Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Fellow Positions in ICT
Aalto University / University of Helsinki
- Department: Computer Science
- City: Espoo / Helsinki
- Country: Finland
- Posted on: Saturday, 12 July 2025
- Application Deadline: Sunday, 31 August 2025
- Job Language Requirements: English
Job Description
The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT), which is a strategic partnership between Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Fellows. These two leading universities in Finland are both located in the Helsinki capital region.
The HIIT Postdoctoral Fellow positions extend up to three years. For more senior candidates, HIIT offers a HIIT Research Fellow position for up to five years. The length of the contract as well as the starting and ending dates are negotiable.
All excellent researchers in any area of ICT can be considered, but priority is given to candidates who support one (or more) of the HIIT strategic focus areas (https://www.hiit.fi/about/research/):
* Artificial Intelligence
* Computational Health
* Cybersecurity
* Data Science
* Foundations of Computing
Aalto University and the University of Helsinki are both committed to fostering an inclusive environment with people from diverse backgrounds, and researchers from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
Application Instructions
The deadline for applications is August 31st, 2025 at 23:59 EEST (UTC+03:00). By applying to this call, you use one application to apply to positions at both of the HIIT hosting institutions; the employing university will be determined according to the supervising professor.
More information about the positions, including participating supervisors, can be found at https://www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoctoral-and-research-fellow-positions/.
Note that due to the holiday season, responses to inquiries may be delayed.
Christina Sirviö
Coordinator
HIIT- Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
HIIT boosts IT research at Aalto University and University of Helsinki
HIIT https://www.hiit.fi/