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The Faculty of Social Sciences in Tampere University is currently looking for a motivated and talented applicant for a Doctoral Researcher Position in the project TransParent: Parental Brain, Hormones, and Behavior Across the Transition to Parenthood. The position will be filled for a fixed-term period of 3 years from the beginning of 2020.

Job description

The TransParent project is funded by the Academy of Finland and the research is conducted in the Human Information Processing Laboratory operating under the Psychology programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The goal of the TransParent project is to measure behavioral, physiological, and hormonal responses to infant, child, and adult emotion signals during pregnancy and the child’s first year to find out whether central aspects of parent-child interaction change during the transition to parenthood and associate with postnatal caregiving quality. Together with the research group, the doctoral researcher will conduct research with pregnant women and their partners across pregnancy and the child’s first year. The research includes psychophysiological (EEG, EMG, ECG), eyetracking, and observational methods. In addition, biological samples will be collected for hormonal and genetic analyses that are conducted elsewhere. The hired candidate is expected to work towards completion of a PhD degree under the supervision of Academy Research Fellow Mikko Peltola.

Requirements

You have a Master’s degree or an equivalent higher university degree in Psychology or a related field that is relevant for the research topic. You have the motivation and competence to carry out goal-oriented research and to pursue post-graduate studies and complete a doctoral degree. You are proficient in English, both written and spoken. 

Experience in psychophysiology, eyetracking, observational assessments, and programming (Python, R) are appreciated, but not required for applying the position.

If selected to the position, you are expected to apply for post-graduate studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences Doctoral Program at Tampere University (unless already a PhD student at the university). More information on the admission process and requirements is available here. In case you are not already enrolled in the doctoral program at the time when the contract starts, your position will first be a Researcher position, which will be changed to a Doctoral Researcher position once you have been accepted to the doctoral program.

Candidates are selected based on the level of promise that they show, and this will be evaluated on the basis of their motivation letter, their previous success in their studies and merits in writing their thesis and / or scientific publishing.

We offer

Temporary assignment for the period 2.1.2020-31.12.2022. We offer you excellent doctoral education and supervision of your work, and a research environment in a laboratory performing high-quality research on social information processing.

The salary will be based on both the job requirements and the employee’s personal performance in accordance with the salary system of Finnish universities. According to the criteria applied to teaching and research staff, the position of a Doctoral Researcher is placed on level 2-4 of the job requirements scale. A typical starting salary for Doctoral Researchers is approximately 2250—2450 EUR/month. A trial period of six (6) months applies to all our new employees.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Please read more about working at Tampere University.

How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system. The closing date for applications is 20 November 2019 (23:59 EET / UTC+2). Please write your application and all the accompanying documentation in English and attach them in PDF format.

Please attach the following documents to your application:

• A letter of motivation with a description of your research interests and relevant previous experience (1-2 pages)

• Curriculum vitae according to the TENK template 

• Copy of your Master’s degree certificate including transcripts of all university records and their English translations if the certificate is not in English or Finnish (Finnish certificates are accepted)

More information

For more information about the position, please contact Academy Research Fellow Mikko Peltola, mikko.peltola@tuni.fi

Väitöskirjatutkija

Tampereen yliopisto ja Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu muodostavat yhdessä Suomen toiseksi suurimman monitieteisen, innostavan ja vaikuttavan tutkimus- ja oppimisyhteisön. Korkeakouluyhteisömme osaamiskärjet ovat tekniikka, terveys ja yhteiskunta. Lue lisää: www.tuni.fi

Tampereen yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunnassa on haettavana väitöskirjatutkijan 3 vuoden määräaikainen tehtävä Suomen Akatemian rahoittamassa hankkeessa TransParent: Parental Brain, Hormones, and Behavior Across the Transition to Parenthood. Valittu hakija tulee työskentelemään kohti tohtorin tutkintoa akatemiatutkija Mikko Peltolan ohjauksessa. 

Hakuohjeet

Lue tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta. 

Jätäthän hakemuksesi yliopiston sähköisellä hakulomakkeella (linkki löytyy tämän ilmoituksen alta). Kirjoita hakemuksen liitteet englanniksi ja liitä ne hakulomakkeeseen pdf-muodossa.

Hakemukseen tulee liittää:

• Vapaamuotoinen hakemuskirje (1-2 sivua)

• Ansioluettelo Tutkimuseettisen neuvottelukunnan (TENK) ansioluettelomallin mukaisesti

• Kopio tutkintotodistuksesta ja opintorekisteriote

Lisätietoja: 

Akatemiatutkija Mikko Peltola, puh. 050 3186120, mikko.peltola@tuni.fi

Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 20.11.2019 klo 23:59.