Doctoral Researcher in Educational Technology at the University of Oulu (Finland)
About this role
Faculty of Education and Psychology
The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 4000 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 19,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations. The University of Oulu is ranked in the top 3% of the world's universities. All our research, education, and community activities are guided by our university's values and ethical principles.
We are currently looking for a
Doctoral Researcher in Educational Technology
to join research projects focusing on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), teacher education, and teachers' professional development at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Oulu, Finland.
The position is connected to two research projects: INTEGRATE - Training Teachers to Integrate EU Matters through GenAI-Supported Pedagogy and The Power of Teachers' Online Mentorship for AI Partnership (Power T/A).
The INTEGRATE project, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme under the Jean Monnet Teacher Training action, aims to empower pre-service and in-service teachers to integrate EU topics and values into everyday teaching through GenAI-supported pedagogy. The project develops and implements teacher education courses, online professional development modules, instructional materials, and GenAI-supported teaching activities.
The Power T/A project, funded by the Research Council of Finland, explores the integration of AI-based technologies into teacher mentorship and instructional activities. The project focuses on how AI technologies can support teachers' professional development, particularly through online mentorship, and how teachers can develop the knowledge and skills needed for meaningful AI integration in e