Doctoral Researcher in Data Science and AI for Spatial Data

The University of Eastern Finland invites applications for three Doctoral Researcher positions at the School of Computing on the Kuopio campus. Operating within the ERC-funded MINE-THE-GAP project, successful candidates will apply spatial data science and artificial intelligence to map and assess global mining activities and their environmental impacts. Each researcher will lead an independent thesis focusing on specific topics such as mining land use, mining waste prediction, or mineral classification using multi-modal Earth observation data. The positions run for a fixed term of three years starting February 1, 2027, offering extensive international collaboration and hands-on training.

• Conduct independent research toward a doctoral dissertation and complete required postgraduate coursework
• Build, train, and validate scalable deep learning and computer vision models using large multi-modal Earth observation datasets
• Investigate specific research topics including semantic segmentation of satellite imagery, radar time series analysis, or multispectral and hyperspectral image classification
• Collaborate closely with principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, and international partner institutions
• Publish research findings in international peer-reviewed journals and present results at scientific conferences
• Contribute to open science initiatives and collaborative software development frameworks