Overview

Doctoral Researcher position (4 years) in the MSCA COFUND Doctoral Programme for Advancing Forest-Based Bioeconomy (DP-FOBI) at the University of Eastern Finland. The position is based on Joensuu campus and is expected to begin no later than 1 April 2027. Applications must be submitted no later than 10 August 2026.

Description of the research theme

Research theme: Contested conceptualizations of forest in bioeconomy-related discourses. The project scrutinizes how forest and nature are conceptualized in public bioeconomy discourses, including traditional and social media, works of art, advertisements, policy documents and textbooks, involving governmental and non-governmental organizations, corporations and the general public. It aims to understand how these conceptualizations influence the portrayal of forest-based bioeconomy and to develop tools for interpreting these discussions.

What the position offers

• Supervision by expe...