Visiting Research Fellow Programme

The Visiting Research Fellow programme aims to attract high-quality researchers across the world to visit KRIMO from one month up to one year. Applications are welcomed from researchers with a PhD at any level of experience and seniority, from postdoctoral fellows to professors.
Research at KRIMO

The Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, or KRIMO for short, is a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Helsinki, specialising in research and monitoring of crime and legal policy in Finland. KRIMO’s researchers are interested in a multitude of crime and policy-related issues. For example, KRIMO’s research areas include: register-based study of crime and sanctions, youth crime, homicide research, legislative studies on participation, quality, and impact of regulation, access to justice research, debt research, and so on. While most of our resident researchers come from social sciences or legal background, KRIMO welcomes applicants for the visitor programme for all disciplinary backgrounds.
Visiting Research Fellow Programme

Through the Visiting Research Fellow Programme, KRIMO welcomes up to two visiting research fellows per academic semester. Visiting research fellows are expected to participate in the academic life at the institute, for example, by giving a presentation of the ongoing research and/or by organising a workshop, seminar, by guest lectures, or by other means. 

Criteria for appointment

  • research interests that align with the research interests and ongoing work at KRIMO
  • identification of a potential academic host for the research visit
  • typically, a planned collaboration with researchers at KRIMO (a research plan of one page to be enclosed to the application)

Application and approval process

  • Applications are completed online, using the following form.
  • In addition to filling the form, the following documents need to be enclosed
  1. A motivation letter with the planned dates of the visit and motivation for applying for a research visit to our Institute; 
  2. A research proposal (no longer than one page), which includes a description of activities and goals to be pursued during the stay at our Institute; 
  3. A curriculum vitae, including a list of publications

The curriculum vitae must contain at least the following information: 

  • Personal details and academic education 
  • The most important positions 
  • Scientific grants received during the past five years 
  • The most significant scientific expert duties and elected positions 
  • The most significant scientific honours and awards 

Timescale

Applications will be considered twice a year. The deadlines are: February 15 for the fall semester (starts in September), and September 1 for the spring semester (starts in January). Applicants will be informed about the decisions via email by April 1 and October 15.

Facilities offered

  • office space
  • access to library services
  • access to all the seminars and workshops at the institute and at the University of Helsinki

Programme costs

The institute is not able to finance the Visiting Research Fellows. Fellows are expected to be self-funded, including their travel expenses and housing during the stay. However, the institute does not collect any desk fees from fellows accepted to the programme.

Further advice 

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