Research Plan and Curriculum Vitae –

What to Take into Account?

Prof. Kaisa Miettinen

kaisa.miettine@jyu.fi

http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine

Research Plan

Your name and affiliation (university) Topic, i.e. title of the thesis (project) Background and motivation Objectives Methods Implementation Research environment Expected research results and their

relevance List of references

Background

Background and significance of the research and its position in the national and international research field

Possible previous activity pertaining to the scope of the topic

Short list of important publications from the point of view of the topic

Objectives

Objectives and goals of the researchShould be

challengingbut still possible to realize

Hypotheses

Methods

Research methods to be used Possibly: research material, including

how the research material will be obtained

Implementation

Current status of PhD thesis Timetable Type of thesis (monograph or collection

of articles) Detailed justification for funding applied

for – Financial plan: other funding, grants

applied for etc.

Research Environment

Supervisors Possible members of the team

– Links with other research carried out by the team

Research environment National and international

collaboration– Form of collaboration

Research environment Possible description of research

carried out abroad

Expected Research Results and their Relevance

Expected research results and their scientific impact

Applicability and feasibility of the research results

Publishing of research results and raising their awareness among possible end-users and scientific community

The activity for which funding is applied for must always be described clearly

Others

Do not forget to mention status of doctoral studies

Regarding research visits abroad the time and the program of the visit are to be given

Regarding research work or researcher training abroad, the foreign research team is to be described

Regarding international conferences, the time and place, the name of the conference, its topic, purpose, type and target group should be mentioned as well as why participation is necessary & estimated costs

Foundations

Read instructions carefully– Different foundations have different guidelines and they give

funding for different purposes Get recommendation letters in good time (if needed)

– Research plan is needed for writing recommendation letter Viable sources for funding for conference trips and

grants (full-time or supporting grants) Information (in Finnish) about different foundations

and their deadlines is collected in Turun yliopiston tutkimuspalveluyksikön tutkimusrahoitustiedotus, see http://www.utu.fi/hallinto/tutkimuspalvelut/turatiedotus.htm

Curriculum Vitae Name Address (incl. email, telephone, fax, homepage) Personal (year of birth) Education (degrees, dates and universities, major subject) Present employment Most important posts and full-time positions

– Remember starting and ending dates Research interests

– Memberships in societies Scientific expert positions Most important scientific positions of trust Most important foreign visits Most important scientific acknowledgements and awards Appendix: publications and conference presentations

List of Publications Articles in international scientific journals with referee

practice Articles in international compilation works and in

international scientific conference proceedings with referee practice

Articles in Finnish scientific journals with referee practice Articles in Finnish scientific compilation works and in

Finnish scientific conference proceedings with referee practice

Scientific monographs Other scientific publications, such as articles in scientific

journals, and conference proceedings without referee practice, and publications in university and department series

If you wish to mention submitted articles, indicate clearly so that they cannot be confused with real publications!!!