REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

For the Doctoral Researcher’s position, the appointee is expected to have an applicable second-cycle degree and the right to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Helsinki.
For the Doctoral Researcher’s position, the appointee must enroll as a PhD student at the University of Helsinki. The appointee should either already have the right to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki by the start of the appointment or apply for the right and obtain it within the probationary period of six months of their appointment. If the appointee does not already have the right to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki, it must be applied for separately, please see: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research/doctoral-education/the-application-process-in-a-nutshell
Please check the admission periods and eligibility criteria at https://www.helsinki.fi/en/admissions-and-education/apply-doctoral-programmes/doctoral-programmes/doctoral-programmes-environmental-food-and-biological-sciences/doctoral-programme-microbiology-and-biotechnology/admissions-doctoral-studies
For the Postdoctoral Researcher’s position, the appointee shall hold a doctoral degree and have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work as well as the teaching skills necessary for the position. In the postdoctoral researcher’s position, the degree requirement (doctoral degree) must be met by the beginning of the employment.
The Postdoctoral/Doctoral Researcher should have a PhD or a master’s degree in microbiology, computer science, or bioinformatics (or a related field). Prior experience in R and coding is expected. Experience in analysing high-throughput sequencing data is a bonus. Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written, are expected.

Please refer the Job description for details