University of Helsinki Launches Doctoral Education Pilot with €60M Funding for New Employed Doctoral Researchers

In the spring, the University of Helsinki will open an international call for applications for 236 paid position doctoral researchers as part of the national doctoral education pilot. The three-year doctoral researcher posts are funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The funding was distributed among the universities based on the Academy of Finland’s November call for proposals.  In total, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture will allocate EUR 255 million to universities for doctoral education pilots.

The University of Helsinki’s flagship area Doctoral Education Pilot in Precision Cancer Medicine (iCAN), received 122 positions. The University of Helsinki is also a partner in several other doctoral education pilots. Through these, the University of Helsinki received additional 114 positions.

The application process will start in the spring

The call for paid doctoral researcher positions at the University of Helsinki will open in March-April and the selection will be made in June. The first batch of doctoral researchers will start in August this year and the second batch in January 2025.

Doctoral researchers are expected to graduate in 2027. Applications are accepted from persons who have not been awarded the right to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki before November 2023 or who are in the process of applying for the right to pursue postgraduate studies. The research must be conducted on funded projects.

Detailed application guidelines and criteria will be published on the Doctoral School’s website during March.