Postdocs - Helsinki

The University of Helsinki is one of the leading multidisciplinary universities in Europe. The University has 35,000 degree students and 8,000 employees, about half of whom are teachers and researchers, and about half other professionals. It has 11 faculties and 19 independent institutes located on four campuses. The University’s strategic plan calls for maintaining a high profile in research and researcher education.

The University of Helsinki invites applications for 12 Postdoctoral Researcher positions

for a fixed term of three years beginning on 1 January 2010. The aim of the postdoctoral researcher positions is to encourage talented, recently graduated doctoral degree holders to seek further qualifications and become independent professional researchers.  Applications are invited from persons whose research fields are represented at the University of Helsinki.

The duties of the postdoctoral researchers include research according to the research plan submitted by the applicant, participation in the supervision of theses in their field and teaching related to their specialisation. Teaching duties account for no more than 5% of the appointees’ working hours.

Applicants who completed their doctoral degrees no more than six years prior to the application deadline (2 April 2009) are eligible to apply. The applicants may hold doctoral degrees from Finnish or foreign universities. The positions are located at the faculties and departments of the University of Helsinki.  Before submitting their applications, applicants must obtain the approval of the department head or institute director to work as a postdoctoral researcher at the department or institute in question.

The salary will be based on level 5 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. The salary range will be between EUR 2,523 and 3,691 per month depending on the qualifications and previous experience of the appointee. In addition to receiving a monthly salary, each postdoctoral researcher will receive EUR 3,000 every year for personal research expenses.

The online application form and instructions are available at www.helsinki.fi/jobs > Postdoctoral researcher > Application instructions.  A list of the documents to be submitted in addition to the online application form is included in the application instructions. Applicants unable to use the online application form may request printed versions of the application form and instructions from the Registrar’s Office (hy-kirjaamo(at)helsinki.fi).

Applications may be submitted as of 2 March 2009. The application deadline is 2 April 2009 at 15.45 (local Helsinki time).

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