Welcome to work at the University of Eastern Finland! On this page, you will find the currently open positions in research, teaching, and administration. Depending on the position, we work flexibly at two campuses in Kuopio and Joensuu.
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Apply by: 29.04.2025 - Place of employment: The Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Physics and Mathematics, Joensuu
Apply by: 11.05.2025 - Place of employment: The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Karelian Institute, Joensuu
Apply by: 31.05.2025 - Place of employment: The Faculties of Health Sciences and Science, Forestry, and Technology, Kuopio
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We are committed to open, transparent, and merit-based recruitment (OTM-R).
In recruitment and personnel selection, we adhere to the national recommendation for responsible researcher evaluation, and we continuously strive to enhance the position and careers of our researchers.
Instructions relating to the application of vacant positions and title of docent
Shared doctoral researcher position system / Early Stage Researcher positions
- Employer's commitment to a parallel contract of employment (appendice for application)
- Agreement on parallel contracts of employment for an Early Stage Researcher
Philosophical Faculty
- Apply for docentship
- Evaluation of teaching skills and portfolio instructions
- Instructions for a new employee
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
- Instructions for giving a teaching demonstration
- Instructions for preparing a portfolio of teaching merits
- Instructions for writing a research plan
- Instructions for persons applying for a title of Docent
Faculty of Health Sciences
- Instructions for preparing a portfolio of teaching merits
- Instructions for persons applying for a title of Docent
- Instructions for a Research Plan, Doctoral Researcher (UEF Doctoral Student) positions
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
- Apply for docentship
- Instructions for preparing a portfolio of teaching merits (valid from 29.4.2021)
- Evaluation form: Postdoctoral researchers
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)