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Apply for University of Helsinki vacancies. Explore fully funded PhD and Postdoc positions and faculty roles with competitive Finnish salaries.
The University of Helsinki remains the leading multidisciplinary research university in Finland and a top-ranked institution globally. Consequently, University of Helsinki vacancies for 2026 are part of a historic national initiative to strengthen Finnish research through a massive increase in funded doctoral and postdoctoral roles. In addition to traditional academic tracks, the university is now offering stable employment contracts that include full social security and healthcare benefits. Furthermore, the university's four-level career model provides a transparent pathway for progression from doctoral researcher to tenure-track professor. Specifically, University of Helsinki vacancies outlines the diverse opportunities available in Life Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and the Digital Humanities for the current intake.
University of Helsinki Vacancies
Open Positions at Host Institution (21 Listed):
- University Lecturer in Crop science
- Three tenure track assistant/associate professors in life science, HiLIFE
- Strategy Director
- Professor / Associate or Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Geology and Mineralogy
- Professor/Assistant/Associate Professor, governance of food security and pharmaceutical preparedness
- Project Manager / Innovation Unit
- University Researcher in Philosophy / Philosophy of Religion
- Director of Communications and Community Relations
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Study of Religion
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History (Faculty of Law)
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity Science
- Professor or tenure track Assistant / Associate professor in Agricultural economics
- POSTDOCTORAL OR DOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN PHOTOCATALYTIC RADICAL CHEMISTRY
- University lecturer in law
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability science
- POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in Quantum Computing Middleware and Applications
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Democracy
- Doctoral Researcher position in regeneration and ageing biology, group Pentinmikko
- Professor or tenure track Assistant / Associate professor in Animal science
- Professor/Associate or Assistant Professor, Meteorology