Life after PhD
Are you about to graduate and wondering what to do next? On these webpages you can find information on the range of option which you have and tips for job seeking. You find also information on employment of doctoral graduates in Finland.
Information related to the employment opportunities & applying for a post
- Information in the web pages of the Doctoral School (in Finnish, in English)
- Information and tips on how to find job and statistical information about jobs, professions, etc. (suomeksi, in English)
- A guidebook to job-seekers. Here you can find tips for e.g. how to write an application and prepare for a job interview. (suomeksi, in English)
- Template for researchers curriculum vitae (suomeksi, in English)
- Doctoral degree career monitoring (suomeksi, in English)
- Information on work life for staff and students of the university (suomeksi)
- Tips on how to demonstrate your skills and competencies (in English)
Surveys on needed skills
- Ympäristöosaajat 2025 –ennakointihanke reports skills needed in the environmental sector (suomeksi).
- Report published by NERC (the UK Natural Environment Research Council) on the most wanted skills in the environment sector
Surveys and articles on employment & career
- Sainio J.& Carver E. 2016: Tavoitteidensa mukaisella työuralla - Aarresaari-verkoston tohtoriuraseuranta 2015, vuosina 2012–2013 valmistuneet (The doctoral degree career monitoring survey).
- Välimaa J. et al. 2016: Neliportaisen tutkijauramallin arviointihanke (Evaluation project on a four-level career path for researchers). Publications of the Ministry on Education and Culture, Finland 2016:15. (in Finnish)
- Haila K. et al. 2016: Miten tohtorit työllistyvät (Employment situation of people with PhDs). Publications of the Ministry on Education and Culture, Finland 2016: 3. (in Finnish)
- Gould J. 2015: How to build a better PhD. Nature 528: 22–25.
- Haapakorpi A. 2014: A Career Outside the Academy? Doctorate Holders in the Finnish Professional Labour Market. In: Global Challenges, Local Responses in Higher Education. The Contemporary Issues in National and Comparative Perspective.
- Kalenius A. 2014: Koulutus, työllisyys ja työttömyys (Education, employment situation, and unemployment). Publication by the Ministry of Education and Culture, 2014: 13 (in Finnish)
- Sainio J. 2010: Asiantuntijana työmarkkinoille - Vuosina 2006 ja 2007 tohtorin tutkinnon suorittaneiden työllistyminen ja heidän mielipiteitään tohtorikoulutuksesta.
- Haapakorpi A. 2008: Tohtorien varhaiset urat työmarkkinoilla ja tohtorikoulutuksen merkitys työelämässä.
- Gosling P. & Noordam B. 2008: Mastering your Ph.D.: Goodbye to all that .
Working life skills / Työelämäopinnot
The Career Services unit offers courses on working life skills. More information in Finnish, in English. See also Facebook pages.
At the webpages of the University of Jyväskylä Graduate School for Doctoral Studies, you can find courses offered at the University of Jyväskylä (in Finnish, in English).
Funding for research
- Funding from the Academy of Finland at different stages of the researcher career (suomeksi, in English)
- EU: Horizon 2020 programme, European Commission
- All foundations and their funding
- You can also find information about national and international research funding at the web pages of the Research and Innovation Services
Job links
- EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion
- Jobs supported by Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions research fellowships
- Jobs in Science & Technology from Science Careers
- naturejobs.com
- Inside higher ED, Science & Technology jobs in US
- Vitae, Biology & Sciences jobs in US
- Aarresaari (suomeksi, in English)
- Vacancies at the web pages of the TE Office (suomeksi, in English)
