PhD Student Positions Available
"Human-environment relations in the North - resource development,
climate change and resilience"
Thule Institute
University of Oulu, Finland
Application Deadline: Friday, 29 June 2007
For further information, please go to:
http://thule.oulu.fi/englanti/index.html
or contact:
Mark Nuttall
University of Alberta
E-mail: mnuttall [at] ualberta.ca
or contact:
Kari Laine
Thule Institute
E-mail: kari.laine [at] oulu.fi
The Thule Institute at the University of Oulu, Finland invites
applications for two, 4-year PhD student positions funded by the Academy
of Finland under the auspices of the Academy's FiDiPro (Finland
Distinguished Professor) Programme. The PhD positions are linked to the
wider FiDiPro project, "Human-environment relations in the North -
resource development, climate change and resilience," led by Professor
Mark Nuttall, University of Alberta, Canada, visiting at Thule Institute
2007-2011.
The successful candidates will carry out research in the circumpolar
North that will increase critical, scholarly, and policy-relevant
knowledge on a topic related to any of the following areas:
environmental change and resource use issues in rural and coastal
communities; large-scale industrial development; social and economic
impacts of climate change; the changing nature of family, household,
community, and work; depopulation and migration; health and community
well-being; and the human dimensions of global environmental and
sustainability issues. The geographical area is open.
Applicants should have a Master's degree in Social/Cultural
Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Environmental Sciences, or a closely
related subject, and will write their dissertation in a relevant
discipline. The successful candidates will be located at Thule Institute
at University of Oulu, Finland and enrolled in one of the three graduate
schools whose themes support the research program of the Thule
Institute. Under the FiDiPro Programme there are opportunities to spend
a period as a visiting graduate student at the University of Alberta,
Canada.
To apply, please submit a complete CV, statement of proposed research,
and two references no later than Friday, 29 June 2007, to:
University of Oulu
Office of the Registrar
P.O.Box 8000
FI-90014 University of Oulu
Finland
For further information on the application procedure, please contact:
Kirsi Latola
Thule Institute
Phone: +358-8-553 3565
E-mail: kirsi.latola [at] oulu.fi