Senior Researcher, Large-scale Electrophysiology Data Analysis Method Development

The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a Senior Researcher in Large-scale Electrophysiology Data Analysis Method Development position on the Kuopio Campus. The position will be filled from 1 August 2025 onwards (or as agreed) to 31 July 2030. Please find more information below and submit your application by 3 April 2025.

Role and salary 

As our new Senior Researcher in Large-scale Electrophysiology Data Analysis Method Development, you will be working in the A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences. The position is located in Kuopio, Finland.

The tasks and duties of the Senior Researcher will focus on electrophysiology data analysis methods at two levels:

1.    Supporting relevant research groups working on human and rodent long-term EEG and in vitro electrophysiology in developing their data analysis and processing pipelines.
2.    Enabling seamless integration of large-scale electrophysiology data (hundreds of Tbs) into our existing neurodata-ecosystem and national super-computing resources.

In addition, the Senior Researcher should be willing to provide consultation on data analysis and help other researchers with the organization and processing of their electrophysiology data. The Senior Researcher is expected to contribute to the writing of research funding applications by providing expert advice regarding electrophysiology data analysis. The Senior Researcher will have the opportunity to focus on their own research 25% of the time. The Senior Researcher is expected to team up with other electrophysiology experts to be hired with Research Council of Finland’s strategic PROFI8/BRAINHEALTH funding.

The position will be filled from 1 August 2025 onwards (or as agreed) to 31 July 2030. The position will be filled for a fixed term due to tasks in the Research Council of Finland’s strategic PROFI8/BRAINHEALTH project. A probationary period is applied to all new members of the staff.

The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system for Finnish universities. The salary comprises two components: a job-related salary element and a personal salary element. In this position, the job-related salary element is EUR 3,747 or 4,320 /month, based on levels 6–7 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff. The personal salary element can be a minimum of 6% and a maximum of 50% of the above-mentioned sum. Depending on the job-related salary element and the personal salary element , the salary will be approximately EUR 4,347 – 5,270 /month at the beginning of the employment relationship.

Our requirements and expectations

Requirements

• a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline
• strong programming and computational skills, also in high-performance computing (HPC) environments
• solid understanding of EEG and other electrophysiologic signal processing and data analysis methods
• a strong research record
• excellent skills in English, both spoken and written. English is used as the working language in this position.

Expectations

• experience in collaborating with multi-disciplinary academic research groups
• good collaboration skills
• a positive attitude

Your benefits

You will have access to the university’s staff benefits, including

• the opportunity for flexible multi-location work
• extensive occupational health care
• a broad selection of staff training
• staff discount on lunch in our campus restaurants, as well as on a range of other services
• affordable sports services and a tax-free bike benefit

Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.

You will have an opportunity to work in an interesting, meaningful and diverse role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community.

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How to apply?

Submit your application by using our electronic application form no later than 3 April 2025 by 23:59 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+2) 
 
Please note that you must include the following appendices in your application

•    a CV (Template for CV, TENK website)
•    a list of publications (Instructions, Research Council of Finland website)
•    copies of your academic degree certificates / diplomas, and copies of certificates / diplomas relating to your language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas
•    other documents to demonstrate the applicant’s merits for the position
•    a motivation letter (max 1 page)
•    a short research plan describing your own research (25% of the time, max 2 pages)
 
Questions?

For further information on the position, please contact Professor Jussi Tohka, +358 29 4454066, jussi.tohka@uef.fi.

For further information on the application procedure, please contact HR Controller Sanna Partanen, +358 29 445 8002, sanna.partanen@uef.fi

The Faculty of Health Sciences operates at the Kuopio Campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The Faculty offers education in medicine, dentistry, nutrition and pharmacy, as well as in some other central fields of the health care sector. The Faculty is research-intensive, and its internationally recognised research activities are closely linked to the strategic research areas of the University. There are approximately 3 090 degree students and about 580 PhD students in the Faculty. The faculty has 800 staff members.

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our university employs approximately 3,200 employees, and our community includes approximately 17,000 degree students and 16,000 adult education students. Our campuses are located in Joensuu and Kuopio. We represent the world’s cutting edge of research in many fields and produce research-based knowledge, which is made openly available to benefit everyone. Learn more about our university at www.uef.fi/en. Read also about UEF as a working community and employer and the career stories of our employees.