The Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of doctoral student. The appointment is for a fixed term (1 September 2019–30 August 2022).
About the position:
- The duties of the doctoral student include dissertation work and the completion of doctoral studies.
- The student will carry out research related to education in the Connected Classroom Nordic (CCN) project.
- CCN is part of the Nordic Centre of Excellence: Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT), funded by NordForsk.
- The purpose of the Connected Classroom Nordic project is to explore quality in teaching by bringing together researchers, teachers and pupils in a collaborative, video-based longitudinal study with a focus on the digitalised classroom in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.
- The appointee must have good cooperation skills and the ability to conduct research independently.
Requirements:
- Applicant must hold a master’s degree in education or another subject, relevant for the position.
- A degree with a specialisation in the digitalisation of education or the professional development of teachers, or documentation of experience in these areas is considered a merit. Specialisation in other research areas relevant to QUINT is also considered a merit.
- Applicant is expected to possess good oral and written skills in Finnish or Swedish and good English skills. Fluency in another Scandinavian language is considered a merit.
Applications:
Applications to be submitted online in a single PDF file named as follows: lastname_QUINT with the following documents:
- A research plan
- An academic portfolio
- A list of publications
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| Organization | University of Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Subject areas | Education |
| Fellowship amount | €2,100−2,400 per month |
| Eligibility | Master’s degree |
| Deadline | 14th June 2019 |
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