Postdoc Opportunities in Psychology in Finland

The University of Jyväskylä is advertising two postdoctoral researcher positions in applied language studies at the Centre for Applied Language Studies (Solki). Solki is a university research institute that produces research-based knowledge on language education and on language-related phenomena, needs, and challenges in a changing society. The centre’s research is organised around three main areas: the assessment of language proficiency and learning, language learning/teaching/competence, and l...

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Helsinki is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join the Multimodality Research Group in the Department of Languages. The position is part of an ERC-funded project led by Professor Tuomo Hiippala and focuses on developing novel methods and corpora for studying multimodality: how people communicate through combinations of multiple expressive modes. The project studies everyday cultural artefacts such as school textbooks, news broadcasts, diagrams...

Two postdoctoral researchers are sought for the Research Council of Finland-funded project “the Epistemic Significance of Concepts” at the University of Helsinki’s Theoretical Philosophy unit. The project is led by Academy Professor Maria Lasonen and is situated within a broader research environment in epistemology, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and history of philosophy. The project investigates the epistemic role of concepts from a broad...

Planetary Mind is a multidisciplinary research project in the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä. The project examines how environmental agency —the ability to make sustainable everyday choices—relates to mental health across age groups. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to a consortium project that brings together professors, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral researchers, an interaction specialist, a project manager, and national and international collaborators. ...

Two fixed-term postdoctoral researcher positions are available in the research project The Epistemic Significance of Concepts at Theoretical Philosophy, University of Helsinki. The project is led by Academy Professor Maria Lasonen and is funded by the Research Council of Finland. It runs alongside a complementary ERC-funded project on concepts, creating a broader research environment focused on the nature and epistemic role of concepts. The project takes a philosophically grounded but empiricall...

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Jyväskylä is recruiting 2–3 Postdoctoral Researchers in Mathematics for research connected to one or more of the department’s research groups in inverse problems . The appointments are fixed-term positions running for 1–3 years, with a start date mainly in fall 2027, or spring 2027, or as agreed. The successful researchers will join a department that emphasizes internationally connected mathematical research and collaboration acro...

A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Eastern Finland in the field of educational sciences or psychology . The appointment is part of the university’s reform of doctoral education and is intended to support doctoral graduates as they move toward an academic career and stronger readiness for external research funding. The role is built around a structured research plan with work packages and sub-goals, prepared together with a mentor and...

The Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT) at the University of Turku invites applications for four junior group leader positions and four postdoctoral researcher positions in science, medicine and technology. The appointments are based in Turku, Finland, and support independent or collaborative research within the University's multidisciplinary STEM and health research environment. Research areas may include biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biomedicine, biomedical en...

The Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher and a Doctoral Researcher for the Planetary Mind research project, funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC). The project investigates environmental agency : people’s ability to make sustainable everyday choices and how this ability connects with mental health and well-being. The research explores environmental agency as a psychosocial resource for individuals and communities, incl...