Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Doctoral Researcher to join our team and contribute to a strategic international research project.

Your role and goals

The candidate will work on a project that involves: interoperability technologies and standards of documents, models and technologies that provide the assurance/dependability of the data across different systems and industry value chains, for example, ensuring sustainability information exchange in company networks for calculating product environmental assessment in a holistic and detailed manner. The work is expected to lead to scientific publications in international academic conferences and particularly journals.

The doctoral researcher applicants must fulfill the admission requirements for the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Electrical Engineering. You are expected to apply for and to be granted a right to pursue doctoral studies at Aalto University. More information on the general requirements and the Doctoral Programme in Electrical Engineering: https://www.aalto.fi/en/study-options/aalto-doctoral-programme-in-electrical-engineering. Please check the student information, admission criteria and pay attention to the required (English) language proficiency.

The candidate will work together with Aalto Factory of the Future team (https://www.aalto.fi/en/futurefactory ), which investigates radical concepts and methods that enable flexibility and high intelligence of industry sectors, based on various technology enablers such as Digital Twins, Artificial intelligence and the IEC 61499 distributed automation.

Your experience and ambitions

You must have a master’s degree in control / automation, mechatronics, computer engineering / computer science, or related areas. In addition, good proficiency in English is required, proven with official English test certificate.

We expect candidates to have good understanding and interest in industrial automation systems engineering and systems modeling and simulation, combined with solid software development (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++) & software engineering skills.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are paramount, combined with effective communication, good teamwork and positive collaboration attitude.

Having fundamental and/or practical knowledge of blockchain or distributed ledger technologies, industrial data spaces technologies, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, or cybersecurity is highly appreciated.

Prior relevant industrial or research experience, or published papers in related domains is a significant plus.

What we offer

• Meaningful and inspiring environment. We are proud of our purpose to shape a sustainable future. We spark the game changers of tomorrow, and renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset.

• Culture that inspires and includes everyone. All our work is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration.  It’s the people that create Aalto, now and in the future. We want to be an open community where equality and inclusion enable curiosity, innovation, collaboration and wellbeing.

• Responsible and meaningful role with true impact in our School’s success, and in the end, in the wellbeing and development of our society.

• Support, coaching and sparring when you feel you need it.

• Great possibilities for competence development and learning. We constantly keep learning to find the most impactful ways to empower – and invest in – our people.
   

The doctoral studies at Aalto University take approximately four years. The researcher is expected to commit to complete a Doctoral Dissertation (to obtain PhD degree) within this time in the project.
 

Aalto University follows the salary system of Finnish universities. The starting (gross) salary for a Ph.D. student is approximately 2700 EUR/month. It will increase with achievements, such as scientific publications.
 

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, excellent sports facilities on campus, and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. The position is located at the Aalto University Otaniemi campus, which is a thriving and connected community of 100 nationalities, 13,000 students and 4,500 employees. Life at the campus is vibrant and filled with amazing architecture, calming nature, and a variety of cafes, restaurants, services and good connections with public transportation.

Join us!

To apply, please share the following application materials in English with us through our recruitment site ("Apply now!”) no later than 15 October 2023:

• A motivation letter (1 page)

• CV – which includes list of publications, and link to personal Git repository (e.g., github, gitlab, bitbucket) if any (max 4 pages)

• Description of MSc thesis project (max 1 page)

• English language proficiency evidence (TOEFL / IELTS, see the minimum proficiency level from the doctoral programme’s instructions)

• Educational degree certificates and official transcripts (bachelor and master)

• Contact details of (maximum 3) referees who can be reached to provide recommendation (email address, or if not available, the referee’s phone number)
   

We will go through applications, and we may invite suitable candidates to interview already during the application period. We aim to have a transparent and equal recruitment process, so feel free to ask us for feedback.
 

Please note: Aalto University’s employees and visitors should apply for the position via our internal system Workday à Internal Jobs by using their existing Workday user account.
 

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period, reopen the application process, and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.

For more information

For further details, please contact Professor Valeriy Vyatkin ([email protected]) or Staff Scientist Udayanto Dwi Atmojo ([email protected]). For submission related queries, contact HR Partner Camilla Hanganpää ([email protected]).
 

About Finland

Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world. For more information about living in Finland: https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/living-in-finland & https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/welcome-to-aalto-university-and-finland-info-package.

Want to know more about us and your future colleagues? You can watch these videos: Aalto University – Towards a better world, Aalto People , and Shaping a Sustainable Future. Read more about working at Aalto: https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto. Check out our new virtual campus experience: https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/

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