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Organization: VTT

Location: Oulu or Espoo, Finland

Field: Technology

Requirements:

• a solid academic background with an PhD in relevant fields
• scientific ambition, motivation and strong interest in cutting-edge research
• team working skills in an international working environment
• inventiveness and initiative personality
• good analytical and problem solving skills
• excellent English language skills

Abstract:

VTT is a globally networked multitechnological contract research organization. VTT provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services to a broad range of industries worldwide. As a workplace we offer new challenges at the forefront of technological development. VTT employs 2900 professionals. Our turnover is 280 M€. Main locations in Finland include Espoo, Tampere, Oulu, and Jyväskylä.

Description:

VTT is launching second international graduate school in 2011 to attract new, PhD students. We are looking for 15 new PhD students (incl. one Post Doc Researcher) that are expected to contribute to development of our prominent technological competences.

PhD students and Post Doc Researcher participate in high level research work at VTT on selected strategically relevant topics within a collaborative project environment. PhD work is done for four consecutive years under professional scientific supervision by highly experienced and competent senior researchers with PhD degrees. The PhD thesis should be finalized within the four-year period and fulfill high level scientific standards. The employment of Post Doc Researchers is for two years. The open positions are related to applied materials, services and the built environment, industrial systems and management, bio and chemical processes, energy, information and communication technologies, and microtechnologies and electronics.

Post-doc Researcher - Cloud software technologies

Cloud, in its various meanings, is a major global trend propelling the information and communications industry today. Cloud is emerging to the mobile world, eventually becoming the dominant way in which mobile businesses operate. This position aims at developing cloud software technologies. The results of this work will significantly contribute to global mobile business development. The work has a close connection to large national and international software research programmes and will be done in close co-operation with the global industrial organisations.
Success in this position requires experience, and research interest in, mobile and cloud technologies and a PhD or equivalent in computer sciences, engineering or a related discipline.
 
Benefits:
• an opportunity to contribute to the strategic capabilities of a world-class research organization
• stimulating reserach environment with people who are working on leading edge challenges of the future Cloud.
* exellent ties to the industrial organisations and global reserach community
• a work contract for two years
• assistance with housing and other relocation issues

Deadline: 13-03-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.vtt.fi

Email: merja.gronberg@vtt.fi

Email: marja-liisa.virtanen@vtt.fi

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