博士研究员（科研助理，芬兰大学薪酬体系第2-4级）

We are seeking Doctoral Researchers (6 positions) to the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The positions are located at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies in either Kuopio or Joensuu and will start on 1 January 2027 or as agreed. Please find more information below, and submit your application by 10 November 2026. Role and salary   The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies trains experts in several fields of study ( https://www.uef.fi/en/faculty-of-social-sciences-and-business-studies ). The faculty’s research activities are multidisciplinary and theoretically and methodologically diverse, and they are closely linked to the university’s strategy.  One post of Doctoral Researcher will be filled in the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies in each department or school of the faculty (Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, UEF Business School, UEF Law School, Department of Health and Social Management, Department of Social Sciences, and Karelian Institute). As a Doctoral Researcher, you will work in the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The duties of a Doctoral Researcher include conducting doctoral research in accordance with their approved research proposal. The position of a Doctoral Researcher may be applied for either on a full-time or a part-time basis. Part-time positions must be co-financed with some other funding source (for example, an external grant), so that the total amount of funding enables the candidate to work full-time on their doctoral dissertation. The positions will be filled as from 1 January 2027 or as agreed, however, no later than 1 April 2027. Doctoral Researcher positions are always filled for a fixed term. The positions are filled for a fixed term due to doctoral dissertation work related to postgraduate studies. The positions will be filled for a fixed term of at least one and at most three years. Any previous employment relationships as a doctoral researcher and any other previous funding used for doctoral research will be taken into account in the granting of a Doctoral Researcher position and its duration. The aim is to complete the doctoral degree in three years, working full-time.  A trial period is applied to new members of the staff. The salary of the post is based on the salary system for the teaching and research staff of Finnish universities. The salary consists of a job-related salary element and a personal salary element. In this position, the job-related salary element is based on levels 2–4 of the job requirement level chart (EUR 2,331.67 – 2,907.24 /month), depending on the stage of the applicant’s doctoral research and postgraduate studies. In addition, a personal salary element is paid, which is 6–50% of the job-related salary element. We expect you to   • be eligible for doctoral education: to hold a relevant Master’s degree or have suitable foreign education qualifying for equivalent university studies in the awarding country, • meet the student admission criteria for the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Student admission criteria can be found here: https://www.uef.fi/en/degree-programme/doctoral-programme-of-the-faculty-of-social-sciences-and-business-studies • be planning or working on your first doctoral degree, • have been granted the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies after 1 January 2025 or be planning to apply for the right to pursue postgraduate studies and complete your doctoral degree at this faculty, • the appointment will be conditional for applicants who do not yet have the right to pursue postgraduate studies. Applicants must have the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty at the time they start in the position.

We offer you   • an interesting position in an international, creative, participatory and inclusive university community, • the opportunity for flexible multi-location work, • The staff benefits of the University of Eastern Finland , including comprehensive occupational health care, extensive provision of staff training, affordable lunch in our campus restaurants and Sykettä sports services.

How to apply   Please submit your application by 10 November 2026 by 23:59 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+2) by using the electronic form. The application can be edited and supplemented during the application period. Please specify on the electronic form whether or not you already have the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies and which doctoral student position you are applying for (Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, UEF Business School, UEF Law School, Department of Health and Social Management, Department of Social Sciences or Karelian Institute). Please note that the application must contain the following appendices in PDF format in Finnish or English. If your certificate/diploma and transcript of records are not in Finnish, Swedish or English, official translations into one of these languages must be enclosed with the application. • A CV ( a template for researchers: TENK website ). • A list of publications specifying the publications to be included in your doctoral dissertation List of publications, Research Council of Finland (website) , if not included in the curriculum vitae. • A research proposal including a) a research funding plan describing the resources required and existing for the research as well as a brief description of b) the relevance/impact of the research in the field and c) of the applicant’s international orientation. For the doctoral programme’s research plan instructions , see Eligibility and admission criteria. • A copy of the degree certificate and a transcript of academic records that prove the applicant’s eligibility for postgraduate studies are required from persons who do not have an existing study right for doctoral studies at the University of Eastern Finland. • Certificates/diplomas demonstrating the applicant’s Finnish or English proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates/diplomas. For more detailed information about language requirements, see Eligibility and admission criteria -> Finnish or English language proficiency . • Applicants who do not yet have the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Eastern Finland, must agree in advance on the supervision arrangements of the doctoral dissertation with the supervisor before submitting the application. The application must be accompanied by the written consent of a supervisor who is a member of the staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies at least at the level of docent to act as a supervisor in the doctoral dissertation.

Appendices must be submitted by the end of the application period. Applications that do not contain all the required appendices will not be considered. Applications will be evaluated based on uniform criteria by each department taking into account a) the research plan, b) the relationship between the significance and impact of the research topic and its linkage to the research priorities of the school/department c) the applicant’s international orientation. In addition, the progress of doctoral research and postgraduate studies will be taken into account for those applicants who are already registered as Doctoral Researchers with the faculty of the University of Eastern Finland. The research plan of the doctoral dissertation must comply with the instructions of the doctoral programme. Questions?   For more information about how to apply for the right to pursue postgraduate studies: info-yhkaphd@uef.fi For more information about the application procedure: doctoralresearchers_cathy@uef.fi