Results of the Doctoral Programme Recruitment for 2026–2028

The recruitment process for five full-time, three-year doctoral researcher positions for the period 2026–2028 has been successfully concluded. The positions were announced in the call “Doctoral researcher positions in the Doctoral Programmes of Health and Biosciences (HBS-DP), Human Sciences (HS-DP), Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE-DP), and Technology and Natural Sciences (TNS-DP)”.

Two of these positions were allocated to the HBS-DP, while the remaining three were assigned to the HS-DP, ITEE-DP, and TNS-DP, one position per programme. A total of 128 applications were submitted during the application period from June 25 to August 31, 2025, comprising 76 female and 52 male applicants. Among the 128 applicants, 85 were from Finland, while the rest came from other European countries, Africa, Asia, and North America.

The eligible applications were evaluated by the Doctoral Programmes. According to the evaluation of applications, all the applicants who received the highest evaluation ranking points and fulfilled all the required eligibility criteria were selected for the positions. The evaluation and ranking of the applications were based on the competence of the applicant, quality of research (scientific quality, novelty, innovativeness), feasibility of research plan, and overall assessment. Additionally, the graduate school guidelines incorporate a gender perspective by ensuring that, when there are equally qualified top candidates, preference is given to a candidate from the underrepresented gender in the field.

Based on the evaluations, five applicants were selected for the positions, including four female and one male candidate. Their academic disciplines covered biomedical sciences, information technology, economic sciences, and geosciences.

We extend our congratulations to the selected candidates and thank all applicants for their interest in the positions.