Do you hold a Master’s degree and dream of pursuing a fully funded PhD in the Helsinki, Finland? Great news! University of Helsinki now accepting online applications for fully funded PhD positions across a wide range of disciplines. Passionate and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through the respective university’s official application portals and take the next big step in their research journey.”
1. Funded PhD Vacancy in Number Theory
Position Description:
The brand-new Number Theory Research Group at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Helsinki is seeking 1-2 doctoral researchers to join a research project on analytic number theory. The work is part of the research project “Higher rank symmetries in analytic number theory” funded by the Academy of Finland and the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, which is led by Assistant Professor Jori Merikoski. The position is for a fixed term of three years, with flexibility regarding the starting date.
Deadline to Apply: 14.01.2026
2. 8-10 Funded PhD Vacancy in Philosophy / Philosophy of Religion
Position Description:
We are recruiting 8-10 early-career researchers at different career stages (doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers for fixed-term employment) to the four UH-based research groups within the Centre of Excellence, Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (MePhiS), funded by the Research Council of Finland. At a later stage, we will also recruit university researchers.
Deadline to Apply: 17.12.2025
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3. Funded PhD Vacancy in Philosophy of Religion
Position Description:
As a research group within MePhiS, the group Suffering and the Problem of Life in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion deals with the issues of evil, suffering, and the meaning of life, which are fundamental to various worldviews. While the problem of evil has been extensively addressed in the philosophy of religion, the group is not primarily concerned with common forms of theistic theodicies and their critiques.
Deadline to Apply: 17.12.2025
4. Funded PhD Vacancy in History of Ethics / Legal History
Position Description:
We are looking for a promising junior scholar with a master’s degree in a relevant field of history of ideas (e.g., history of ethics, moral theology/philosophy, legal history), to undertake a dissertation project within MePhiS. A key element of the proposed dissertation is a historical investigation of a specific topic within the theme of the research group, History of Ethics and Law of Responding to Suffering.
Deadline to Apply: 17.12.2025
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5. Funded PhD Vacancy in Study of Religion
Position Description:
As a research team within MePhiS, the group Future, Futurelessness, and Vernacular Responses to Suffering seeks researchers in the field of the study of religion to investigate both empirically and theoretically the vernacular responses to suffering within the contexts of lived spirituality and lived non-religion today.
Deadline to Apply: 17.12.2025
6. Funded PhD Vacancy in AI in scientific problem solving
Position Description:
We invite applications for a doctoral researcher position for a fixed term 42-month employment contract starting in February 2026. We are looking for a promising employee with a background in the philosophy of science, cognitive science, or science studies, preferably with some knowledge of biomedical sciences or natural sciences, to undertake a PhD exploring the use of artificial intelligence in scientific problem solving.
Deadline to Apply: 15.12.2025
7. Funded PhD Vacancy in vision science
Position Description:
We are looking for a doctoral candidate to work on the EU-funded project “Enhancing perceptual experience in XR environments”. The research will be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Maria Olkkonen in the Color and Material perception lab, which is part of the Perception, Action, and Cognition Group at the Department of Psychology of the University of Helsinki. The candidate will have ample opportunity to interact with the other members of the EU network, and the project contains a secondment at a related company.