Visiting Professor Program

Visiting Professor Program strengthens international cooperation.

The Visiting Professor Program brings internationally recognized scholars for visits at the City Centre Campus of the University of Helsinki. A yearly call for applications is open in the spring.

More information about HSSH Visiting Professors.

Read more about experiences from the Visiting Professor Program.
The search for visiting professors
The yearly call for applications is open 18.6.–15.9.2025 16.00.

Submit your application using this form.

The mission of HSSH is to support multidisciplinary research, cross-faculty cooperation and methodological development at the City Center Campus. In order to support this, we invite proposals for HSSH Visiting Professor positions for 2025. 

The program aims to support international research networks at the city center campus. All HSSH-affiliated research groups can propose candidates. We are seeking visiting professors that will catalyze research group cooperation inside the university of Helsinki by serving more than one research group, and enhance interdisciplinary debates and help.

This is how the HSSH Visiting Professor program works:

1. The program aims at supporting international research networks at the city center campus. All HSSH-affiliated researchers can propose candidates. We are seeking VPs that will catalyze research group cooperation (inside UH) by serving more than one research group, enhance interdisciplinary debates and help.

2. The application is submitted by a PI at the University Helsinki center campus and has to be supported by another PI from a different research group.

3. We expect the VPs to spend a minimum period of 2 weeks/year in Helsinki.

4. For 2026, we are opening 4-5 VP slots (depending on budget details).

HSSH will support each visitor with a budget that includes:
  • a 4000 € fee for the VP (note: possible taxes paid in Finland will be deducted)
  • travel costs
  • accommodation costs 
 Visiting professor’s program in Helsinki should consist of elements such as:
  • one public lecture / an open workshop
  • mentoring PhD candidates
  • participation activities of at least two HSSH-research groups

The PIs at the University of Helsinki have an important role in hosting the visiting professors and acting as a strong point of contact between the Visiting Professor and the research group. 

For more information on the Visiting Professor Program, contact Pekka Mäkelä pekka.a.makela@helsinki.fi