University Researcher in Environmental Seismology

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

Helsinki
4 400 - 5 400 €/kk
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Täyspäiväinen

20 päivää sitten

is the leading research and education unit in its field in Finland. In addition to research in geology, geophysics and geography, research into seismology and official duties in the field of seismology are carried out at the department.belongs to the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki. The Institute carries out research, education, continuous Earth monitoring, and helps government and private organizations in their projects requiring seismological expertise. The institute is responsible for seismic monitoring in Finland and for providing seismic waveform and earthquake data products to international seismological data centres.The Faculty of Science invites applications for a permanent position as UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SEISMOLOGY starting from September 2024 or as agreed. The position is at the Institute of Seismology.Position descriptionThe university researcher will conduct and develop interdisciplinary research within the field of environmental seismology and will participate in national regulatory duties where seismological monitoring is used. The focus is on using seismological methods for environmental monitoring and to study seismic and aseismic processes in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and/or biosphere.The university researcher is expected to develop and apply inverse methods to integrate multidisciplinary data. The University of Helsinki maintains an extensive network of permanent seismic stations, biological field stations, and atmospheric stations, making multidisciplinary data sets available for new research avenues. A key element in the research is the joint analysis of continuous or campaign seismic, solid earth geophysical, geoscientific, and environmental data collected by a variety of modern sensor and data acquisition systems. These include the domestic infrastructures of the and instruments of the, as well as geoscientific and environmental data from research field stations, infrastructures including , , , and the , for example.The university researcher will develop and maintain active research collaboration within the University of Helsinki, with national and international research institutes, and with industry and the public sector.The post involves thesis supervision and teaching is expected to occupy approximately one course per year within the Geoscience curriculum. All personnel take part in development and administrative tasks on the institute, department, faculty and university level.Requirements for the positionA university researcher must hold an applicable doctoral degree, demonstrate research experience related to environmental seismology and to show evidence of active international research collaboration. We expect a university researcher to conduct research on an internationally high level and be successful in obtaining external research funding.The successful candidate will develop and apply environmental monitoring strategies based on seismic methods; hence preference will be given to applicants who have experience in the computational analysis of space-time phenomena.Fluent English skills are expected, and proficiency in Finnish provides a significant advantage. If the appointee is not proficient in Finnish, they are expected to acquire advanced level skills ( ) within five years after the appointment. The University will support the appointee in acquiring the necessary Finnish language skills.What we offerUniversity of Helsinki offers in education and research. The salary for the university researcher position will be based on levels 6-7 of the job requirement scheme 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 performance. The starting salary will be ca. 4400-5400€/month. There will be a normal six-month trial period for the position.Finland is a member of EU, has high quality free schooling (also in English), generous family benefits and healthcare, and was recently ranked as the happiest country in the world. Finland and the Helsinki region possess top expertise in sciences in terms of a vibrant talent pool, leading research, strong support services and functioning collaboration networks. Please see more information about .How to applyPlease submit your application, which includes the following pdf-documents in English: * A motivation letter describing your interest in the position including a one-page statement that describes your plans for environmental seismology research.

An academic portfolio in the format approved by the Faculty of Science (as described on

). * A list of publications (or a full publication list) and other relevant documents on competence and merits that the applicant wishes to be taken into account in the selection process.External applicants: please submit your application to the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via the Apply Now button.Applicants who have a helsinki.fi username and a valid employment contract, a grant researcher's contract, or a visiting researcher's contract at the University of Helsinki are requested to submit their application via the Employee login button.The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants of all genders, linguistic and cultural backgrounds.The deadline for applications is 31.5.2024.Further information can be obtained from:

Head of Department Annakaisa Korja,

, tel. +358 50 318 5745 * Institute of Seismology, Director Suvi Heinonen,
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