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Doctoral School and Doctoral Programmes

• University of Helsinki
• Website https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research/doctoral-education

International and National Collaboration

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Håvard Wallin Aagesen

• Department of Geosciences and Geography - Visiting scholar
• Digital Geography Lab
• Doc­toral Pro­gramme in In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary En­vir­on­mental Sci­ences

Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher

Tuomas Aakala

• Department of Forest Sciences - Title of Docent
• Boreal forest dynamics and biodiversity research group
• Doc­toral Pro­gramme in Sus­tain­able Use of Re­new­able Nat­ural Re­sources - Supervisor for doctoral programme

Juho Aaltio

Doctoral programme in clinical research.

Person: Doctoral Researcher

Iris Johanna Aalto

• TreeD lab - Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics
• Department of Geosciences and Geography - Doctoral Researcher

Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences

Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher

• Department of Geosciences and Geography - Title of Docent, University Researcher
• BioGeoClimate Modelling Lab
• Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
• Doctoral Programme in Geosciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme

Person: U3 Research and teaching staff

Research units

Doctoral programme brain & mind.

University of Helsinki Doctoral School

Organisational unit : Doctoral programme

Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine

Doctoral programme in chemistry and molecular sciences, astrophysics laboratory.

Karri Muinonen (Manager) , Antti Penttilä (Other) , Mika Juvela (Other) & Seppo Korpela (Other)

Facility/equipment : Research Laboratory

Automatic titrator for in vitro digestion, conductivity measurements, and titration (OMNIS, Metrohm)

Fabio Valoppi (Manager)

Facility/equipment : Equipment

Biodata Analytics Unit

Ville Mustonen (Manager) , Mirkka Jones (Other) , Pasi Rastas (Other) , Jukka Siren (Other) & Fatemehsadat Seyednasrollah (Other)

Center for X-ray Spectroscopy

Simo Huotari (Manager) & René Bes (Manager)

Climate smart food and nutrition

Marina Heinonen (Manager) & Päivi Sorvali (Manager)

Facility/equipment : Core Facility

• 111 Not started
• 997 Finished

Projects per year

KitKas: Kiistoista kasvuun - tekijänoikeuden monet äänet, arvot ja alustat

Alén, A. K. , Nyqvist, S., Karppinen, K. & Mattila, T.

01/05/2024 → 31/12/2025

Project : Research project

Restorative Justice in the Nordic Countries

Jauhiainen, A. , Ervasti, K., van Mastrigt, S., Wahlin, L., Jacobsson, M., Sandbye, C. R., Gade, C., Lowater, I. B. & Benediktsdóttir, K.

04/04/2024 → 15/12/2024

Safeguarding the Melton Legacy Collection

Shiraiwa, S. & Willard, N.

02/04/2024 → …

New life for Veistola broad house in Veteli

Mäkelä, M. & Riukulehto, S.

Pohjanmaan ELY-keskus

01/04/2024 → 31/12/2024

Project : EU funding

ODE-systems with boundary conditions containing higher order derivatives

Taskinen, J. & Atlasiuk, O.

01/04/2024 → …

Project : Research Council of Finland: Researcher mobility to Finland

Publications

• 4403 Article
• 2586 Doctoral Thesis
• 1031 Chapter
• 345 Conference contribution
• 313 Abstract
• 264 Review Article
• 236 Meeting Abstract
• 227 Other contribution
• 135 Other articles
• 127 Master's thesis
• 119 Commissioned report
• 118 Book/Film/Article review
• 91 Editorial
• 85 Anthology or special issue
• 70 Literature review (scientific)
• 48 Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary
• 41 Comment/debate
• 40 Digital or Visual Products
• 36 Working paper
• 34 Other conference material
• 23 Preprint
• 19 Foreword / postscript
• 16 Conference article
• 12 Software
• 6 Web publication/site
• 5 Bachelor's thesis
• 3 Performance
• 3 Licenciate's thesis
• 2 Exhibition
• 2 Discussion paper

Research output per year

Getting Land Back: Efforts by Tribal Land Conservancies in the Los Angeles Region

Research output : Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

Indigenization and Californian Central Coast Museums

Research output : Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph

Indigenous Borderlands in the American West

Research output : Book/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review

Indigenous Environmental Stewardship and Settler Colonial Borderlands

Material presences of jews in early modern england.

• 9135 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
• 5854 Oral presentation
• 4148 Peer review of manuscripts
• 3478 Invited talk
• 1378 Academic visit to other institution
• 1352 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
• 1047 Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
• 993 Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
• 826 Academic visit at UH
• 697 Public Talks
• 547 Types for other activities - Other
• 528 Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
• 401 Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
• 362 Membership or other role in review committee
• 327 Opponent of doctoral dissertation
• 325 Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
• 301 Consultancy
• 265 Editor of research journal
• 236 Membership or other role in public Finnish or international organization
• 227 Assessment of candidates for academic posts
• 177 Membership or other role in research network
• 69 Membership or other role of body in private company/organisation
• 67 Editor of research anthology/collection/conference proceedings
• 50 Editor of series
• 50 Post doctoral mentor
• 49 Editor of special theme number
• 28 Non-academic visit to other institution
• 26 Prizes and awards - Prizes and awards
• 20 Editor of communication journal
• 17 Assistant director of or other significant role in doctoral programme
• 12 Director of doctoral programme
• 8 Non-academic visit at UH
• 3 Other tasks of an expert in private sector

Activities per year

Humans (Journal)

Terhi Ainiala (Reviewer)

Activity : Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts

Current Politics and Songs of Extractivism in Greenland

Klisala Harrison (Speaker)

Activity : Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Tekevätkö käsityöt kaupungista pyhän? Urbaanien naisten käsitöiden tekeminen pyhän näkökulmasta

Riikka Myllys (Speaker)

Finnish Plant Science Days 2025

Wiktoria Fatz (Member of organizing committee)

Activity : Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

The Galien Foundation (External organisation)

Aarno Palotie (Board member)

Activity : Membership types › Membership or other role in review committee

19th Mainland-Taiwan Journalism Award

Zhang, Xinwei (Recipient), 2015

Prize : Prizes and awards

1st Best Poster Prize

Prozheev, Igor (Recipient), 20 Jul 2023

1st prize from Orion Pharma Competition on¨"Making more efficient medicines"

D. A. Garcia, Susana (Recipient), 2017

1st Prize ICC2019 Map Awards (Digital Products)

Fink, Christoph (Recipient), Jul 2019

1st prize poster presentation

Tuomimaa, Julia Pepita (Recipient), 13 Oct 2023

Snapshots from MD simulations of Yarrowia lipolytica complex I

Sharma, V. (Creator) & Lasham, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023

Snapshots from MD simulations of Yarrowia lipolytica complex I with 2Qs

Sharma, V. (Creator) & Djurabekova, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023

Fine-root biomass, fine-root production and environmental variables in four forested site types under undrained and drained conditions in Lakkasuo peatland, Southern Finland

Laiho, R. (Creator), Lampela, M. (Creator), Minkkinen, K. (Creator), Strakova, P. (Creator), Bhuiyan, R. (Creator), Wei, H. (Creator), Mäkiranta, P. (Creator), Ojanen, P. (Creator) & Penttilä, T. (Creator), Pangaea, 2023

DOI : 10.1594/PANGAEA.942591

Pohjoismaiset ravitsemussuositukset 2023, opetusvideo

Erkkola, M. (Creator), Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu, Aug 2023

https://www.xamk.fi/tutkimus-ja-kehitys/kasvispro-kauhakaupalla-kasviksia/

Interactive Causal Structure Discovery with Hyytiälä measurements (experiment code and data)

Melkas, L. (Creator), Mäkelä, J. S. (Creator), Halasinamara Chandramouli, S. (Creator), Mammarella, I. (Creator), Nieminen, T. (Creator), Puolamäki, K. (Creator) & Savvides, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022

DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.6451931

Press/Media

Opi kieliä -blogi.

Lotta Aunio

1 Media contribution

Press/Media : Press / Media

Näst sista ordet

Lieselott Nordman

Kokemusasiantuntijat opettivat rohkeutta: Aino Kääriäinen palkittiin yhteistyöstä

Aino Kääriäinen

Hidastuuko Golfvirta?

Petteri Uotila

Israelin armeija aloitti evakuoinnit Gazan eteläosissa, miten siviilien käy?

Hannu Juusola

Doctoral admissions

You can search for doctoral programmes on the application portal Studyinfo.fi , or you can contact the universities directly about the doctoral study and research options they offer. Check the application times and procedures, eligibility requirements and other details with the university you are interested in. The following links will take you to each university's Doctoral studies and research info pages.

• Aalto University
• University of Helsinki
• University of Eastern Finland
• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Lapland
• LUT University
• University of Oulu
• Hanken School of Economics
• University of the Arts Helsinki
• Tampere University
• University of Turku
• University of Vaasa
• Åbo Akademi University  

Doctoral / PhD funding opportunities

See the advice on doctoral level scholarships  to learn where you can search for doctoral level research funding. The universities may also offer paid doctoral and post-doc positions, see below.

Academic research positions and jobs

Announcements for doctoral and post-doc researcher positions at Finnish universities can also be found on academic recruitment sites like:

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Application instructions to doctoral studies at the Sibelius Academy.

Published 15.11.2019 | Updated 8.1.2024

General instructions

Watch the main points of our doctoral education admission information session from 20 November 2023.

Doctor of Music degree and study programme

The Doctor of Music degree is either an artistic or scientific third-cycle degree and is completed in one of the following three study programmes:

• In the arts study programme , the primary focus of the third-cycle studies is on independent and thematically coherent artistic and research work combined with supporting studies.
• In the research study programme , the primary focus of studies is on scientific research and supplementary studies that strengthen research competence.
• In the applied study programme , the primary focus is on becoming a specialist through carrying out a development project that builds the specialist knowledge and skills in a particular topic within the music field and the development work related to this topic. An applied study programme degree may be either research-orientated or artistic.

The scope of the Doctor of Music degree is 240 ECTS credits. Completion includes a demonstration of proficiency scored at 165 ECTS credits and supporting studies to a total of 75 ECTS credits.

The supporting studies must be at the university-level and comprise competence, research foundations and methods in the field of art as well as research communication and working life skills (see Study Guide ). The supporting studies must be applicable to the set of problems covered by the doctoral dissertation.

Applications instructions

In addition to these general application instructions, applicants must comply with the more detailed instructions of the selected study programme, which can be found below.

The application period is between 3 –17 January 2024. The application period will end on Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 15.00.

The eligibility for doctoral studies applies to persons who have completed the Master of Music degree (master’s degree) or a corresponding degree earlier at Sibelius Academy or another applicable master’s degree. Doctoral studies can also be based on other previous studies, if the the Committee for Doctoral Education and Research at the Board of Directors of the Sibelius Academy considers the person to have the prerequisites for successfully pursuing doctoral studies.

You must submit your application through the Studyinfo.fi website.

WhenThe application documents are sent in a single PDF document compiled according to the instructions of the study programme. (However, according to the instructions linked below, separate files can be appended to the portfolio included in the application documents for the arts study programme and the artistic applied study programme.) When filling in the application form on Studyinfo.fi, you can upload application documents after selecting your study programme (arts study programme, research study programme, applied study programme).

Based on their application, the student may:

1. Be granted the right to study in a degree that leads to a doctorate (Dean’s decision)

2. Have the opportunity to become a student preparing a third-cycle degree plan

3. Have their application rejected 

Studies preparing a third-cycle degree plan are arranged in the Open Campus of the University of the Arts Helsinki, and as of the academic year 2023–2024, the Open University fee will be charged for these studies (primarily EUR 15/ECTS credit as of the academic year 2022–2023). Study or annual tuition fees do not apply to studies in a programme that leads to a doctorate.

Decision on admission as a student and announcement of the results

The key criteria for admitting an applicant are the assessments of the applicant’s chances of achieving success in doctoral studies. Admission as a student is based on the application, the related documents sent to the application system as well as the entrance examination results. The expert committee will assess the entrance examination results to determine the applicant’s skills, knowledge, competence and educability. The assessment is based on the following general application-specific entrance requirements, which are described below.

General admission criteria

• The applicant’s competences of performing their planned third-cycle degree successfully
• The application documents and possible entrance examination results
• The feasibility of the degree in the framework of the indicative periods of study (third-cycle degree by studying full-time for four years)
• The originality of the degree project
• The significance and impact of the degree in the field and in society
• The suitability of the programme regarding the artistic and research profile of the university.

The selection results will be announced to the applicants as soon as they become clear, but no later than 15 June 2023.

Rectification procedure

If you believe that the Sibelius Academy has acted contrary to its admission criteria, you can request for rectification to the student admission decision from the Sibelius Academy in writing within 14 days of the publication of the admission results.

The rectification procedure is not intended as a means for receiving feedback, asking for further information about the admission or requesting unjustified re-evaluation. Instructions for submitting a request for rectification will be published on the Uniarts Helsinki website in connection with the publication of the admission decision.

More information about the rectification process can be found here .

Further information

Sirpa Järvelä, [email protected], +358 40 710 4286

Current doctoral projects at the Sibelius Academy

• Theses by students who have completed their artistic doctoral studies in the in the Arts Study Programme
• Dissertations and theses published at the University of the Arts Helsinki
• Doctoral degrees completed at the Sibelius Academy

Applying for the Arts Study Programme

The Arts Study Programme involves producing a thematically coherent, research-oriented artistic demonstration of proficiency

The specific objectives of the arts study programme are to develop the student’s skills and capacity for:

• artistically high-quality and visionary expression,
• conceptually clear knowledge production,
• producing new knowledge through art and research methods and
• engaging in constructive interaction with the art community, the academic world and the rest of society.

In the arts study programme, the demonstration of proficiency for a third-cycle degree is a thematically consistent research work consisting of an artistic component and a written component. As part of their application, applicants must specify the goals, contents, scope and interrelation of the sections in the third-cycle degree plan. The third-cycle degree plan is updated as the doctoral studies progress.

• The artistic components of the demonstration of proficiency may include concerts, compositions, artistic productions, liturgies, recordings, online materials or videos. The scope of the components for a doctorate must correspond to between two and four concert programmes or other artistic entities.
• The demonstration of proficiency also includes a written component which may consist of either a monograph-format thesis or at least one peer-reviewed research article. The written component may also be multimedia in form. The written component forms a coherent research project when taken together with the other components of the demonstration of proficiency.
• The written component also contains a summary which provides a report of the goals, framework and components of the demonstration of proficiency and of how they interrelate, along with a review of the results and a discussion of the significance of these results. If the written component is a monograph, the contents of the summary are included in the monograph. If the written component is in article form, the summary is a report separate to the written component, unless the description is included in one of the articles

Doctoral students are selected on the basis of the 1) application documents, 2) an artistic level test, 3) an interview and 4) a material test. The material test also tests the applicant’s proficiency of their language of study.

In connection with the assessment, the board members assess the applicants’ skills, knowledge, competences and chances of achieving success in doctoral studies. The assessment criteria include:

• The clarity of the third-cycle degree plan
• Artistic and technical skills
• The individuality, distinctiveness and maturity of musical expression
• The ability to argue one’s artistic and research goals
• The potential for renewing artistic practices and generating new knowledge
• The potential for interaction and for strengthening the status of art and research in academic communities and in wider society.

Application documents – Arts Study Programme

The application documents must include the following parts, with parts 1–3 combined in a single PDF file and part 4, i.e. the portfolio according to more detailed instructions (see below):

• The proficiency test programme (see Artistic proficiency test below)
• Third-cycle degree plan

The third-cycle degree plan describes the goals of the degree, the sections of the doctoral dissertation and how they interrelate, the contents of the supporting studies as well as the schedule for completing the third-cycle studies. The length of the plan may not exceed 20,000 characters with spaces included. The list of references is not counted towards the character limit.

The third-cycle degree plan must contain the following information:

– The artistic and research basis of the doctoral dissertation, the task assignment and goals

– The contents, interrelation, and focus of the doctoral dissertation (in what ways are the goals achieved through the doctoral dissertation, how does the dissertation combine artistic activity and research?)

– The thematic ideas of the artistic sections in the doctoral dissertation, the main features of the programme and the role of each part in the entirety; applicants should take into account that they are responsible for organising the artistic sections, such as hiring assistants and the procurement of an orchestra or choir

– A preliminary description of the research task, theoretical framework, methods and materials of the monograph, each research article or exposition as well as the relationship of the written section to the other sections of the doctoral dissertation

– An assessment of the significance of the results of the doctoral dissertation for one’s own field of art and related research as well for society at large

– An outline of the supporting studies worth 75 ECTS credits in total required to achieve the goals of the degree (topics, scope)

– The planned schedule for the third-cycle studies

– The references used in the third-cycle degree plan.

You may propose a small amount of material previously produced by you for inclusion in your degree, The applicant can propose a small amount of previously produced material to be included in the degree, provided that it seamlessly fits the subject matter and content of the doctoral dissertation. Applicants are also recommended to participate in Sibelius Academy’s open info sessions for doctoral education applicants, which are held during the autumn term. Applicants have the right to suggest supervisors in their third-cycle degree plans.

3. Motivational essay

See the separate instructions for writing a motivational essay .

4. Portfolio

The portfolio must contain CV information and appropriate samples of the applicant’s artistic activity with regard to the third-cycle degree plan. These include, for example: (a) video and audio recordings of performances, (b) a selection of scores (4–6 pieces) with sound recordings, (c) sound material (3–5 samples) with scores or equivalent documentation of the performance of the composition or (d) combinations thereof.

See the separate instructions for compiling a portfolio .

Entrance examinations

Artistic proficiency test

Once the application period has closed, the heads of the doctoral schools will decide which applicants shall be invited to take the proficiency test. Applicants planning a degree with an artistic section must participate in the artistic proficiency test. The programme presented in the proficiency test must be clearly related to the subject area of the planned doctoral dissertation. The programme may last no more than 15 minutes.

You cannot be admitted as a doctoral education on the basis of recordings only. Applicants from outside Europe will have the opportunity to submit a video recording to a platform that will be announced later and receive a preliminary assessment of their chances of passing the proficiency test. A technically high-quality recording, which is no more than two years old, may last no more than 30 minutes and must include content related to the planned doctoral dissertation.

The artistic proficiency test in DocMus doctoral school will be in March 19-20 2024. In MuTri doctoral school the artistic proficiency tests will be in the end of March 2024.

Composition applicants trying to apply to the DocMus Doctoral School will perform a proficiency test by performing scores (4–6 pieces) of their portfolio with included audio samples to the Board.

Interview, material test and eventual language test

Applicants who pass the proficiency test can be interviewed about matters that were not apparent from the application documents as well as about the aims of the applicant and their chances of completing the third-cycle degree.

Applicants who pass the proficiency test and are interviewed will also be given a material test after the interview. The assignment in this test is to write an essay about two pages long on a topic related to your For those who have passed the artistic proficiency test and have been invited to the interview, a writing test can also be arranged, following the interview. The applicant will be asked to write a text of approximately two pages on a subject connected to the doctoral plan. The purpose of the material test is to give an indication of the applicant’s written expression skills and knowledge regarding the subject of the planned degree. The exam also serves as a language test for those applicants who intend to write the written parts of the doctoral dissertation in a language other than their native language or whose native language is not Finnish, Swedish or English

Applying for the Research Study Programme

In the research study programme , the primary focus of studies is on scientific research and supplementary studies that strengthen research competence. The demonstration of proficiency is a dissertation. Applicants to the research study programme are accepted on the basis of a research plan, other application documents, and a possible interview. In connection with the assessment, the committee members assess the applicants’ skills, competences and chances of achieving success in doctoral studies. The expert committee will assess the clarity of the research plan, the contextualisation of the research and the clarity of the argument. In addition, the committee will assess the interest of the subject and the significance and impact of the project within its respective field and society at large

The specific objectives of the research study programme are to develop the student’s skills and capacity:

• producing high quality knowledge,
• interacting with the academic community and wider society,
• integrating into the activities of the international research community; and
• strengthening the position of scientific research.

Application documents – Research Study Programme

Your application documents must include the following:

• A research plan outlining the basis and objectives of the research project, earlier research related to the project, and the topics and research methods of the project. The length of the plan may not exceed 20,000 characters with spaces included. The list of references is not counted towards the character limit. Here are the instructions for preparing a study plan
• A general description of the supporting studies, their scope and their subjects . (The overall scope of the supporting studies is 75 ECTS credits.)
• An explanation of previous qualifications and studies and other factors which the applicant sees as relevant for their eligibility for further studies.
• An abstract and grade for the written presentation or equivalent submitted for a previous degree , and, if the dissertation is online, a relevant URL
• A verified copy of the previous degree certificate.

Applying for the Applied Study Programme

In the applied study programme , the primary focus is on becoming a specialist through carrying out a development project that builds the specialist knowledge and skills in a particular topic within the music field and the development work related to this topic. An applied study programme degree may be either research-orientated or artistic. In the applied study programme, practices and tools are developed on the basis of the applicant’s experience and research development work. This results in innovation and new methods to suit the needs of the operating environments of the music field.

Applicants for the Applied Study Programme are admitted on the basis of the project plan, application documents and eventual interview. The members of the expert examination board will evaluate your knowledge, skills, capability and potential for success in post-graduate studies.  The evaluation will consider how well you have identified a development need, how original your project is and what it will yield to the music community, your contextualisation of the subject and your argumentation, your clarity of language and your logic. Applicants proposing an artistically oriented degree will also be evaluated on their potential to complete the required demonstration of proficiency.

The specific objectives of the applied study programme are to develop in the student

• A high-standard combination of scientific, methodical, pedagogical, artistic or technical competences,
• the ability to develop new, high-quality methods, capabilities, materials and tools,
• the ability to gather, critically evaluate, produce and apply data,
• the ability to work together with domestic and international actors both within their respective fields and across these boundaries, and
• the ability to communicate the results of their work to different audiences.
• The applied study programme involves a doctoral portfolio, which always includes a written description of the development projects and the testing of its results, and the utilisation of information obtained from it, but also learning materials, sheet music editions, recordings, concerts, research articles, multimedia productions, computer programmes or other datasets. However, the information that the programme aims to produce and which the elements of the doctoral portfolio describe from different aspects is even more important than these concrete elements. This type of abstract development target may include a new method, an application of an existing method, a new practice, a new way of presenting or structuring existing knowledge, etc.

Students applying to the applied study programme will be selected on the basis of the project plan, application documents and a possible interview. In connection with the assessment, the board members assess the applicants’ skills, knowledge, competences and chances of achieving success in doctoral studies. The assessment takes into account the identification of the development need, the originality of the project and its contribution to the music community, the depth of contextualization of the topic and argumentation and the clarity and consistency of the language. For applicants to an artistic degree, the selection criteria also includes assessment of the artistic competences related to the doctoral portfolio and its implementation.

The project plan must indicate that the planned studies are aligned with the goals set by the Degrees Decree (794/2004).

Application documents – Applied Study Programme

The application documents must include the following sections in a single PDF file (however, separate files can be appended to the portfolio included in the application documents for the artistic applied study programme):

1.   Application letter, including

• Contact details
• Information regarding specialisation (research or artistic)
• A short description of the applicant’s motivation and goals to develop their respective field and the competences to support the completion of the project
• A character count of the project plan with spaces

2. Project plan

• The need for development and grounds
• The topic, significance and goal
• Contextualization of the topic: key concepts, delineation, perspective, main features of previous research, artistic activity or development work, etc.
• Problem setting
• Development work method and material
• Development target testing
• Development stages and schedule, actors and environment
• Description of the development target and the work outcomes (demonstration of proficiency)
• Code of Conduct of the project

3. A plan of the scientific and artistic studies required to implement the plan (by subject area, individual courses may not be necessary). Studies do not require to be specified, but a plan of the type and number of studies is required (see Study Guide ). (The scope of the supporting studies is 75 ECTS credits.)

4. Research-orientated applicants will require a CV. Artistic applied study programme applicants will require a portfolio with possible links or appendices.

See detailed instructions for preparing a portfolio

5. Research-oriented applicants must also include an abstract and grade of a previously completed thesis project in their application as well as its URL, if the project has been published online.

6. Artistic applied study programme applicants must also report the programme (15 minutes max) that they will present in the artistic proficiency test , if requested. The programme presented in the proficiency test must be clearly related to the subject area of the planned doctoral dissertation.

Recommendations, reviews or other material not mentioned above should not be appended to the application

Applied study programme applicants are recommended to read doctoral dissertations completed and being currently worked on in the Sibelius Academy, especially with regard to the applied study programme:

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Helsinki University in Finland invites application for vacant (18) PhD, Postdoctoral and Academic Positions

Helsinki University in Finland invites application for vacant PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions, is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. the oldest university in Finland.

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Researcher in Pain Chronobiology

The Faculty of Medicine invites applications for the position of POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN PAIN CHRONOBIOLOGYThe University of Helsinki is one of the leading universities in Nordics and Europe and an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. Position of postd…

Apply before 9.5.2024

Faculty of Arts

University Instructor in Korean language

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest teaching and research unit in the humanities in Finland in terms of its disciplinary structure and range of subjects. It is also a major international research, education and cultural community. Staff members in t…

Apply before 12.5.2024

Assistant / associate / professor in Neurological Rehabilitation

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of a part-time (35 %) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR    The field of the position is Neurological rehabilitation with Finnish as the language of instruction.The position may …

Apply before 14.5.2024

Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Doctoral Researcher, Catchment research

The Lammi Biological Station at the University of Helsinki is excited to announce an opening for a PhD researcher to join the newly formed group of Dr. Caio Graco-Roza.Research Description: The group focuses on studying planktonic communities and their responses to natural and anthropogen…

Apply before 26.5.2024

Faculty of Law

Doctoral researcher in Law – just transition in the Arctic

The Faculty of Law invites applications for a fixed term employment as a doctoral researcher initially from 1.1.2025 to 30.9.2026, with an option to continue the contract by two and a half (2,5) years in line with the continuation of the project to the second phase. The position is associ…

Apply before 27.5.2024

Postdoctoral researcher in Law – just transition in the Arctic

The Faculty of Law invites applications for two fixed term employment contracts for postdoctoral researchers initially from 1.1.2025 to 30.9.2026, with an option to continue the contract by one additional year in line with the continuation of the project to the second phase. The positions…

Independent institutes

Deputy Director (University Researcher)

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS) is seeking to appoint a Deputy Director to a fixed term position from 1.9.2024 until 30.8.2029. The person appointed will support the Director of the Collegium in the management of the operations of HCAS for 50% of their working time, whe…

Assistant / associate / professor in Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of a part-time (35 %)   ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR   The field of the position is Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine and the language of instruction is Finnish. The…

Apply before 29.5.2024

Doctoral Researcher in RNA-based mechanisms

The RNAcious laboratory at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, is recruiting a doctoral researcher to study how pathogens utilize RNA-based mechanisms to further infection in prokaryotic model organisms. The RNAcious laboratory, led by Dr Peter Sa…

Apply before 31.5.2024

Faculty of Science

Two Postdocs for the FAME Flagship of Advanced Mathematics for Sensing, Imaging and Modelling

The Research Council of Finland funds four Finnish Flagships over two four-year periods. The Flagship of Advanced Mathematics for Sensing, Imaging and Modelling, FAME, is a multidisciplinary consortium that develops methods of applied mathematics and physics for the benefit of society, in…

University Researcher in Environmental Seismology

The Department of Geosciences and Geography is the leading research and education unit in its field in Finland. In addition to research in geology, geophysics and geography, research into seismology and official duties in the field of seismology are carried out at the department. The Inst…

Helsinki Institute of Life Science

Postdoctoral Researcher in bioimage informatics and machine learning

Postdoctoral Researcher in bioimage informatics and machine learning through the NORPOD program NORPOD is a collaborative postdoctoral program of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine. The partnership is a network of four national research centers across the Nordics and the E…

Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Genomics and Machine Learning

Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Genomics and Machine Learning through the NORPOD program NORPOD is a collaborative postdoctoral program of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine. The partnership is a network of four national research centers across the Nordics and the…

Postdoctoral Researcher in Spatial Transcriptional Regulation

Postdoctoral Researcher in Spatial Transcriptional Regulation through the NORPOD program NORPOD is a collaborative postdoctoral program of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine. The partnership is a network of four national research centers across the Nordics and the European…

Two group leader positions, Neuroscience Center, HiLIFE

The University of Helsinki, Finland, is a vibrant scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. It is one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world. It is currently investing heavily in life sciences research.  The Neuroscience Center is an internation…

Faculty of Educational Sciences

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OR PROFESSOR

The internationally esteemed and highly successful Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki is Finland’s leading unit of research and teaching in Educational Sciences and Teacher Education. The Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki conducts res…

Apply before 3.6.2024

University Lecturer in Biochemistry (teaching in Finnish)

The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, invites applications for the position of UNIVERSITY LECTURER IN BIOCHEMISTRY (teaching in Finnish) Starting January 2025 The candidate is expected to have a strong track record in the field of Biochemistry and t…

Apply before 19.6.2024

Postdoctoral Researcher in Structural Biology

Postdoctoral Researcher in Structural Biology of innate immune response in modulation of neuronal synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease/neurodegeneration The HiLIFE – Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Helsinki, renowned for its international research excellence, is excited to …

Apply before 30.6.2024

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