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Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our main campus is located in Espoo, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness in the future as well. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

The School of Engineering is one of the six schools of Aalto University. The main task of the School of Engineering is to renew technologies related to the technical industry and the built environment through scientific research, technological innovation and inspiring education. Our objective is to create new knowledge, information and solutions to serve the goals of sustainable development. Our research topics are highly relevant to the surrounding society, connecting theory with practice. Collaborative projects with the technological industry and the surrounding society have been a trademark for decades. Our research focus areas are Multidisciplinary Energy Technologies, Sustainable Built Environment, Marine and Arctic Technology, Mechanics and Materials, and Systems Design and Production.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the ARotor lab is looking for a

Doctoral Researcher / Master thesis worker

The position is suitable for person interested in signal processing for condition monitoring of paper and steel machinery. The application is for a master’s thesis or doctoral studies. After successfully completing the master’s thesis, the student can proceed to doctoral studies. The work will be conducted in a collaboration project between an industrial partner and ARotor lab in Mechatronics research group. In practice, the aim of the work is to deploy modern signal processing in condition monitoring, and to study their performance.

Please note that the skills listed in this document will be considered asset, but mastering all of them is not required.

Skills we are looking for:


	Programming Python / Matlab
	Version control
	Signal processing and data science
	Mechanical engineering on Rotating machinery
	Mechanics of materials / vibrations of structures
	Paper science and engineering


Description of the project

In many industrial processes such as paper, cardboard and steel making, the end product is formed by rolls. Ensuring an accurate geometry and rotating motion is important in the process to enable higher production speeds with a satisfactory product quality. This research aims to develop improved methods for roll service, where in-process data is used in roll service to improve the behavior of the rolls in the process.

The public BETTER project aims to advance signal processing science and its applications in following ways:


	Develop and apply novel signal processing methods for extracting repeating patterns caused by individual rolls, pumps, felts and other rotating components from measured machine direction quality (MD) variation.
	Create useful and convenient metrics for online condition monitoring of single machine elements to quantify their individual significance to the quality of the end product in the process. Using these metrics, the longer term development of the patterns due to wear of the machine elements will be studied.
	Conduct an experiment where the measured quality variation connected to a roll is used to grind a compensative geometry on the roll to eliminate or reduce the quality variation, as rolls and machine elements are known to deform due to mechanical and thermal loads in the production process. Simultaneously, the experiment is used to assess how well the extracted roll patterns correspond to measured geometry errors in the corresponding rolls.
	The research will be conducted in close cooperation with consortium members from the paper, cardboard and steel industries, many of whom can directly exploit the results of the research. The new methods can be applied to improve product quality, increase uptime and to ease maintenance and condition monitoring. Additionally, novel implementations of the developed signal processing methods will become openly available for end users as well as the scientific community.


The general eligibility criteria are:


	Master's or Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, computer science, statistics or other relevant field
	Excellent written and oral skills in English
	Fluency of the Finnish language is considered a benefit
	Applicants must be able to work full-time and as soon as possible when applying to the doctoral programme. Applicants must be able to meet the official eligibility and admission requirements for the Doctoral Programme in Technology at Aalto University during a trial period of 6 months, as defined at https://www.aalto.fi/en/study-options/aalto-doctoral-programme-in-engineering


What we offer

Salary of a Master?s thesis phase is 2439 €/month (gross) full time max 6 months. After graduation the starting salary of a doctoral researcher is about 2700 € / month (gross), with possible increases based on achievements. The annual workload is currently 1612 hours. The employment contract includes occupational health care, and Finland has a comprehensive social security system. The first contract (for doctoral studies) will be made for 2 years, followed by a formal midterm evaluation. If the midterm evaluation is successful, an extension to the work contract will be made so that the total time for the doctoral studies is four years.

Aalto University’s main campus is located in Espoo, approximately 15 minutes by metro from the center of Helsinki. Helsinki is a safe, clean, green capital city with a very high quality of life. Most Finns speak English fluently. More information about living and working in Finland can be found at https://www.aalto.fi/aalto-university/international-staff-information-package.

Ready to apply?

If you want to join our community, please submit your application through our recruitment system by 30.11.2024, 23:59 Finnish time (UTC +2). The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

To apply, please share the following application materials with us:


	Motivation letter with the applicant’s contact information and an indication of the preferred starting date (max. 1 page)
	CV including details of all academic merits (including publications, if applicable), and contact information of two persons who may be contacted to provide a character reference (max. 3 pages)
	Copy of applicant’s most recent thesis (Bachelor’s or Masters’s thesis)
	Copy of the applicant’s most recent degree certificate (Bachelor’s or Master’s) and a transcript of studies (with a clear explanation of the grading scale)


All materials should be submitted in English in a single pdf-file (compiled in the order specified above).

Please note: Aalto University’s employees and visitors should apply for the position via our internal HR system Workday (Internal Jobs) by using their existing Workday user account (not via the external webpage for open positions). Aalto University’s students and visitors should apply as external candidates with personal (not aalto) email.

Aalto University reserves the right to leave the position open, extend the application period, reopen the application process, and consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.

Further information

For additional information, please contact Assistant Professor Raine Viitala (email: Raine.Viitala@aalto.fi). For questions related to the recruitment system, please contact paula.thomsson-leva@aalto.fi.

Want to know more about us and your future colleagues? You can watch these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_og_6zUJQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUfEGVM-ZP8&feature=youtu.be. Read more about working at Aalto: https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto

Take a virtual campus tour here: https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/

About Finland

Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world: https://worldhappiness.report/news/its-a-three-peat-finland-keeps-top-spot-as-happiest-country-in-world/. For more information about living in Finland: https://www.aalto.fi/services/about-finland

Aalto University has been awarded with HR Excellence in Research quality label in European Commission, guaranteeing that we adhere to top quality HR practices in both recruitment and employment relations.

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Aalto University

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.?

The School of Electrical Engineering is one of the six schools of Aalto University. Our portfolio covers fields from natural sciences to engineering and information sciences. In parallel with basic research, we develop ideas and technologies further into innovations and services. We are experts in systems science; we develop integrated solutions from care of the elderly to space robotics. The School is an international unit with close to 60 professors and 2 000 full-time students, including over 200 doctoral students.

The Designer Materials and Devices Group at the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering is looking for a highly motivated?Postdoctoral Researcher?to work on Metasurfaces for Future Communications, related to a large international project "Self-Programmable Metasurface Networks for Wireless Communications and IoT".

Scientific context

6G will enable revolutionary technologies like the Internet of Everything, 3D holographic communication, robotics, Industry 4.0, and wireless brain-computer interactions. A key challenge for 6G, which will operate at sub-THz frequencies, is high signal attenuation in the atmosphere and common urban materials like concrete. To overcome this, 6G will require novel solutions such as reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (metasurfaces). These passive adjustable structures can deflect electromagnetic waves in specific directions, optimizing the wireless environment by enhancing communication without adding costly active components.

Your role and goals

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will contribute to advancing the science necessary to enable next-generation communication systems based on metasurfaces and revolutionizing communication networks and IoT. You will work on new physical mechanisms in electromagnetic wave control and design application-oriented metasurface geometries supporting human-machine interaction. You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary project team and possible industrial partners. The research methodology will have both theoretical, simulation, fabrication, and experimental components.

There are possibilities for research collaboration and extended visits to the following project partners: A. Alù (City University of New York), H. Krishnaswamy (Columbia University), M. Rinaldi (Northeastern University), and S. Shakkottai (University of Texas at Austin), Z. Sun (Aalto University), and N. Ravaja (University of Helsinki).

The expected starting date for the position is negotiable but preferably January 1, 2025 and it is intended for full-time work. The selected person will work under supervision of Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy and Emeritus Professor Sergei Tretyakov. The successful applicant will have a possibility to cooperate with world-class researchers, publish in high-profile journals, supervise students, attend scientific conferences, and go on research visits to the external collaborators.

Your experience and ambitions?

As a successful candidate for this position, you must have:


	A doctoral (PhD) degree in electrical engineering, physics, or similar.
	Strong background in electrodynamics and excellent mathematical skills.
	Experience in metasurface or RIS design.
	Ability to generate own research ideas.
	Proficiency in electromagnetic simulation software, such as CST Studio Suite, COMSOL Multiphysics, or ANSYS HFSS and electronic design software, such as ADS.
	High proficiency in Matlab, Python, or similar programming software.
	Solid list of publications.
	Prior student advisor experience.
	High motivation, patience, and stress resistance.
	Excellent written and verbal communication, including presentation skills.
	Highly proficient English language skills.
	Excellent organizational skills, attention to details, and ability to meet deadlines.
	Willingness to learn and work collaboratively in a research environment.


Skills, knowledge, and abilities in the following areas are not required but highly desirable:


	Experience in printed electronics, RF circuit design, and antenna array theory.
	Industrial or start-up experience.
	Solid grant writing experience.
	Eligibility and willingness to apply for research funding (less than 7 years passed after the first PhD).
	Experience in machine learning or computational electromagnetics.


The applicant is expected to:


	Publish in top journals and participate in scientific conferences.
	Lead research proposal preparation.
	Guide master's and doctoral students.
	Participate as a teaching assistant for courses at Aalto.
	Undertake one or several research visits abroad to external partners.


The primary language of communication within the group is English.

What we offer

Aalto University follows the salary system of Finnish universities. The salary ranges for a postdoc from?4020 € to 4200 € per month, depending on previous experience, and the postdoc contract will be made?for at least 2 years (6-month probation). The contract includes Aalto University occupational healthcare. Among European cities, Helsinki is special in being safe, clean, and close to nature, with a high quality of life. English is widely spoken in Finland, and the University offers free introductory courses in Finnish. The university is located at Otaniemi campus in Espoo (10 km from the city center of Helsinki), which is one of the largest hubs of high-tech in Northern Europe. Our Department is very international with professors and students coming from all around the world.

Join us!?

To apply, an application must include:


	CV (including list of publications and names of three references)
	Letter of motivation (maximum 2 pages)
	Certified copies of doctoral, master?s, and bachelor?s degree certificates (or equivalents) with their transcript of records. Include their translations, if the originals are not in English.


All material should be submitted in English in pdf format. The application should be sent through?our recruitment site (link ‘Apply’ below) by?November 27, 2024. Email applications will not be considered. We encourage candidates to apply early. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open.

Please note: Aalto University’s employees and visitors should apply for the position via our internal system Workday -> find jobs (not external aalto.fi webpage on open positions) by using their existing Workday user account.

If you wish to hear more about the position, you can reach out to Prof. Viktar Asadchy (viktar.asadchy@aalto.fi). In recruitment process related questions please contact HR Partner Ms. Karoliina Walldén (karoliina.wallden@aalto.fi).

Want to know more about us and your future colleagues?

You can watch these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_og_6zUJQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUfEGVM-ZP8&feature=youtu.be

About Finland?

Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world: https://worldhappiness.report/news/its-a-three-peat-finland-keeps-top-spot-as-happiest-country-in-world/. For more information about living in Finland: https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/living-in-finland & https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/welcome-to-aalto-university-and-finland-info-package.?

More about Aalto University:

Aalto.fi
youtube.com/user/aaltouniversity
linkedin.com/school/aalto-university/
www.facebook.com/aaltouniversity
instagram.com/aaltouniversity
twitter.com/aaltouniversity


Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

The Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering of Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering is looking for a highly motivated and talented?2 Postdoctoral Researchers in Experimental Quantum Photonics and Condensed Matter Physics?to join the research work.

Job description

Your goal as a Postdoctoral Researcher is to develop integrated quantum devices or other solid state devices based on various nanomaterials, such as one-dimensional materials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, nanowires) and two-dimensional layered materials (e.g. transition metal dichalcogenides) and their heterostructures. You'll get to conduct high quality research independently and to work as an active member of the research groups by taking part in project management duties and guiding M.Sc. and Doctoral students. The project is part of the current programs of the group funded by ERC advanced grant, Academy of Finland, EU Quantum Flagship.

Research group

This research position will be supported by the?Photonics group?at Aalto, which is led by?Professor Zhipei Sun. The group mainly focuses on the study of physical properties of various nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, nanowires, two-dimensional layered materials) for photonic and optoelectronic applications. The group is located on the university campus near Helsinki and offers a motivating and state-of-the-art research environment. The recent breakthroughs of the group include miniaturized spectrometers (Science 365, 1017(2019); Science 378, 296(2022)) and moire physics (Science 379, eadg0014(2023); Nature Materials 23,1179(2024)) Details of the publications of the research group can be found via:?https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zyAEB5kAAAAJ&hl=en

Requirements


	PhD degree in quantum photonics, condensed matter physics or related topics within the last 5 years is favorable for the position
	Excellent knowledge of quantum photonics, integrated photonics, or other low-temperature device experiments
	Experience in nanomaterial-based device fabrication is desirable and will be considered an asset.
	Proven track record in major scientific research
	Good command of English is necessary


Salary and contract terms

Postdoctoral Researcher position will be filled for 1–3 years. The expected starting salary is approximately 4000€/month, depending on experience and qualifications. Salary will increase according to responsibilities and performance over time.?As an employer, Aalto University provides excellent learning and development opportunities as well as occupational health care services, commuter ticket benefit and versatile exercise services by Unisport. Finland has a comprehensive social security system. The preferable starting time is before July, 2025 (or as soon as possible) but can be also negotiable.

Ready to apply?

All material should be submitted in English and a pdf-file. You can send in max. Five (5) documents up to 5M bit in size. Application material should include:??


	Application cover letter
	Course transcripts of Doctoral degree with grades
	Curriculum Vitae with references
	List of publications with the most significant publications highlighted
	Research plans for future research


The call is open until?January 31, 2025 but we will start reviewing and interviewing candidates immediately. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Please note: Aalto University’s employees should apply for the position via our internal HR system Workday (Internal Jobs) by using their existing Workday user account (not via the external webpage for open positions). Aalto University’s students and visitors should apply as external candidates with personal (not aalto) email.

More information

For additional information, please contact Professor Zhipei Sun, Zhipei.Sun@aalto.fi. For additional information on recruitment process, please contact HR Partner Karoliina Walldén, e-mail?firstname.lastname@aalto.fi.

About Finland

Aalto University is an international community, more than 40% of our academic faculty comes from outside Finland. Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and well organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world:?http://worldhappiness.report/news/finland-again-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world/. For more information about living in Finland:?https://www.aalto.fi/services/about-finland

More about Aalto University:

Aalto.fi
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twitter.com/aaltouniversity


Finland, Helsingfors (Helsinki)

The University of Helsinki, founded in 1640, is one of the world’s leading universities for multidisciplinary research. The university has an international academic community of 40,000 students and staff members. The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development. The International Staff Services office assists employees from abroad with their transition to work and life in Finland.

The Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme (OEB) of the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences comprises roughly 40 research groups which employ 40 principal investigators and 120 researchers. The research programme is situated in the Viikki science park.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki constitutes the academic medical centre together with HUS Helsinki University Hospital and the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE). This medical centre has been successful in international comparisons, ranking among the top 10 medical campuses in Europe and the top 50 globally.

The Organismal and Evolutionary Research Programme invites applications for

Postdoctoral researchers

in rodent and disease ecology and ecosystem health. The positions are part of the Horizon Europe project?BEPREP?and?RESTOREID?funded by the European Union and the project?ReWetFor?funded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The position part of the RESTOREID project is shared between the?Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme and the Faculty of Medicine.

The aim of the projects is to better understand the underlying mechanisms of pathogen transmission among reservoirs (especially rodents and bats), from vectors to reservoirs and vice versa, and from wildlife to humans in various ecosystems and considering various confounding and modulating environmental factors.

The research is integrated into a broad international scientific network with study sites in especially Sweden, Finland, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Colombia, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Madagascar and Malaysia.

We are seeking for three postdoctoral researchers for a fixed term of 2 years (one position with funding secured for 1 year) with a possibility of continuation and with start in early February 2025 or at earliest convenience. The researchers will study and model population dynamics, pathogen transmission and disease risk across land use and habitat systems as a function of environmental factors including biodiversity by combining local and global datasets. If not focussing on statistical or dynamic modelling, you will contribute to collect data in the case study areas and/or experimental field sites and/or laboratory experiments. You will analyse the data along with global datasets to infer on the role of biodiversity, biodiversity recovery, and biodiversity processes for diluting disease risk.

The successful applicants should have completed a PhD in ecology or a related field and have strong analytical and statistical skills. Alternatively, the successful candidates should have a PhD in virology or related fields with strong interest in field and laboratory work, or a PhD in statistical ecology or statistics with strong and proven experience in ecology. We seek candidates with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to conceive, execute and complete multidisciplinary research projects, and to think independently and creatively. Overall, excellent social skills are required for extensive collaborations.

SALARY AND HOW TO APPLY FOR THE POSITIONS

The salary of the successful candidates will be based on level 5 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The starting salary will be ca. 3700–4100 euros/month, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and experience.

There will be a trial period of six months in the beginning for all positions.

The application should include the following documents as a single pdf file:


	motivational letter outlining why you are the right person for this task (max 1 page)
	CV (max 2 pages)
	list of publications


Include also contact information of two persons who are willing to provide a reference letter by separate request. Please submit your application using the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via the link Apply for the position. Applicants who are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to leave their application by using the employee login.

The deadline for submitting the application is 9 December 2024.

For more information, contact by email: Frauke.Ecke(at)helsinki.fi.

If you need support with the recruitment system, please contact HR Coordinator Harri Hamara (harri.hamara(at)helsinki.fi).


University of Helsinki

Ireland, Maynooth

Department: Graduate Research Academy
Vacancy ID: 031701
Closing Date: 17-Nov-2024

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.

The Graduate Research Academy requires a highly organised and efficient administrator to support the work of a dynamic and busy unit. Applications are invited for a permanent appointment as an Executive Assistant (Graduate Research Academy). The Executive Assistant will work as part of an administrative team and will report to the Director of Graduate Research or their nominee.

Applicants for the post should have excellent communication, organisational, people and IT skills. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to work well in a team environment but will also have demonstrated ability to use their own initiative. They will have experience of completing concurrent tasks within competing deadlines and will have demonstrated excellent attention to detail and accuracy in their output.

Salary:

Executive Assistant (2024): €30,713 – €46,950 p.a. (13 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.


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