ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR, medical genetics

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of a part-time (35%)

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR

The field of the position is medical genetics and the language of instruction is Swedish.

The position may be filled as assistant professor, associate professor or professor depending on the candidates’ merits and career stage.

The professorship in medical genetics is associated with a research director’s position at Folkhälsan Research Centre. Applicants must submit separate applications for the professorship and the research director’s position.

Assistant / associate professor

An appointee to the position of assistant/associate professor in the tenure track system shall hold a doctoral degree, have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work and have the teaching skills necessary for the position. In addition, applicants for assistant professorships shall demonstrate their ability and motivation for an academic career through publications and other means.

When considering applicants’ qualifications, account shall be taken not only of their research work and teaching qualifications, but also of their success in obtaining external research funding, international research experience and other international experience.

Professor

An appointee to a professorship shall hold a doctoral degree and have top-level scholarly qualifications, experience in the supervision of scientific research, as well as the ability to provide toplevel research-based teaching and to supervise theses and dissertations. In addition, the appointee shall present documentation of international cooperation in the field of research that he or she represents. Holders of professorships shall also have the skills necessary for serving as an academic leader.

When considering the applicant’s qualifications, attention shall be given to scientific publications and other research results of scientific value, teaching experience and pedagogical training, the ability to produce teaching material, other teaching merits and, if necessary, a demonstration of teaching skills as well as the applicant’s participation in doctoral education. Account shall also be taken of the applicant’s activity in the scientific community, success in obtaining external research funding, international research experience and international elected positions as well as leadership and interaction skills. To ensure that the applicant’s ability to supervise theses and dissertations meets the requirements of the Faculty of Medicine, he or she must have completed the supervision of at least one doctoral dissertation. The requirement for a supervised dissertation must be met by the end of the application deadline.

Requirements for language skills

The person performing the university's teaching and research position is required to master the language in which he or she must provide teaching. Successful completion of the task also requires good English language skills.

When the language of instruction is Swedish, the language proficiency recommended for successfully attending to the duties of the position corresponds with level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. At the faculty’s discretion, level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages may be accepted as a minimum Swedish language proficiency requirement. More information: Instructions for applicants of teaching and research positions | University of Helsinki 

Duties

The assistant professor / associate professor / professor is responsible for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education in medical genetics. In addition, the assistant / associate / professor participates in practical small group teaching and in lecture-based teaching in their area of expertise within the degree programmes in Medicine and Dentistry, as well as in the Master's Programme in Translational Medicine (Transmed). Teaching may also take place across all educational programs of the faculty. The primary language of instruction is Swedish, but teaching may also be offered in English.

The professor’s duties also include carrying out and supervising scientific research, following related developments in research, and participating in community relations and Finnish and international cooperation in the field. In addition, the professor’s duties include other tasks assigned to the department.

Salary 

The gross annual starting salary for a full-time professor varies approximately between 84 000 and 92 000 euros and the starting salary for a full-time assistant/associate professor approximately between 68 000 and 75 000 euros, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. Please note that this position is a part-time professorship (35% of full-time). 

Application documents 

Applications must have the following enclosures as a one single PDF file (in English):

• CV;
• Scientific activities: free-form, one-page report of the applicant’s scientific activities;
• Statement of intent: a statement of no more than one page on how the applicant intends to carry out the duties of the position and develop the teaching and research in the field;
• List of received funding sources (€)
• List of publications
• List of selected 20 publications

Applicants are also requested to submit the "Documentation of Teaching Qualifications" form.

The Documentation of teaching qualifications -form, the instructions and requirements for language skills are available on the Faculty’s website at https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-medicine/about us/work-us

Instructions, requirements for language skills and models are available on the Faculty’s website at https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-medicine/faculty/recruitment

Please submit your application (in PDF-format) using the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via the link Apply for job. Applicants who are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to submit their application via the SAP HR portal.

The closing date for applications is 10.12.2026

The position of research director associated with the professorship must be applied according to Folkhälsan’s instructions: Chef för programmet och professor i genetisk forskning

If the process for appointing the research director is cancelled or if Folkhälsan and the Faculty of Medicine appointment committees put forward differing proposals, the process for appointing the Faculty of Medicine assistant / associate / professor will be cancelled.

If the appointee to the professorship resigns from the position of research director at Folkhälsan, his or her employment contract with the University of Helsinki will also be terminated.

Further information

Further information about the position may be obtained from the Director of Medicum, Professor Eero Mervaala, eero.mervaala(at)Helsinki.fi, 029 412 5355.

For enquiries about the recruitment process and for technical support for using the University’s electronic recruitment system, please contact HR Specialist Taru Huovari (recruitment(at)helsinki.fi).

Please see more information for international staff and/or about the university as an employer: https:// www.helsinki.fi/en/university/working-at-the-university.

The Faculty of Medicine promotes scientific research of a high standard and is responsible for providing research-based undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine, dentistry, psychology and logopedics, as well as for the English-language Master’s Programme in Translational Medicine, Master’s Programme in Development of Health Care Services and provides also psychotherapist education. In addition to its teaching and research activities, the Faculty serves as a significant expert organisation in the healthcare sector and contributes to the discourse on ethics in the field. In terms of research, the Faculty aims for a place among the best medical faculties in the world, while consolidating and strengthening its status as a top-level institution of medical education. 
 

Together with HUS Helsinki University Hospital and the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, constitutes the Academic Medical Center. This medical center has been very successful in international comparisons, ranking among the top 10 medical campuses in Europe and among the top 50 globally.

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