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Doctoral Researcher (6 positions) University of Eastern Finland in Finland
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
Salary is based on the Finnish university teaching and research staff salary system, with a job-related salary element of EUR 2,331.67–2,907.24 per month plus a personal salary element of 6–50% of the job-related salary. Part-time appointments must be co-financed with another funding source so the candidate can work full-time on the doctoral dissertation.
Deadline
Nov 10, 2026
Country
Finland
University
University of Eastern Finland
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About this position
The University of Eastern Finland is advertising six Doctoral Researcher positions within the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The posts are based at the faculty in Kuopio or Joensuu and are linked to the university’s multidisciplinary research environment, where social sciences and business studies are described as theoretically and methodologically diverse and closely connected to the university strategy.
One position will be filled in each of the faculty’s academic units: the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, UEF Business School, UEF Law School, Department of Health and Social Management, Department of Social Sciences, and the Karelian Institute. The appointed researchers will work in the faculty’s doctoral programme and conduct doctoral research in line with an approved research proposal.
The opening is designed for candidates who are developing their dissertation research within one of these areas and who want to pursue their project in an international, creative, participatory and inclusive university community. The faculty highlights flexible multi-location work and the broader staff environment of the University of Eastern Finland.
The positions are fixed-term doctoral researcher appointments, with the duration determined by the stage of the candidate’s doctoral work and prior related funding or employment. Part-time appointments are possible when combined with external co-funding, while the longer-term aim is to complete the doctorate in a full-time research track.
Funding details
Salary is based on the Finnish university teaching and research staff salary system, with a job-related salary element of EUR 2,331.67–2,907.24 per month plus a personal salary element of 6–50% of the job-related salary. Part-time appointments must be co-financed with another funding source so the candidate can work full-time on the doctoral dissertation.
What's required
A relevant Master’s degree or suitable foreign education qualifying for equivalent university studies in the awarding country is required, along with eligibility for doctoral education and meeting the student admission criteria for the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Applicants must be planning or working on their first doctoral degree, and must already have the right to pursue postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies or be planning to apply for it; those without an existing right are appointed conditionally and must have the right in place by the time they start. Applicants must provide a research proposal, CV, list of publications if relevant, degree certificate and transcript proving eligibility, and certificates of Finnish or English proficiency if these are not evident from prior degree documents. Applicants without an existing doctoral study right at UEF must agree supervision arrangements in advance and obtain written consent from a supervisor at least at docent level in the faculty. Applications must be in Finnish or English, with official translations for documents not in Finnish, Swedish or English.
How to apply
Apply through the electronic form by 10 November 2026 at 23:59 Finnish time. State whether you already have the right to pursue postgraduate studies and which of the six doctoral researcher posts you are applying for. Upload all required PDF appendices, including the CV, publication list, research proposal, degree documents and language certificates if needed, and obtain supervisor consent in advance if you do not yet have doctoral study rights at UEF.
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