Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student), 3 positions, Development of Data Science and AI for Spatial Data

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for three Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student) positions in the field of Development of Data Science and AI for Spatial Data at the School of Computing on the Kuopio campus. The positions will be filled for a fixed term of three years as from 1 February 2027 (or as agreed). Please find more information below and submit your application by 17 November 2026. Role and salary . The demand for minerals required for energy transition and digitalisation is expanding mining faster than our ability to understand its impacts. MINE-THE-GAP (website) , funded by the European Research Council (ERC), combines satellite imagery, mining data reports, and AI to map mining activities and their impacts worldwide and provide the information needed for more transparent and sustainable mining. We are seeking three motivated Doctoral Researchers (PhD Students) to join the project, each leading their own thesis on mapping different aspects of mining. As part of the MINE-THE-GAP team, you will, as a Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student), have the opportunity to apply your data science and programming skills to a global sustainability challenge and to become an expert in handling large Earth observation datasets and scalable AI. We offer three Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student) positions in a research group with strong international visibility. You will rece