Results of the Recruitment for Short-Term Doctoral Researcher Positions in Health and Biosciences in 2027

The recruitment process for the short-term researcher positions in the health and biosciences research area at the University of Oulu has been successfully concluded. The positions, announced under the call “Multiple short-term doctoral researcher positions in health and biosciences” ranged from three to six months, with a total allocation of up to five person-years.

During the application period, from May 13 to August 31, 2026, a total of 32 applications were received: 17 from female applicants and 15 from male applicants. Of these applicants, 30 were based in Finland and two were based in Iran. A total of 28 applications included all the required documents and met the eligibility criteria, qualifying them for further evaluation.

The eligible applications were evaluated by the Doctoral Education Committee of Health and Biosciences, with all potential conflicts of interest duly considered. The applications were evaluated based on applicants’ motivation and competence, research quality and novelty, and the feasibility of the research plan. Priority was given to doctoral researchers working as professionals in healthcare. In addition, the graduate school’s guidelines incorporate a gender perspective by ensuring that, when top candidates are equally qualified, preference is given to a candidate from the underrepresented gender in the field.

Following the evaluation, positions were offered to the highest-ranked applicants who met the selection criteria. In total, 13 applicants were selected, including 7 women and 6 men.

We congratulate the selected candidates and thank all applicants for their interest in these positions.