Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student), 3 positions, Development of Data Science and AI for Spatial Data
The MINE-THE-GAP project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), combines satellite imagery, mining data reports, and AI to map mining activities and their impacts worldwide. Three Doctoral Researchers (PhD Students) will be recruited to lead research on three specific topics: mining land use, mining waste, and minerals and commodities. The selected candidates will develop scalable deep learning and computer vision models using large Earth observation datasets and contribute to open science.
The positions are based at the School of Computing on the Kuopio campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The positions will be filled for a fixed term of three years as from 1 February 2027 (or as agreed).
Key qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Geoinformatics, Statistics, or a related field).
- Good programming skills (e.g., Python/R).
- Interest in machine learning and spatial data.
- Experience with machine learning or deep learning (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn) or strong motivation to learn these skills.
- Experience with Earth observation or geospatial data.
