PhD Opportunities in Medical Science in Finland

The University of Turku is recruiting a doctoral researcher at the Turku PET Centre in Finland through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PREFERENCE Doctoral Network. The project, “Effect of ischemic heart disease on multiorgan perfusion,” focuses on using long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT to study cardiovascular disease and whole-body biological processes. The doctoral researcher will conduct hands-on clinical research to improve the use of LAFOV PET/CT in patient care. The work will deve...

This doctoral project is part of the European Commission’s PANDORA Doctoral Network and is hosted by the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio. The researcher will work on pathomechanisms and novel drug optimization for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) , with a strong emphasis on ophthalmic drug delivery to the retina. The core research task is to develop and test intravitreal drug formulations designed for targeted retinal delivery. ...

The Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki is seeking a doctoral researcher for the DELUDE project, a practice-oriented research initiative focused on participation, exploratory approaches, and democracy in early childhood education. The position is based in the Department of Pedagogy and is linked to doctoral research carried out within the project. In DELUDE, the doctoral researcher will study how children’s participation can be strengthened through different exploratory...

The Department of Biological and Environmental Science at the University of Jyväskylä is recruiting one doctoral researcher to join a project on disease ecology and zoonotic risk. The project uses a One Health perspective to examine how urbanisation and forest management shape wildlife–pathogen–human interactions across Finland’s urban, rural and forest environments. The doctoral researcher will work on quantitative analysis of large, heterogeneous ecological datasets, including long-term wildli...

The Barrett lab at the University of Helsinki is recruiting a doctoral researcher to work on computational genomics for predictive medicine . The project sits at the intersection of genomics, multiomic data analysis, and machine learning, with a scientific goal of identifying mechanistically meaningful subtypes of complex human diseases. Rather than focusing only on observed clinical phenotypes, the lab aims to characterize diseases through molecular and biological endotypes that can better supp...

This doctoral position sits within the FAroGels MSCA Doctoral Network and the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. The project, “Aerogels for Oral Lubrication,” explores how dietary-fibre aerogels and cryogels can be designed as functional porous, moisture-responsive materials for food applications, with a particular focus on texture, mouthfeel, and oral processing. The doctoral researcher will investigate how fibre-network organis...

Tampere University invites applications for a doctoral researcher position in occupational cancer epidemiology within the NordExCan project, “The Nordic Occupational Exposome and Cancer: Decades of Change, Mixtures, and Inequalities.” The research is based in the Health Sciences Unit and connected with Tampere University's multidisciplinary population health and doctoral research environment. Led by Principal Investigator Dr. Subas Neupane , the project examines how occupational exposures change...

This PhD opening is based in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Helsinki , within the Department of Pharmacology and Drug Therapy . The project focuses on medication safety and treatment effectiveness as part of social and clinical pharmacy research. The doctoral researcher will work on developing new effective operating models, methods and evidence to identify, prevent and manage medication-related risks in social and healthcare. The main research areas include risk management for med...

The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä is seeking four doctoral researchers to join its research and doctoral training environment starting on 4 January 2027, or by agreement. The faculty describes itself as Finland’s only faculty of sport sciences and a nationally and internationally significant scientific community. Its work is interdisciplinary and focused on the connections between physical activity and health, carried out together with actors from different ...