Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor in Environmental Hydraulics and/or Ecohydrological modelling
The University of Oulu
The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 3,600 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 17,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations.
What we offer?
We offer you a supportive academic environment in a community of committed scholars and the possibility to make use of funding opportunities to generate new research ideas and build an innovative programme that will attract international scholars. The University of Oulu offers flexible working hours, an excellent work-life balance and a range of occupational healthcare services. Our competitive salaries include paid leave and an additional holiday bonus in the summer.
This position includes a generous start-up package that comes with funding for research expenses and hiring, e.g. postdoctoral researcher and/or doctoral researchers. The start-up package details are based on negotiations with appointable candidates. If you are moving from abroad, we offer comprehensive relocation packages to support your smooth relocation to Oulu. Our Buddy Programme and Spouse Network support you and your close-ones in settling into Oulu.
Finland is one of the most livable countries in the world, with a high quality of life, safety, an excellent education system, and a competitive economy. Oulu is a city known for its stunning natural surroundings, vibrant cultural life, and friendly, easygoing atmosphere. Residents of Oulu enjoy Finland’s high standard of living combined with affordable housing.
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Cryospheric Sciences (CR)
Hydrological Sciences (HS)
We are now looking for a Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor in Environmental Hydraulics and/or Ecohydrological modelling to join us in the interdisciplinary research program SAFIRE: Safeguarding Biodiversity through Interdisciplinary Research on Habitat Restoration at the University of Oulu (Finland). The programme forms a part of our national profiling actions supported by the Research Council of Finland.
We are looking for a talented researcher with a strong background in environmental hydraulics, and/or hydrology, and numerical modeling to support ecosystem scale restoration research actions in the Safire Profi8 program and University of Oulu profilation. We encourage visionary researchers with different hydraulics, hydrodynamic, hydrology or water research backgrounds, including riverine, catchment, groundwater and/or peatlands topics to apply. We expect you to support the strategic aim to renew the scientific profile of the University of Oulu.
We invite applications from candidates with academic backgrounds in hydrology, hydraulics, water engineering, environmental sciences or other related fields and strong numerical modelling skills. The advantage is a demonstrated understanding of multidisciplinary approaches and implementations. The appointed candidate will be expected to collaborate closely with other SAFIRE subthemes at the University of Oulu. Tenure position will be linked to ongoing DIWA – Digital Waters flagship activities leading to interdisciplinary research using technical and numerical approaches. The work involves the development of digital solutions, including monitoring, data management and modelling for ecosystem scale restoration needs.
The research topics include but are not limited to:
- Various fields of computational environmental hydraulics and/or ecohydrological approaches with linkage to ecosystem restoration actions
- Application of numerical and mathematical models for quantifying environmental hydraulics and/or ecohydrological impacts of climate, land use and ecosystem scale changes
- Collaborating in multidisciplinary teams to co-design and develop computational environmental hydraulics and/or ecohydrological methods and solutions to support social-ecological challenges
We expect interdisciplinary research vision as well as strong collaboration and networking capabilities. Our tenure track (Assistant and Associate Professor) is positioned for exceptionally talented researchers with a high potential to advance in their careers.
You are expected to hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field. Because this is an interdisciplinary position, depending on the position level, we expect vision (assistant) or demonstrated experience (associate professor) in interdisciplinary approaches in research.
How to apply and evaluation process
Interested? If yes, please apply by 19.5.2025 (23:59 Finnish local time) through our recruitment system.
https://oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:814003/type:job/where:123/apply:1
The application should be written in English and include the following:
1. Cover letter, stating the career level on which you would like to be evaluated at.
2. CV following the guidelines of the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity
3. Narrative CV (1 page), using the given template and information: principles for the assessment of research and researchers at the University of Oulu
4. List of publications following the guidelines of the Research Council of Finland (with the ten most important ones marked)
5. Brief account of research merits
6. Brief account of teaching merits or teaching portfolio
7. Details regarding acquisition of research funds
8. A brief research and action plan
9. Contact information of 2–4 persons available for recommendation