Dear Colleagues, Hopefully you can help us in spreading the word: The School where our Game Research Lab is located has opened a call for five PhD positions (1-4 years), and we are of course interested to see good applications from those working on game and internet studies areas. - Frans The School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Tampere invites applications for FIVE DOCTORAL STUDENT POSITIONS. The positions are for a fixed-term of one to four years. Successful candidates may accept the position by 1 August 2013 at the earliest. Successful candidates will pursue a doctoral degree in one of the doctoral programmes of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tampere. More information about the three doctoral programmes of the School of Information Sciences can be found at the School's website. Full-time doctoral studies are expected to be completed in four years. Fixed-term contracts can be drawn up for a period of one to four years; the length of the contract depends on how far along in their studies the successful candidates are and when they expect to graduate. The personal study and supervision plans of doctoral students define the terms of their dissertation work and are used to monitor their progress annually. The personal study and supervision plan includes a detailed annual working schedule. In addition to the dissertation work, doctoral students teach or participate in other tasks connected to their studies at the School. These duties must equal to a maximum of five per cent of total working hours. Successful candidates must have a higher university degree, be currently pursuing a doctoral degree in one of the Schools doctoral programmes and have their study and research plan approved, before writing the contract. If the candidate does not have a right to pursue a doctoral degree at the School of Information Sciences, the candidate must apply it at the same time when applying for the salaried doctoral student position. Successful candidates are selected on the basis of how promising they are academically. This is evaluated on the basis of their study and research plans and previous academic success. The research plan is evaluated using e.g. the following criteria: clarity of research questions, feasibility and possible risks of the plan, knowledge of relevant literature and research methods. In addition, the originality of the research and its compatibility with SIS research profile is evaluated. The salary will be based on the demand level chart for the teaching and research staff of Finnish Universities. The preliminary level of demand is 2 - 4, depending on how far advanced the candidate's research is. The basic salary will be supplemented with a performance increase based on the employee's individual performance. The positions carry a four-month trial period. Please submit your application documents through the University's online application system (link below) at 15:45 (Finnish time) on 30 April 2013, and submit the following enclosures along with your application: - Your curriculum vitae, including the date when you received your right to pursue a doctoral degree or when you have applied for it. The curriculum vitae must include the information of two referees if the Masters degree was not taken at the University of Tampere. - Transcript of academic records (Masters degree) - A list of publications - A study plan - A research plan including a time schedule for your dissertation. More detailed instructions on how to draft a research plan can be found at the Schools website. - An account of grants received for dissertation research and previous employment at Finnish doctoral programs or other similar institutions. For further information about the position, please contact: Dean Kari-Jouko Räihä, tel: +358-40-5489700; kari-jouko.raiha(at)uta.fi Professor Veikko Surakka, tel: +358-40-5573265; veikko.surakka(at)uta.fi For more information about the application process, please contact: Head of Administration Sivi Aalto, tel: +358-50-3186378; sivi.aalto(at)uta.fi -- Frans Mäyrä, Professor, Information Studies and Interactive Media ** INFIM/TRIM/Game Research Lab, http://gamelab.uta.fi ** School of Information Sciences, SIS, www.uta.fi/sis/ ** ** 33014 University of Tampere, Finland ** frans.mayra@uta.fi / fransmayra@gmail.com ** ** gms 050 3367650 / fax 03 3551 7503 ** www.fransmayra.fi www.unet.fi www.uta.fi/~frans.mayra