We offer you responsible and interesting tasks and the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a versatile operating environment. You get a professional and inspiring team to support your work. We take care of your well-being at work and the functionality of your everyday life, e.g. with the help of flexible working hours and our well-being services.
- Possibilities to develop your expertise – We encourage our personnel to develop their professional expertise by offering versatile training and competence development possibilities which employees can take advantage of during their working hours. Also, the course offering of Open University is free of charge for our personnel.
- Your well-being is important to us! – In addition to comprehensive occupational health care, our own well-being services monitor, support and develop the well-being of our personnel. You are entitled to use the CampusSport’s services at a personnel price.
- We support your work-life balance – Flexible working hours and extensive remote work options help you balance work and leisure time. You also have access to long annual leaves.
- An inspiring and supportive work community – We encourage each other and value working together!
Please read more about University of Turku as an employee from our Come work with us! pages.
The European Commission has awarded the University of Turku the right to use the HR Excellence in Research quality label. The label is a token of the University's commitment to continuous development of the position and working conditions of researchers according to the guidelines set forth in the European Charter for Researchers.
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The University of Turku is among the top of the world’s universities in most rankings and among the best universities in the world in certain fields. Our high-quality basic research, a multidisciplinary research profile and close cooperation in research infrastructures creates the basis for international top research. Read more about University of Turku in international university rankings.
The University of Turku has several high-quality research infrastructures required for cutting-edge research. Learn more about the roadmap of research infrastructures and how the research infrastructure and expert teams offer tailored solutions for businesses and organizations.
Salary and trial period
The salaries are determined in accordance with the University salary system for teaching and research personnel. For a Doctoral Researcher / Project Researcher, the salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and will be approximately 2500–2650 €/month, depending on competence and experience and/or the progress of the doctoral project. For a Research Assistant, the starting salary will be approximately 2280-2400 €/month.
The position has a trial period of six (6) months.
How to apply
Please submit your application through our electronic recruitment system by 7 August 2025 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki). The application link can be found on the university's website at the beginning of the advertisement ("Apply for this position").
Applicants must include in their application:
- a motivation letter (max. 1 page)
- a curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages)
- copy of your degree diploma or a statement when the degree will be completed
- transcript of studies, or other equivalent document showing your study record
- any other documents relevant to fulfilling the requirements of the position, such as a list of publications
Please remember to include all the above-mentioned annexes with your application, as they are important for the evaluation of your application. Applicants selected for interviews based on their applications.
Further information
For more information on the position, please contact Docent Johannes Niskanen (responses are given between 30 June -9 July).
For questions related to the application process, please contact HR Specialist Saija Marjasto (responses are given between 26 June - 1 July and 6 - 7 August).
(You can contact us by email. Personal addresses as [email protected].)
