University of Turku

The Faculty of Law, University of Turku invites applications for the position of Doctoral Researcher in Law (1 August 2026 – 31 August 2029). Job description The doctoral researcher will use design methods to research embodied and justice-oriented approaches to datafication literacy, to support human agency and mitigate algorithmic harms. The focus will be on....

HoloGen is a MSCA Doctoral Network that will train the next generation of researchers in the emerging field of hologenomics. Microorganisms living in and on animal hosts impact nearly every biological process, and hologenomics aims to uncover how hosts and microbes interact. Understanding these interact will transform fields from basic biology to applied science in....

Disorders in immune system and lymphocyte function lead to immune diseases or cancer.  We aim at studying the molecular mechanisms underlying immune mediated diseases aiming at enabling individualized treatment in the future.ProjectsMolecular Systems Immunology group aims at understanding the regulation of human immune system to predict, prevent and treat immune mediated disorders. We study epigenetic....

The ImmuDocs Doctoral Education Pilot, the University of Turku, is inviting applications for 12 fixed-term Doctoral Researcher positions at the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Technology from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027.The positions are related to the ImmuDocs Doctoral Training Education Pilot project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, started....

Turku Bioscience Centre has an open position for a postdoctoral or doctoral researcher. The position is until August 31, 2026, with a possibility for extension. The start date is November 1st 2024, but is negotiable.Turku Medical Bioinformatics Centre https://elolab.utu.fi at Turku Bioscience Centre is looking for a postdoctoral or doctoral researcher to join our projects focusing....

Professor Jan Kaslin is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join his research group (1-2 positions). The position is fixed-term for 2 years with a possibility for extension. Preferred starting date is 1 October 2025 (or as agreed). Job description The Kaslin group’s vision is to understand the damage and repair processes in the central....

The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university, hosting a vibrant community of 25,000 students and employees from over 100 different countries. As one of the leading universities in Finland, University of Turku offers study and research opportunities in eight faculties. At the Faculty of Technology, the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering....

The Department of Computing and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Turku are looking for a postdoctoral researcher of data analytics in space physics. The selected person will be employed by the Department of Computing. The position is full-time and fixed term, starting on November 1, 2025 (or later upon mutual....

The position of a doctoral researcher is set to begin on 1 January 2026 at the earliest and for the duration of a maximum of four years (up to until 31 December 2029). Job description The positions are primarily intended for full-time doctoral dissertation research and doctoral studies. Duties other than those related to doctoral....

The Faculty of Social Sciences, INVEST Flagship Research Centre at the University of Turku invites applications for contract-based, fixed term senior researcher or doctoral researcher position from 1.11.2025 to 31.8.2029. Employment starts on 1.11.2025 or as agreed. The position will be in the project “Parental Leave in Context: Social Drivers of Sharing Care” (SHARELEAVE) funded....

Doctoral Programme of Social and Behavioural Sciences (DPSoc) at the University of Turku invites applications for fixed-term doctoral researcher positions with an employment contract. The Doctoral Programme of Social and Behavioural Sciences is multidisciplinary and wide-ranging, and part of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS). The disciplines of the doctoral programme are contemporary history, East Asian....

The position of a doctoral researcher is set to begin on 1 January 2026 at the earliest and for the duration of a maximum of four years (up to until 31 December 2029). When determining the length of the employment contract, prior funding granted for pursuing a doctoral degree, planned schedule and current phase of the....

The Doctoral Programme in Law, Faculty of Law at the University of Turku invites applications for a fixed-term doctoral researcher position with an employment contract. The position of a doctoral researcher is set to begin on 1 January 2026 at the earliest and for the duration of a maximum of four years (up to until....

University of Turku’s Doctoral Programme in Exact Sciences (EXACTUS) is inviting applications for fixed-term doctoral researcher positions under an employment contract, which start at the earliest on 1 January 2026 and can last until 31 December 2029.  In EXACTUS the following academic disciplines are represented: applied mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, learning analytics, materials science, mathematics, physics, statistics and....

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Turku invites applications for contract-based, fixed term Doctoral Researcher positions in the Doctoral Programme in History, Culture and Arts Studies (Juno). The position of a fixed-term doctoral researcher is set to begin on 1 January 2026 at the earliest and for the duration of a maximum of four....

You can apply for a fixed-term doctoral researcher position under an employment contract at the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS), in the Turku Doctoral Programme in Molecular Medicine (TuDMM), in the period 29.8.–12.9.2025. Please read the more specific instructions below and apply on 12 September 2025 at the latest. Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular....

Doctoral Programme on Drug Research and Diagnostics at the University of Turku is inviting applications for fixed-term Doctoral Researcher positions. The doctoral researchers of Doctoral Programme on Drug Research and Diagnostics (DRD) carry out their doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine or at the Faculty of Science or at the Faculty of Technology. The application period....

The ImmuDocs Doctoral Education Pilot, the University of Turku, is inviting applications for a fixed-term Doctoral Researcher position at the Faculty of Medicine starting by mutual agreement but latest 1 December 2025 and ending 31 December 2027. The positions are related to the ImmuDocs Doctoral Training Education Pilot project, funded by the Ministry of Education....

Doctoral programme on Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (DPInvest) at the University of Turku invites applications for fixed-term doctoral researcher positions with an employment contract. The Doctoral Programme in Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (DPInvest) is a cross-disciplinary, international PhD programme aimed at educating such specialists in social and behavioural sciences. The doctoral....

The Doctoral Programme in Technology (DPT), the University of Turku, Finland, is inviting applications for fixed-term doctoral researcher positions for a maximum of two years. The positions start on 1 January 2026 at the earliest and can last until 31 December 2029. Please read the more detailed instructions for the applicant on the programme’s webpages.....

The position of a doctoral researcher is set to begin on 1 January 2026 at the earliest and for the duration of a maximum of four years (up to until 31 December 2029). When determining the length of the employment contract, prior funding granted for pursuing a doctoral degree, planned schedule and current phase of the....

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turku invites applications for contract-based, fixed term doctoral researcher positions. Employment starts on 1 January 2026 or as agreed. The Doctoral Programme in Nursing Science (DPNurs) provides structured and comprehensive doctoral education in the field of nursing science and covers the central research fields in nursing science. Renowned both nationally....

The research areas covered by the Doctoral Programme in Biology, Geography and Geology (BGG) are traditionally strong fields at the University of Turku. The Doctoral Programme creates a multidisciplinary and internationally active framework for natural scientific research on humans, populations and the environment. The research at the doctoral programme covers ecology, evolutionary biology, physiology, genetics,....

The Doctoral Programme of Turku School of Economics (DPTSE) invites applications forfixed-term Doctoral Researcher positions starting from 1 January 2026. The employment must start during 2026. The Doctoral Programme of Turku School of Economics (DPTSE) is a part of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS). The programme aims at training experts for the needs....

The Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Future (HAIF) doctoral training programme at the University of Turku invites applications for fixed-term doctoral researcher positions based on employment contracts. Employment starts on Monday 5 January 2026 at the earliest, but at the latest on Friday 16 January 2026, unless otherwise agreed. The duration of the full-time position is up....

The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university which offers interesting challenges and a unique vantage point to national and international research and education. The Department of Computing at University of Turku, Finland is looking for a postdoctoral researcher, doctoral researcher or project researcher to develop machine learning methods for health data analytics. The....

The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university which offers interesting challenges and a unique vantage point to national and international research and education. The Department of Computing at University of Turku, Finland is looking for a postdoctoral researcher, doctoral researcher or project researcher to develop machine learning methods for health data analytics. The....

The Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research calls for applications for a fixed-term Doctoral researcher position under an employment contract with the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS). The call period is 29 August – 12 September 2025. The Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research (DPCR) promotes high quality clinical research and supports doctoral training in clinical....

The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university, hosting a vibrant community of 25,000 students and employees from over 100 different countries. As one of the leading universities in Finland, University of Turku offers study and research opportunities in eight faculties. The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the Faculty of Technology....

The Department of Computing is looking for one Postdoctoral Researcher and two Doctoral Researchers to join a research group of ELLIS PI, Assistant Professor Shaoxiong Ji. You will be working alongside colleagues from academia, ELLIS Institute Finland community and industry. The research group fosters a collaborative and innovative environment with ELLIS Institute Finland and TurkuNLP,....

The Department of Computing is looking for one Postdoctoral Researcher and two Doctoral Researchers to join a research group of ELLIS PI, Assistant Professor Shaoxiong Ji. You will be working alongside colleagues from academia, ELLIS Institute Finland community and industry. The research group fosters a collaborative and innovative environment with ELLIS Institute Finland and TurkuNLP,....

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a doctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. The position is fully funded 3-years, and we will support efforts to obtain additional funding. Employment begins in June 2025 at the earliest, and no later than 1 of August 2025.We are seeking a highly....

The Faculty of Law, University of Turku invites applications for the position of Doctoral Researcher in Law (1 January 2026 – 31 December 2029). Job description —————— The doctoral researcher will use legal and historical methods to research the developing framing and governance of indigeneity in Sweden, Norway and Finland during the period 1920s–2020s. Particular....

The Department of Computing, Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku is looking for a Postdoctoral researcher in the field of health technology. The position is fixed-term starting as soon as possible, according to mutual agreement, and ending on September 30, 2027. The work is full-time, although part-time work is possible.The position is open in a Horizon Europe project STIMULUS project (Speckle Technology and Digital Biomarkers....

The Department of Computing at the University of Turku is looking for 1-2 fixed-term Postdoctoral Researchers or Senior Research Fellows in Robotics. The assignment begins on June 1, 2025, or upon mutual agreement. The positions are fixed-term and will last until December 31, 2027 or April 30, 2028 depending on the project. Job description ——————....

The Faculty of Law, University of Turku invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Researcher in Law (1 January 2026 – 31 December 2029).Job descriptionThe postdoctoral researcher will analyse the Nordic Sámi truth and reconciliation commissions – their impetuses, mandates, compositions, designs, scopes, activities, final reports and outcomes – against a transitional justice framework. The....

Join Europe’s leading experts in creating the next generation of European generative AI models!TurkuNLP (https://turkunlp.org) is an internationally recognized multidisciplinary research group specializing in the development of machine learning-based resources, models, and tools for natural language processing (NLP) tasks using internet-scale data. In recent years, TurkuNLP has created several openly available Transformer-based language models, such....

We are seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our multidisciplinary team at the Turku PET Centre in the following role: Develop 89Zr-labelled PET tracers for investigation of biophysical processes in crops using PET imaging.The position is a fixed term for one year, starting on 1 August 2025.About the ProjectThe RE-IMAGINE-CROPS project is an ambitious EU-funded....

Turku Bioscience Centre has an open position for a postdoctoral researcher. The position is until December 31, 2027. The start date is March 1st 2025, but is negotiable.The Medical Bioinformatics Centre (https://elolab.utu.fi) at Turku Bioscience Centre is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our Research Council of Finland-funded project, focused on utilizing EuroHPC high-performance....

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. Employment begins in mid-April 2025 at the earliest or upon agreement, but no later than June 2025.We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to investigate large scale patterns of genetic diversity in Lepidoptera....

Do you want to be part of developing the school of the future and tackle the core issues of learning by developing and applying the latest data and AI-based technologies and methods?Applicable research fields: Learning Analytics, Computer Science / Information Technology, Mathematics and Statistics, Education, Psychology and Cognitive Science, Linguistics or other relevant fields.We are....

The Department of Computing, Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku is looking for a Postdoctoral researcher in the field of health technology. The position is fixed-term starting as soon as possible, according to mutual agreement, and ending on September 30, 2027. The work is full-time, although part-time work is possible.The position is open in a Horizon Europe project STIMULUS project (Speckle Technology and Digital Biomarkers....

The University of Turku is an internationally recognized multidisciplinary research university that offers challenging work opportunities and a unique perspective on both Finnish and global science and education.We are now looking for a Doctoral Researcher / Project Researcher in Biotechnology. The position starts on 01.05.2025 or as agreed, and the fixed-term employment is tied to....

The Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Future (HAIF) doctoral training programme at the University of Turku invites applications for fixed-term doctoral researcher positions based on employment contracts. Employment starts on Monday 18 August 2025 at the earliest, but at the latest on Friday 29 August 2025, unless otherwise agreed. The duration of the full-time position is four....

Our research groups led by Professor Riitta Lahesmaa (https://bioscience.fi/research/molecular-systems-immunology/profile/) and Professor Laura Elo (https://elolab.utu.fi/) are based at Turku Bioscience Centre (the Centre), BioCity Turku, Turku, Finland. Job descriptionWe are seeking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on discovery of novel molecules that regulate T-cell responses in cancer and autoimmunity.  The intricate balance of immune responses....

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. Employment begins in February 2025 at the earliest or upon agreement, and lasts until the end of December 2026.The position is part of the Human Diversity research consortium, funded by the Profi7 program of....

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. Employment begins in February 2025 at the earliest or upon agreement, and lasts until the end of December 2026.The position is part of the Human Diversity research consortium, funded by the Profi7 program....

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku invites applications for 14-month fixed term postdoctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. Employment starts as soon as possible or as agreed.We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher in the NetResilience consortium funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Research Council of Finland. The working package is led....

The Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA) is seeking a Doctoral Researcher / Project Researcher to join a project on the topic of (super)luminous interacting supernovae in the University of Turku. The position is fixed-term for three years; the start date can be mutually agreed on between April and July 2025.FINCA is a national,....

The project is led by PhD Jonna Alanko, an Academy researcher with a strong background in cutting-edge dendritic cell research. The project will be carried out at Turku Bioscience, University of Turku, with several state-of-the-art core facilities, including the Euro BioImaging Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node. The work will be done in collaboration with international....

The Department of Computing, Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku is looking for 1-2 (fixed term positions) doctoral researchers or project researchers in the field of health technology.    The work is full-time, although part-time work is possible. The positions are fixed term starting as soon as possible, according to mutual agreement, and ending depending on the project....

The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university offering interesting challenges and a unique vantage point to national and international research and education. At the Faculty of Technology, the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering brings together experts in physics, chemistry and engineering in a drive towards innovative materials engineering for future technologies and....

We are looking for a highly motivated Doctoral Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher to join a project that explores the mechanisms of RNA regulation in male germ cells in the research group of Professor Noora Kotaja at the Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Unit (https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-medicine/institute-of-biomedicine/research). The position is fixed-term from 1....

We are looking for a highly motivated Doctoral Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher to join a project that explores the mechanisms of RNA regulation in male germ cells in the research group of Professor Noora Kotaja at the Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Unit (https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-medicine/institute-of-biomedicine/research). The position is fixed-term from 1....

The Finnish Centre of Astronomy with ESO (FINCA) at the University of Turku invites applications for contract-based fixed term Postdoctoral Researcher position. Employment starts on mutual agreement or by September 1st 2025 at the latest. The Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA) is a national research institute that takes care of Finnish co-operation with the....

The number theory research group at University of Turku is seeking to employ a talented postdoctoral researcher or project researcher (about to obtain their PhD degree soon) to work on analytic number theory for the period 1.9.2025 – 31.8.2027. A start is expected on 1 September 2025 or by agreement. The researcher will work in....

University of Turku is reinforcing its analytical capabilities within metabolomics by recruiting a post-doctoral researcher to carry out mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) using the new state-of the-art timsTOF flex MALDI-2 platform. The open positions will be in the research group of Alex Dickens and the Turku metabolomics core facility. More specifically, the positions will be....

Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) invites applications for three (3) Postdoctoral Fellow (Postdoctoral Researcher) positions for a three-year period starting from 1 September 2025.TIAS Fellows are selected via an international call for applications and TIAS welcomes applications from projects based in any discipline within its five constituent faculties (Economics, Education, Humanities, Law and Social....

Join Europe’s leading experts to create the next generation of European Generative AI models!TurkuNLP (TurkuNLP) is an internationally renowned multidisciplinary research group specialising in the development of machine learning-based resources, models and tools for natural language processing (NLP) tasks using internet-scale data. In recent years, TurkuNLP has created several openly available Transformer-based language models, such....

The Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA) is a national research institute in Finland, with its headquarters within the University of Turku (UTU) campus.  Turku is a historic city in the South-West of Finland on the Baltic Sea and the picturesque Aland archipelago.  FINCA takes care of Finnish co-operation with the European Southern Observatory....

Systemic approaches to improve cardiometabolic and brain health during lifespan (SYS-LIFE) is a pioneering Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND Fellowship Programme of the University of Turku 2024-2028. Its goals are breakthrough advances in human cardiometabolic and brain health, scientific renewal and boost for talented researchers´ versatile career development.SYS-LIFE invites applications for up to eleven (11) fixed-term....

The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university that offers interesting challenges and a unique vantage point to national and international research and education. University of Turku is extending its research to materials and mechanical engineering, and from the beginning of 2021, a Faculty of Technology was created and within it the Department....

Turku Bioscience Centre has an open position for a postdoctoral or doctoral researcher. The position is until August 31, 2026, with a possibility for extension. The start date is November 1st 2024, but is negotiable.Turku Medical Bioinformatics Centre https://elolab.utu.fi at Turku Bioscience Centre is looking for a postdoctoral or doctoral researcher to join our projects focusing....

The ImmuDocs Doctoral Education Pilot, the University of Turku, is inviting applications for 5 fixed-term Doctoral Researcher positions at the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Technology from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027.The positions are related to the ImmuDocs Doctoral Training Education Pilot project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, started....