Several Doctoral Researchers positions are open at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science of the University of Jyväskylä!

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The doctoral education pilot programme will enable doctoral researchers to complete their dissertation in three years and support their employment in a wide range of sectors of Finnish society.
Published
20.3.2024

The University of Jyväskylä is participating in a doctoral education pilot programme funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture for the years 2024-2027 and implemented by universities. As part of the pilot programme, a call for applications will be published next year for a number of 3-year doctoral researcher positions with employment contracts. The positions will only be open in specific research areas, mainly those covered by the Academy of Finland's Flagship Programmes. 

The positions are intended for new doctoral researchers. You can apply for the positions if you do not already have a doctoral degree or doctoral study rights, or if your doctoral study rights have started no earlier than 1 November 2023. 

Candidates are required to hold a master’s degree at the start of the contract. 

The doctoral education pilot programme invites applications for doctoral researchers in the fields of mathematics and science, as follows:   

A number of doctoral researcher positions will be open later:  

  • Multidisciplinary nanoscience of light and matter interactions (PREIN), 6 positions 

  • Particle and nuclear physics, 7 positions 

  • Planetary wellbeing and interdisciplinary sustainability transformations, 6 positions 

  • Artificial Intelligence, 7 positions 

More informations about these positions will be announced later.  

Other positions are also open in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science at the University of Jyväskylä. More information is available at https://www.jyu.fi/en/about-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies-at-the-university-of-jyvaskyla  

Further information:  

Ilari Maasilta

Ilari Maasilta

Professor, Vice Head of Department

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