The fellowship is intended for mid-career researchers in the fields of the humanities and social sciences with an affiliation with a university in Sweden.
The purpose of this Nordic Fellowship Programme is to facilitate academic exchange between Sweden and Finland and to give the selected fellows an opportunity to pursue their research interests in the multidisciplinary environment of HCAS. The working language of HCAS is English, and the Collegium expects the fellows to be present for at least 80 % of their working time. The program ismade possible by funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
Who can apply
The HCAS-RJ Fellowship is intended for mid-career researchers representing any discipline in the humanities and social science, including law, theology, and behavioral sciences. Mid-career researcher refers to persons who have received their PhD degree more than five years ago and do not yet have a full professorship. In addition, applicants should have an affiliation with a university in Sweden. The job title of the position is University Researcher.
Besides having a doctoral degree in the humanities or social sciences, successful candidates should have the ability to produce internationally recognized high-quality research in their field. Their research topic should also show potential for interdisciplinary collaboration.
The Director of HCAS makes the decision on the fellowship based on the applicants’ academic merits and the suitability of their research topic for HCAS.
What we offer
HCAS provides a creative and inspiring research environment, which allows the fellows to pursue their personal research projects. All fellows have an office on HCAS premises, located at the heart of the University of Helsinki on the City Centre Campus, with easy access to libraries and other university services. More information about HCAS is available on our webpage.
The HCAS-RJ Fellowship is a salaried position. The salary will be based on levels 6–7 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will receive a salary component based on personal work performance. The annual gross salary is 60 000 – 73 000 €. Moreover, the RJ Fellow is entitled to a housing benefit arranged by the HCAS as well as a personal allowance up to 4 000 € for research and travel costs.
Applications must be written in English and submitted electronically together with the required attachments. These are:
Other attachments, including letters of recommendation or certificates, are not taken into consideration.
Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking the following link:
The deadline for applications is 28 November 2024 at 23.59 local Helsinki time. The decision on the appointments will be announced by the end of the year. We kindly ask that any inquiries and questions about the recruitment be addressed to collegium-recruitment@helsinki.fi
Who we are
The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies is an independent institute for advanced study at the University of Helsinki. The purpose of the Collegium is to promote high-quality research in the humanities and social sciences, further interaction between different academic fields, and to facilitate international and interdisciplinary research collaboration.
HCAS is committed to the values of equality and inclusivity in all its operations, including recruitment.