibility to receive supervision, and the applicant’s study motivation.

Language requirements in doctoral admissions

Aalto University's doctoral programme are taught in English, Finnish and Swedish (Doctoral programme in Business, Economics and Finance is taught in English and in some majors in Finnish). To be eligible to apply, applicants are required to be proficient in one of the languages of the programme, and demonstrate their proficiency by passing a language test, when necessary. The language test scores must meet the minimum requirements set by Aalto University.

Demonstrating proficiency in English with a language test

You must demonstrate your proficiency with an official language test, unless you are exempt from the language test requirement.

Recognised language tests and their minimum score requirements

• IELTS  Academic:  6.5, and 5.5 for Writing ;
• iBT (Internet-based Test):  92, and 22 for Writing   or
• PDT (Paper-Delivered Test):  Reading 22, Listening 22, and Writing 24
• Pearson Test of English Academic  (PTE A):  62, and 54 for writing
• C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, CAE):  A, B or C
• C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, CPE):  A, B, C or Level C1

Aalto University accepts also  TOEFL iBT® Home Edition test and  IELTS Indicator (Academic)  tests.

No language tests other than those mentioned above are accepted. 

Please see more detailed instructions in the application instructions of the doctoral programme you are interested in.

Exemptions from the English language test requirement

An English language test is not required if:

• you have earned a higher education degree taught in Finnish, Swedish or English at a university or university of applied sciences  in Finland ;  or
• you have earned a higher education degree in an English-medium programme at a university or university of applied sciences in an  EU/EEA country  while residing in that country, in which case the language of the degree must be stated unambiguously in the degree certificate or its appendix, or in the transcript of records or other official document issued by the awarding institution;  or
• you have earned a higher education degree in an English-medium programme at a higher education institution in  Australia ,  Canada ,  New Zealand ,  South Africa ,  Switzerland , the  United Kingdom  or the  United States  while residing in that country;  or
• you have received your primary and secondary education in English in an  EU/EEA country ,  Australia ,  Canada ,  New Zealand ,  South Africa ,  Switzerland , the  United Kingdom  or the  United States  while residing in that country;
• You have completed the Aalto Executive Education MBA, EMBA or DBA degree

A minimum of one half of the degree  must be completed in a  country and higher education institution  that meets the requirements for exempting the student from taking an English language test. Make sure to note this requirement if your degree includes many transfer credits or if it is a double or joint degree.

Some of our doctoral programmes allow other exemptions to the list of examptions, please see the application instructions of Doctoral programme in Engineering and Doctoral programme in Science for more information.

Demonstrating proficiency in Finnish or Swedish

1. Higher education degree or studies

You can demonstrate proficiency in Finnish or Swedish with a higher education degree, if you have completed one of the following:

• a higher education degree taught in Finnish/Swedish
• a thesis (or written final project) of a higher education degree in Finnish/Swedish
• an approved higher education maturity essay in Finnish/Swedish
• a higher education degree with Finnish/Swedish (or equivalent studies) as your major
• at least 60 credits (or 35 older credits, i.e. ‘study weeks’) in the Finnish/Swedish language
• as part of a higher education degree, a grade of at least  Good  in the language test or studies for demonstrating proficiency in oral and written Finnish/Swedish as a national language of Finland
• If the proficiency in Finnish/Swedish is demonstrated with the higher education degree providing eligibility to apply in the doctoral admissions, no additional proof of language proficiency needs to be submitted. If language proficiency is demonstrated with another higher education degree, upload scanned colour copies of the degree certificate and transcript of records in PDF format to your application form.

2. Basic education in Finland, or an upper secondary school final examination or other examination conferring eligibility for higher education , if Finnish/Swedish as a mother tongue is with a  passing grade  in the school leaving certificate.

3. Finnish matriculation examination ,one of the following:

• Mother tongue test in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  approbatur (A)
• Finnish/Swedish as a second language with a grade of at least  approbatur (A)
• Advanced-syllabus-level Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  eximia cum laude approbatur (E)
• Intermediate-syllabus-level Finnish/Swedish with a grade of  laudatur (L)

4. IB diploma ,one of the following:

• Language A syllabus in Finnish/Swedish (literature / language and literature / literature and performance) with a grade of at least  2
• Language B syllabus in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  5
• For an IB diploma, earned before 2013, Language A1 syllabus in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  2  or the A2 syllabus in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  5

5. EB diploma ,one of the following:

• Language 1 (L1) syllabus in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  4,  if exam is completed before 2021
• Language 1 (L1) syllabus in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  5,00,  if exam is completed in 2021 or after
• Language 2 (L2) syllabus in Finnish/Swedish with a grade of at least  7
• 6.  Reifeprüfung ( RP ) or Deutsches Internationales Abitur ( DIA ) examination at the Deutsche Schule Helsinki,one of the following: Finnish as a mother tongue with the grade of  4
• Finnish as a second language with a grade of at least  8
• Oral test in Finnish as a mother tongue with a grade of at least  8

7.  Kulkuri School of Distance Education : passing the amount of studies equivalent to Finland’s basic education syllabus in the subject of Finnish

8.   National Certificate of Language Proficiency  (YKI) (Finnish/Swedish) issued by the Finnish National Agency for Education at intermediate level  4  in all subtests (reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking), or alternatively, completing at least three of the subtests at advanced level (levels  5  and  6 ). Subtests from different test sittings may be combined.

9.   Civil service language proficiency certificate  (Finnish/Swedish) with a grade of at least  Good .

8.TISUS  ( Test i svenska för universitetsstudier ) examination in Swedish:  passing  all components of the test

The most common ways to fund doctoral studies are

• working in a salaried doctoral researcher position
• personal grant(s) or scholarship(s) from foundations or funding agencies

Most Aalto doctoral students combine different funding sources during their studies. 

How to find and apply for funding for doctoral studies and research?

Generally Aalto University does not offer scholarships for doctoral studies. However, there is an on-going scholarship scheme until 2024 for students from African and South American countries, read more below.

During the academic year 2024-2025, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture is funding 178 new doctoral researcher positions at Aalto University through a doctoral education pilot.

Doctoral education pilot: 178 doctoral researchers' salaried positions

Fees and costs

Aalto University doctoral studies are free of tuition fees. Aalto University does not charge fees for enrollment to the University. Doctoral students are welcome to join the Aalto University Student Union. The membership of the Student Union is subject to an annual fee. Read more about the membership for doctoral students .

If you need a residence permit for research in Finland, please see more information about income requirement at the Finnish Immigration Services .

Finland Fellowships for doctoral students

Aalto University awards Finland Fellowships to doctoral students as part of a national scholarship programme funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The programme runs from 2022 to 2024. Applicants from Africa, Central or South America can apply for the fellowship.

Terms of the Finland Fellowship

Finland Fellowship is awarded to those applicants from Africa, Central or South America who rank best according to academic criteria in the admissions process at Aalto. Applicants for Finland Fellowships must be citizens of a country in Africa, Central America or South America. Applicants with dual citizenship in Finland and one of the target nations may receive a Finland Fellowship only if their domicile is not Finland.

Some of the terms of the fellowships to be granted have been changed. The amount of the fellowship per person is €2800/month for 12 months in addition to a €2000 arrival grant for moving expenses . Aalto scheme covers altogether 10 doctoral students annually. Each School has a quota (ARTS 1 student, BIZ 1 student, CHEM 1 student, ELEC 2 students, ENG 2 students and SCI 3 students), but in case there are not enough eligible applicants in some school, the funds will be used for applicants from other schools, if possible. 

Finland Fellowships are paid in accordance with Aalto University Human Resources processes to Finnish bank accounts. Students who are absent for reasons permissible by law during the first year, who are prevented from beginning studies in Finland due to force majeure circumstances, or who already have funding for the next two years, may postpone their Finland Fellowship for a maximum of two academic years.

Students apply for Finland Fellowships when applying for doctoral studies at Aalto . Finland Fellowships are awarded only by application. Decisions on Finland Fellowships are made only for those students who have applied for them. The dean decides on the recipients of the fellowship. During 2024, fellowship decisions can be made throughout the year, on first come, first served -basis.

By signing the employment contract, students confirm their acceptance of a Finland Fellowship with its monthly pay and its arrival grant. Students may also choose to decline a Finland Fellowship. This situation may arise for students who have funding from an external sponsor, for example. In such cases, the student declares to Doctoral Education Services in writing that he/she is declining the Finland Fellowship.

Contact information

If you don't know which doctoral progamme is relevant for your, read more about discovering your research topic and finding a professor .

If you have questions about applying for the study right in one of your doctoral programmes, please contact our Doctoral education services staff. Before contacting us, please read through the instructions for applicants .

Doctoral education services

We support doctoral students, supervising professors, thesis advisors and doctoral programme directors in matters related to doctoral studies.

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• Updated: 15.4.2024

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Rector of the University of Turku has appointed 16 doctoral programmes for the term 1.8.2021 - 31.7.2025.

Doctoral Programme in Biology, Geography and Geology (BGG)

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Applying for Doctoral Studies

The doctoral degree requires approximately four years of full-time studies. The Licentiate degree usually requires two years of full-time studies.

The holders of Master's degree have the possibility to complete the postgraduate degrees of

• Licentiate of Science (Technology)
• Doctor of Science (Technology)
• Licentiate of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
• Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
• Licentiate of Social Sciences
• Doctor of Social Sciences
• Doctor of Philosophy

Finland Doctoral Fellowships at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

Finland Doctoral Fellowship is a four-year (fixed term) full-time Junior Researcher position. Finland Doctoral Fellow will be in an employment relationship with LUT and is paid a monthly salary in accordance with the national salary system of Finnish universities (YPJ system). In addition, Finland Doctoral Fellows who move to Finland from abroad will receive a separate maximum 2000€ arrival grant to be used for travel and moving costs. The arrival grant is paid based on proven costs and is liable to taxation.

Finland Doctoral Fellowships are allocated to the best international doctoral students who have been admitted to the doctoral programmes of LUT in the yearly application rounds. Eligible for the funding are those doctoral students who are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country and who will reside in Finland during the employment. If a doctoral student has a dual citizenship, both must be non-EU/EEA.

All non-EU/EEA doctoral students who are admitted to the doctoral programmes of LUT in the future application round will be taken into consideration. There is no separate application for the fellowships. Decisions about the fellowships will be made based on the criteria of admission to doctoral training. The next and last application round will be organized in autumn 2023 and new Junior Researcher positions will start in spring 2024 at the earliest.

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Doctoral Programme in Energy Systems

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Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences

The doctoral programme offers high-quality doctoral training in the areas of media and communication studies, social and cultural anthropology, social psychology, social and public policy, social work, sociology, social data science and criminology.

50 new doctoral students are admitted each year. We're an international community, and the programme is multilingual: you can complete a degree in either Finnish, Swedish or English.

Want to know more? Visit our profile & activities page to learn more about the key research areas and activities in the programme.

8 Best universities for International Relations and Diplomacy in Finland

Updated: February 29, 2024

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• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
• Mathematics

Below is a list of best universities in Finland ranked based on their research performance in International Relations and Diplomacy. A graph of 5.55K citations received by 509 academic papers made by 8 universities in Finland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Helsinki

For International Relations and Diplomacy

2. University of Tampere

3. University of Jyvaskyla

4. University of Turku

5. University of the Arts Helsinki

6. University of Lapland

7. University of Oulu

8. University of Eastern Finland

The best cities to study International Relations and Diplomacy in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki , Tampere , Jyvaskyla , and Turku .

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UEF Doctoral School

The University of Eastern Finland's Doctoral School and the associated doctoral programmes are responsible for arranging scientific doctoral studies at our university. Our doctoral programmes offer teaching and supervision for doctoral researchers. The aim is to ensure the high quality of doctoral education and to educate highly skilled researchers and experts.

The director of the doctoral school is Academic Rector Tapio Määttä. Administration of the school is coordinated by Head of Education Kaisa Laitinen, and the development of the doctoral school's activities and teaching programme are coordinated by Senior Lecturer Merja Lyytikäinen (contact information below).

Upcoming public examinations of doctoral dissertations

New in doctoral education

The University of Eastern Finland is involved in 11 doctoral education pilots. New doctoral positions with three-year employment contracts will be available.

Learn more about the doctoral education pilots

Doctoral programmes

Doctoral education in the University of Eastern Finland is arranged in 13 discipline specific or thematic doctoral programmes. Further information about applying to programmes, research areas and doctoral studies can be found on the homepages of doctoral programmes.

Philosophical Faculty

• Doctoral Programme in Educational Studies
• Doctoral Programme in Social and Cultural Encounters
• Welfare, Health and Management (WELMA) Doctoral Programme

Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology

• Doctoral Programme in Science, Forestry and Technology

Faculty of Health Sciences

• Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research
• Doctoral Programme in Drug Research
• Doctoral Programme in Molecular Medicine
• Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences

Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

• Past, Space and Environment in Society Doctoral Programme
• Doctoral Programme in Business Studies
• Doctoral Programme in Law

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Instructions and forms

Find information for different phases in the doctoral education on Kamu Student handbook.

Doctoral researcher positions

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For grant-based researchers

We have gathered information and instructions for grant-based researchers in Kamu Student handbook.

Conferment ceremonies

The Doctoral Conferment Ceremony shows appreciation for persons who have completed a doctoral degree.

Contact information

The UEF Doctoral School coordinates doctoral education at the university and provides transferable skills studies to all of the university's doctoral students. All doctoral students are automatically included in the doctoral school.

Doctoral programmes processes applications and makes proposals for the faculties on the rights to study to be granted. They are responsible for the organisation of subject-related doctoral studies, and for the supervision of doctoral students.

Faculties are responsible for the administration of doctoral studies. Faculties decide on requirements of doctorates, approve the doctoral studies curricula, grant the right to pursue doctoral studies, approve the research topic and research supervisor(s), research and doctoral study plans and any changes made to these. Faculties also appoint the preliminary and final examiners for doctoral dissertations and licentiate theses and the opponents and the chairman of the public examination (the Custos) for doctoral dissertations. Faculties grant the permission for the public examination, approve and grade the licentiate thesis and the doctoral dissertation, and approve completed doctoral degrees, award the degrees and give the degree certificates.

Development of the doctoral school's activities and teaching programme: Senior Lecturer Merja Lyytikäinen .

Administration of the doctoral school: Head of Education Kaisa Laitinen .

Contact information of the directors and coordinator of the doctoral programmes can be found on the homepages of programmes .

Contact person: Amanuensis Kaisu Kortelainen .

E-mail: [email protected]

Contact person: Head of Education Kaisa Laitinen .

E-mail: [email protected]

Contact persons: Head of Education Annikki Honkanen and Academic Affairs Coordinator Anne Korhonen .

International Doctoral Programme in Epidemiology and Public Health (IPPE)

Excellence in research training and capacity building, degree earned, planned duration, extent of studies.

The main objectives of the international doctoral programme are to increase knowledge and understanding of major public health problems, particularly in low and middle income countries, and to build sustainable public health capacity by training epidemiologists and public health personnel for leadership positions in research, administration, programme planning and policy development, in collaboration with global partners.

The selected PhD candidates will attend one academic year (August – May) at the Health Sciences Campus (Kauppi Campus) to complete the required full-time coursework (60 ECTS).

The required coursework includes doctoral level courses in epidemiology, biostatistics and other health sciences. There are also courses and seminars on research proposal development, study design, implementation and analysis, comminication and reporting. For more information see the Curricula guide . The courses may be selected to meet  the students individual learning and professional goals.

Completion of a doctoral degree usually requires 3-4 years after completion of coursework.

PhD research (3-4 additional years): Field research (in Finland or abroad) is generally conducted after the coursework has been completed. A doctoral dissertation requires 3-4 original scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

After completion of coursework and successful public defence of dissertation, the candidate will receive a doctoral degree (PhD) in epidemiology or a related field.

Detailed information on the content and structure of the studies is included in the curriculum.

Become a student

Learn more about the studies, admissions, and eligibility criteria on Studyinfo. In addition, applications are submitted via the Studyinfo.fi service.

Carefully read through the admissions requirements before applying. For additional questions on applying, application documents and application process, please contact coordinator of doctoral studies Ms. Tiina Kangasluoma ( ippe.doc.tau [at] tuni.fi (ippe[dot]doc[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi) . For questions concerning Studyinfo and officially certified copies of educational documents, please contact the Admissions Office ( admissions.tau [at] tuni.fi (admissions[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi) ). 

In autumn 2022 the application period for IPPE was organised between 14 November – 15 December.

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PhD Position F/M 15 PhDs on Tensor Modelling, Geometry and Optimisation

Contract type : Fixed-term contractLevel of qualifications required : Graduate degree or equivalentOther valued qualifications : Master or equivalentFonction : PhD PositionLevel of experience : From 3 to 5 yearsAbout the research centre or Inria d...

PhD students (f/m/d) in Superconducting Qubits

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is our goal to make significant contributions to mastering the global challenges o...

PhD position in IC Design group

Job descriptionPLEASE NOTE: you are required to apply via the "apply now" button below, ánd to fill in an additional questionnaire before via this link before we can process your application.The Un...

PhD student bioinspired functional materials

BackgroundThe Nanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces research group is looking for a motivated PhD student in the context of the synthesis and characterization of bioinspired functional material...

Photonic Integrated classical/quantum transceiver for quantum communications (QuNEST Doctoral Candidate 9)

Research Programme Description “QuNEST– Quantum Enhanced Optical Communication Network Security Doctoral Training” is hiring 11  Doctorate Candidates to be funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks. QuNEST is a highly i...

PhD position - Interactive data collection during the tour of a Travelling salesman drone on convex neighborhoods of buried sensor nodes

Supervisors:Fatiha Bendali, Jean Mailfert 1, Christophe Cariou, Laure Moiroux-Arvis 2, Juan José Salazar González 3.TopicThe automated monitoring of agricultural fields is increasingly using underground wireless sensors designed to collect local v...

PhD Student - Department of Electronics and Information Systems

Last application date Sep 30, 2024 00:00Department TW06 - Department of Electronics and Information SystemsContract Limited durationDegree Master’s degree in physics, applied physics, engineering physics or other relevant fieldsOccupancy rate 100%...

PhD position in the value assessment of innovations in end-stage organ failure

Job descriptionThe four-year PhD position starts on the 2nd of September 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The research project will be embedded in the Health Technology Services (HTSR) dep...

Biozentrum PhD Fellowships – Summer Call 2024

The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the leading life sciences institutes in the world. Its fundamental research embraces a wide range of topics such as biochemistry, biophysics, phy...

Fully funded PhD Student Position in Physical Chemistry

We are seeking an outstanding candidate for a PhD student position in experimental physical chemistry to work with the Ambizione group leader Dr. Bogdan Dereka. We are broadly interested in the following fundamental research directions (some exemp...

PhD position on MRI reconstruction with dynamic field monitoring

The Medical Imaging Research Center (MIRC) at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium) is looking for a highly driven PhD student to develop computational methods for magnetic resonance imagin...

PhD Position at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation (SMI)

PhD Position at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation (SMI)The Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH Zurich's Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, under the...

Metal-Complexing Peptides-based Hydrogels for Preventing and Treating Oxidation

KEYWORDSHydrolysate, Peptide, Metal Complexation, Bacteria siderophore, HydrogelSUBJECT DETAILSThe PLASTER project aims to biosynthesize metal-complexing peptides-based hydrogels for preventing and treating oxidation and will be a fruitful collabo...

PhD student in Mathematics, specifically holomorphic dynamics: three-year position (funded by A*Midex)

RESEARCHER PROFILE: PhD/ R1: First stage Researcher                  RESEARCH FIELD(S)1: MathematicsMAIN SUB RESEARCH FIELD OR DISCIPLINES1: Dynamical systems, holomorphic dynamicsJOB /OFFER DESCRIPTION This PhD position is part of a research team...

PhD-student: Non-Hermitian nano-optomechanical networks and their sensing performance

The Photonic Forces group seeks a motivated and talented PhD student working at the intersection of the fields of nano-optomechanics and topological physics. Nanomechanical resonators are versatile...

PhD Scholarship for Research Project “DelibRef”

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD scholarship in political science to be based at the Department of Political Science and Public Management at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.The position will be part of a newly funded research ...

Fully Funded PhD Positions

The International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics (IMPRS-CBP) invites excellent graduate students in life sciences to apply forFully Funded PhD PositionsThe IMPRS-CBP is an international doctoral training program hosted by the Ma...

Assistant department Green Chemistry and Technology (27090)

    →   Apply until 28/05/2024 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (Brussels time)    →   Faculty of Bioscience Engineering    →   Department BW24 - Green Chemistry and Technology    →   AAP temporary appointment - 100%    →   Number of openings: 1    →   Referenc...

PhD (M/F): Electrochemical video from the counter electrode

Position description:Emerging applications of nanomaterials in electrochemical energy conversion and storage require reliable assessment of their reactivity. Traditional macroscopic electrochemical measurements are difficult to differentiate the i...

PhD position in secure quantum photonic cloud computing

Job descriptionWe are looking for a PhD candidate to work with an international consortium focused on validating the QEnclave concept. The objective is to obfuscate a quantum computation task from ...

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