Academic career at University of Jyväskylä
We are an impactful university of education and scholarship, whose research and teaching are guided by the core values of fostering creativity, academic freedom, and the renewal of science. Our nationally and internationally significant university focuses on the human and natural sciences.
The excellence of our research and teaching is built on a strong ethical foundation, solid methodological expertise, the ability to work collaboratively in networks, and high scientific and societal impact. Our teaching is based on research in each discipline as well as on research-based knowledge of teaching and learning.
Our vision is to be a strong, impactful, and internationally attractive research university. We provide our researchers with high-quality research services and infrastructure to support the implementation of both national and international research projects and to help them develop into internationally leading experts in their fields. The development of our teachers’ pedagogical expertise encompasses a wide range of competence areas.
We conduct impactful, open, and ethically high-quality research.
We provide our researchers with the conditions to develop to a strong international level in their field. Our university’s career development model is transparent and based on clearly defined recruitment practices and career path opportunities.
Explore our research focus areas and centers of excellence, our doctoral school, researcher services, and much more below.
