Why Should you Choose the University of Helsinki
We strive to be the best place to work for our staff and have also set this as our strategic objective.
We systematically develop inclusivity, pluralism, supervisory work and career opportunities, and we pay particular attention to occupational wellbeing.
Our values – Bildung, truth, freedom and inclusivity – guide our activities in the recruitment and leadership of staff.
We promise our prospective and current staff that we will act in an open, equal and non-discriminatory manner.
We ambitiously develop the services and benefits we offer our staff.
Equality is one of the University’s fundamental values. We identify and eliminate practices and structures that create and maintain inequality. Equality and accessibility promote the multicultural and multilingual profile of the University community.
The University’s students and researchers work together on the campuses, often in the same facilities. Interaction between students and other staff plays a vital role in the University’s daily operations. The University of Helsinki is a smoke-free place of study and work.
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area also provides researchers with numerous cooperation opportunities.
The high-quality teaching, research and innovation activities of the University of Helsinki are highly regarded on the international stage.
In international university rankings, we have continuously ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and the top 30 universities in Europe. We outperform other Finnish universities in several fields.
We are one of the founding members of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), which also includes the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our funding base is solid, with approximately 60% of our annual budget covered with public funds. We offer comprehensive support services to applicants for research funding. Read More…