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  • Job opportunities for PhD’s at the Thule Institute, University of Oulu

    Job opportunities for PhD’s at the Thule Institute, University of Oulu

    University of Oulu

    As a part of the University of Oulu recruiting funding programme Thule Institute is offering outstanding researchers with PhD’s Investigator Start-up Packages for five years The Deadline of applications is 30th of December 2010.

    Description of Recruiting Packages

    Research Fellow in River Basin Research

    The main duty of the research fellow is to carry out high-level research on climate change and land use impacts on river basins with special emphasis on research questions linking water resources, hydrology and ecology. Read more

    Research Fellow in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research in Environmental Sciences

    The main duty of the Research Fellow is to carry out high-level research on interdisciplinary and/or transdisciplinary issues and methodologies in environment-related sciences and to publish the results in academic journals and volumes. The work includes the development of new research, and research-based teaching and graduate supervision activities.Read more

    Research Fellow in Sustainable Resource Management and Material Efficiency

    The main duty of the appointed person is to carry out high-level research on interdisciplinary issues and methodologies in material flows and resource efficiency and to publish the results in academic journals and volumes. The work includes development of new research, research-based teaching and supervision activities.Read more

    For more information please contact the Director of the Thule Institute, Professor Kari Laine.

    E-mail: kari.laine(at)oulu.fi

  • Nordic council of Ministers Arctic Co-operation Program funds the new joint UArctic and Arctic Portal project Arctic Virtual Learning Tools

    Nordic council of Ministers Arctic Co-operation Program funds the new joint UArctic and Arctic Portal project Arctic Virtual Learning Tools

    Arctic Portal news

    Nordic council of Ministers continues to support UArctic activities by granting 650 000DKK for this year for a new joint project led by Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland. New project Arctic Virtual Learning Tools joins UArctic and Arctic Portal into close co-operation where new UArctic educational material and virtual classroom will be distributed and shared through Arctic Portal.

    The new online material will consist of revised UArctic BCS core courses, on-line text books developed for new global change Master’s courses at Thematic Network on Global Change and print version on UArctic Atlas. Some of the materials will be also translated to Russian. Later as project goes on more material can be added.

    The Virtual Classroom will offer an option not only for easier access to higher education, but will lead a technological revolution in distance learning – a two-way communication between the teacher and the persons being taught with open discussions, capabilities for participants to ask questions and comment on the subject presented and the teacher to respond in real-time.

    The project partners include the APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists), International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and several representatives from Canada, USA, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Russia.

    The lead project partners are:

    • University of the Oulu, Thule Institute, Finland, Kirsi Latola, UArctic Thematic Networks
    • University of Lapland, Finland, Scott Forrest, Director of Special Projects, UArctic International Secretariat
    • Nordurslodagattin ses. – Arctic Portal, Iceland, Halldor Johannsson
    • University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland, Peter Weiss

    More information: Kirsi Latola, Kirsi.latola@uarctic.org