Aalto University invites applications for two postdoctoral researcher positions within the Water and Environmental Engineering Research Group (WAT). The positions are related to our new Digital Waters (DIWA) Flagship and particularly its Research Theme 5 Transformative Water Management. The postdocs will work on themes related to water resources management and water governance, sustainability and digitalization, with a possibility to contribute also to stakeholder engagement and societal impact work. The positions are planned to include both research and interaction work, with the division between those two tasks agreed together with the selected persons. We therefore encourage applicants from a variety of relevant fields and methodological competence (qualitative and/or quantitative research) as well as relevant competences to apply. The positions will be filled until the end of year 2027.
Requirements
We expect you to have an active approach to work, proven research skills, and interest in interaction and societal impact work. Experience from stakeholder engagement and science-polity-stakeholder interaction is a merit. While you should have an independent and self-motivated approach to work, we expect that you also enjoy working as a part of multi- and interdisciplinary research team.
The positions require a doctoral degree from the relevant field, such as water resources management, natural resources management, environmental science, sustainability science, social science, or governance studies. The doctoral degree should be awarded within past 5 years. We accept applications from persons at the final stage of their doctoral studies, but we expect you to have your doctoral degree completed before starting in the position.
Fluent communication skills in English are essential, while competence in Finnish language is a strong merit.
What we offer
Successful applicants will join a young and dynamic team of world-class researchers at Aalto University’s Water and Environmental Engineering Research Group, while also being an active and important member of the DIWA flagship community.
- We offer you an interesting job in an inspiring and multidisciplinary work environment. We will familiarize you with your work tasks, and you will be part of a competent team that will provide you with support for your tasks.
- You will also become an important part of a wide and unique network of doctoral researchers, early career and senior researchers within the DIWA Flagship
- We encourage and offer opportunities for continuous development of your own expertise
- The contract includes Aalto University’s extensive occupational health care
- We work in a hybrid way with flexible office hours, and the primary workplace is at our active university campus in Otaniemi, Espoo.
Funding for the postdoctoral researcher positions is available until the end of 2027. The expected starting date is as soon as possible.
Aalto University follows the salary system of Finnish universities. The starting salary for postdoctoral researchers at Aalto University is currently around 3900€ per month (gross), which may be gradually increased over time according to performance. The annual total workload of research and teaching staff at Aalto University is 1612 hours.
Join us!
Please submit your application through our eRecruitment system (click the Apply now! link on the application page) by Sunday 26th of May.
Kindly note that we will start to go through the applications and may also invite suitable candidates for interview during the application period. The position will be filled as soon as suitable candidate is identified: this can happen already before the application period closes. You are thus encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our workplace values equality and diversity, and we therefore encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for our open positions.
Further information
Please see the full information and how to apply on the Aalto University application page.
