Employment as a doctoral researcher

The next application period for university-funded doctoral researcher positions will be in autumn 2026.

Other ways of funding a PhD project is a salary paid by the supervisor or a personal grant from a private foundation applied by the doctoral candidate him/herself. Doctoral candidates may also fund their studies themselves or pursue their degree in tandem with work.
Salaried position call 2026

The next application period for salaried positions will be in autumn 2026. The application instructions will published in (please choose CVM from the drop-down menu).
De­cisions on salaried po­s­i­tions starting in 2026

CVM received altogether 16 applications. All eligible applications were evaluated by external evaluators. The CVM board selected 11 top applicants for a University-funded position based on the scores.

The positions were awarded to (in alphabetical order):

Iina Brotherus, 1 year (main supervisor: 

Sima Ilbagizadeh Mohabadi, 3 years (main supervisor: Anna Mykkänen)

Katariina Kaansalo, 3 years (main supervisor: Juhana Honkavaara)

Irmeli Karkkainen, 1 year (main supervisor: Mari Hovinen)

Veronica Lehtinen, 3 years (main supervisor: Tarja Sironen)

Meri Nurmi, 3 years (main supervisor: Tarja Pääkkönen)

Vuokko Pekkola, 1 year (main supervisor: Kati Salla)

Luukas Pennström, 3 years (main supervisor: Tarja Sironen)

Noora Salokorpi, 1 year (main supervisor: Hannes Lohi)

Heli Suomala, 1 year (main supervisor: Anna Mykkänen)

Kati Vainio, 2 years (main supervisor: Anna Mykkänen)
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