MIELi
Doctoral school pilot for microelectronics in Finland
What is MIELi?
The scientific and societal impact of microelectronics is significant, and we need more doctoral level experts in Finland. MIELi is a doctoral school pilot that aims to speed up and improve doctoral education in microelectronics by collaborating with industry and academia. The doctoral school pilot aims at graduation in 3 years with industrially relevant research topics and immediate employment to companies and business after graduation.
Microelectronics is a constructive and complex research field that requires teamwork, advanced infrastructures and tools, and highly skilled and experienced workforce. Microelectronics is the key enabler for ICT and other sectors, such as healthcare, energy, and transportation.
The demand for experts in the field of microelectronics is already very high and growing, and the opportunities in the job market are numerous and versatile. Microelectronics experts can make a real impact on the world by contributing to technologies critical for the future.
MIELi doctoral education pilot involves Finland’s key players in microelectronics research: Aalto University, Tampere University, University of Oulu and VTT. The universities offer the doctoral positions and education, and VTT supports the pilot by offering visiting researcher positions, infrastructures, and guidance. Altogether 30 doctoral positions are open for applications, ten in each partner university.
Microelectronics covers four interdependent technology layers:
The project has the following objectives:
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Increasing the number of doctoral level experts in microelectronics in Finland
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shortening the doctoral education to three years
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immediate employment of the graduates in industry and business
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developing and harmonizing doctoral education in Finland and contributing it to the EU programs
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elevating doctoral degree appreciation among students as the basic level of education, and
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growing strategic partnerships with companies enabling and deploying microelectronics.
To reach these goals and support the doctoral candidates, the pilot will have clearly defined doctoral thesis topics, network-wide training and joint courses, personal career development plans and supervision. The project will also aim at streamlining the evaluation process and enhancing research infrastructures.
For whom?
The pilot is targeted for experienced life-long learners currently working in companies, as well as for candidates that have just graduated. The pilot aims at rapid graduation, for which reason the students must have firm master level education on the field without need for any preparatory or completing studies before the doctoral education.
Positions
MIELi offers in total 30 job positions distributed as ten positions for each university. There are several pre-defined topics (referred to as Topic ID) available and possibility to propose student’s own topic. Pre-defined topics are provided by the research groups and supervisors listed with the topic title and description.
Schedule
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5 April 2024: Call opens
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15 May 2024: Call ends
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Work contract starts flexibly between 1 Aug - 31 Dec 2024
Salary
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. A typical starting salary for Doctoral Researchers is approximately 2,700 EUR/month. The salary increases based on experience and the progress of doctoral studies.
Requirements
Successful candidates must be pursuing or need be accepted (within the trial period) to study towards a doctoral degree in the doctoral programme of the discipline.
To qualify for these positions, the candidates need to have a Master’s degree (or equivalent eligibility for doctoral studies) from a relevant field. More information on eligibility requirements can be found on each university admission pages.
If you already have a study right for a doctoral degree, it needs to be awarded at the earliest on 1st November 2023 or thereafter for you to be eligible for these positions.
The chosen candidate needs to have the required permits for working in Finland before starting the employment (depending on the nationality of the candidate, e.g. residence permit in Finland).
The position requires fluent written and spoken skills in English. Some doctoral thesis topics may involve special conditions based on the technology, lab, or tool environment characteristics.
How to apply
The positions are offered by the three universities, and you need to send your application to the university offering the topic. The university specific links are following:
Aalto University:
Tampere university:
Oulu University:
Select max 3 preferred topic area in the recruitment system.
Please attach the following documents to your application:
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MSc degree certificate and their English translations (Finnish and Swedish certificates are also accepted).
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Transcripts of all university records and their English translations (Finnish and Swedish certificates are also accepted).
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Curriculum vitae according to the TENK template (including the contact details of two people who can provide a reference if needed). Add the list of publications (if any) as a part of the curriculum vitae.
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Motivation letter (max. A4 2 pages) with research vision (how you plan to address the research questions, which research methods you would use)
The deadline for applications is 15.5.2024. We will go through applications frequently, and we may invite suitable candidates for an interview already during the application period. Universities reserve the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period and reopen the application process.
Contact persons
Contact person at Tampere University:
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Head of the Computing Sciences Unit, professor Timo Hämäläinen, timo.hamalainen@tuni.fi
Contact person at University of Oulu:
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Head of Circuits and Systems Research Unit, professor Timo Rahkonen, timo.rahkonen@oulu.fi
