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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!!!
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