Research Assistant (Website, Communication, & Research) Arctic Transitions, Energy And Climate Governance Horizons In The Far North

The Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland is recruiting a Research Assistant for the “Arctic Transitions, Energy and Climate Governance Horizons in the Far North” project.

The aim of the Arctic Transitions (AT) project is to critically examine how rapidly changing climatic conditions and a race to extract rare and valuable earth materials have made Arctic regions the focus of new extractive possibilities, as well as a laboratory for testing who controls these possibilities.

To meet this aim, the AT project is hiring a team to conduct comparative multidisciplinary research at locations across Arctic nations to explore:

• How and why changing climatic conditions and new resource demands are shaping extraction activities, infrastructures, security configurations, and governance arrangements.
• The impact of these activities and arrangements on the people and communities who live in these regions.
• How and why energy security and energy transition narratives are being mobilised, by whom, and to what end.
• How and why these activities, infrastructures, configurations and arrangements are connected to, and entangled with, international legal provisions and flows of capital.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be a core member of a cutting-edge research team, in an area of research that is fast-moving and of geopolitical significance.

This is a 12-month position, based in Rovaniemi, with the possibility of remote working.

The prospective start date is as soon as possible.

Work Tasks

The successful candidate will be a core and active member of the Arctic Transitions team. The central tasks of the successful candidate will be:

• To create and update a captivating and dynamic project website.
• To promote the project’s international digital presence.
• To create and promote digital and social media content for the project.

Additionally, the successful candidate will also:

• Find, aggregate, and organise research articles and books using the University of Lapland’s library resources and cognate search engines as assigned by the employer.
• Find, aggregate, and organise current affairs and media reports using the University of Lapland’s library resources and cognate search engines as assigned by the employer.
• Contribute to AT project administration.
• Participate in other duties related to the role assigned by the employer.

Competence

Prospective candidates must:

• Have experience with website construction and design, digital media, and social media content creation.
• Be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English at an academic level.

Prospective candidates should:

• Be pursuing a bachelor's or master’s degree.

Previous research assistant experience will be considered a merit.

What we offer

• An opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team within the Faculty of Law.
• Interesting work tasks as part of an international university community
• Modern work equipment and facilities.
• A stable organisation to work in.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Extensive occupational health services.
• Sport, culture, and wellbeing benefits.

Application

Prospective candidates should submit their application via the University’s electronic application form below. Applications must include:

Examples of previous digital and web projects are strongly encouraged.

Short-listed candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by email. Interviews will be conducted online in October/November 2026.

Information

For further information about the position, please contact Sean Field, Principal Investigator at firstname.lastname@ulapland.fi and +358 4014 95972.

Workplace address: Yliopistonkatu 8, 96300 ROVANIEMI
Duration of employment: 12 months starting in November or December 2026
Work hours: full-time employment
Trial period: 6 months
Salary: The university’s salary system is based on the requirements of the task and personal performance. In addition, a personal performance-based salary component is paid, amounting up to 50% of the task-specific salary component. The starting salary for Research Assistant is 2 525,05 €.