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Bachelor and Master student's

should directly contact the principal investigator for available thesis topics.

PhD students from abroad are encouraged to visit us 3 to 6 months via

• EDUFI Fellowships (rolling deadline)
• EMBO Staff Exchange (rolling deadline)
• FEBS Fellowship Grants (rolling deadline)
• Fulbright-EDUFI for US PhD Students (mid-September every year)

Candidate PhD students should apply to one of the Doctoral School's of the University of Helsinki: 

• Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology (LUOVA) 
• Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources (AGFOREE)
• Doctoral Programme in Plant Sciences (DPPS)
• Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology (MBDP)
• Doctoral Programme in History and Cultural Heritage

University-funded doctoral candidate positions are open once a year (29.8.-16.9).

Postdoctoral Researchers with max. 8 years of experience after graduation can apply for

• MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadline once a year 13 September), max. 2 years of experience
• EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadline twice per year)

Emerging Investigators of the group are encouraged to seek further funding from

• Novo Nordisk Foundation
• ERC Start Grant
• Academy of Finland

Short-term visits from China, India and Africa

are also possible via the Global Innovation Network for Teaching and Learning (GINTL)

Scholars from Hungary

can visit us using the Eötvös Research Grant (pre- and postdoctoral category)

Fulbright Fellows

We are open to host Fulbright Fellows from the US or researchers from OECD counties

HFSP postdoctoral fellowships

HFSP postdoctoral fellowships encourage early career scientists to broaden their research skills by moving into new areas of study while working in a new country.