Research Assistant on the Horizon Europe research project FORbEST, Faculty of Humanities

Research Assistant on the Horizon Europe research project FORbEST, Faculty of Humanities

The University of Oulu is seeking a Research Assistant to join its Faculty of Humanities, Unit of History, Culture, and Communications. The full-time (100%) four-year Research Assistant position will work within the European Commission’s Horizon Europe-funded project FORbEST, “Safeguarding carbon and biodiversity across European forest ecosystems through multi-actor innovation” (2025-2028). The FORbEST project is led by the University of Oulu (scientific coordinator: Dr Roger Norum) and has received a total of six million euros in funding from the EC. As a Research Assistant, you will have responsibility for supporting the lead coordinating team in the management and oversight of the FORbEST project.

As a Research Assistant for the FORbEST project, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the project management and coordination team and will work closely with the FORbEST project manager. You will work towards the success of an innovative Horizon Europe research project on environmental change and biodiversity loss, and you will benefit from the FORbEST consortium’s extensive network of researcher and practitioner contacts in European forestry.