TRAINEE, Department of Cultures

The University of Helsinki Trainee Programme for International Master Students is open to all international students enrolled in a University of Helsinki master’s programme.

We are now looking for a TRAINEE for the Department of Cultures!

Your main tasks as a trainee are assisting in e.g.

• Event coordination: planning, coordinating, and organizing events for researchers, the students and the staff
• Communication: updating instructions and developing the content for websites and social media pages to promote teaching and research conducted at the Department
• Assistance with research publications: technical editing, bibliographies, and communicating with contributors 
• Other support tasks: such as organising the library and archiving
• Assistance with research projects and teaching or curriculum planning are also possible, depending on your qualifications.
  
  

We expect you to have an interest in the university administration and the development of higher education. You have good networking, communication, and writing skills. You are able work independently and in an organized manner.

Studying in one of the master's programmes of the Department of Cultures is considered a plus when applying.


We offer you an international, multidisciplinary working environment and interesting tasks. With this position, we wish to encourage students with no previous traineeship experience to apply (and who would like to include the traineeship to their degree).

The duration of the traineeship is from 1 September to 31 December 2026 (four months) of part-time (55%) work, leaving time for studies as well. The salary of a trainee is €825 per month for a part-time (55%) trainee.

The application period is from 8 April to 29 April 2026. You are eligible to apply if you are an international student enrolled in a University of Helsinki master’s programme. Read more on the programme and its eligibility criteria on the website of the traineeship programme.

Please submit your application through the University’s recruitment system by clicking on the Apply link. Please note that each trainee position has a separate Apply link. You will be asked to register into the system before you get to apply. Please use any other than your helsinki.fi account to register. You will receive a message from the recruitment system once your application has been registered. In need of assistance, please contact: recruitment@helsinki.fi (please indicate which position you have applied in the email subject line).

For more details about the position, please contact: Ulla Savolainen, ulla.savolainen@helsinki.fi.