Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor, medical genetics

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki seeks a part-time (35%) assistant professor, associate professor or professor in medical genetics, with Swedish as the language of instruction; the level depends on the appointee's merits and career stage. The professorship is associated with a research director's position at Folkhälsan Research Centre, for which a separate application is required under Folkhälsan's instructions. Duties include undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education in medical genetics, small-group and lecture teaching in the Medicine and Dentistry degree programmes and the Master's Programme in Translational Medicine, and carrying out and supervising research in the field.

Full-time starting salaries are about €84,000–92,000 per year for a professor and €68,000–75,000 for an assistant or associate professor, prorated to the 35% appointment. The closing date for applications is 10 December 2026.

Doctoral degree; for a professorship, top-level scholarly qualifications, research supervision experience and at least one completed doctoral dissertation supervised by the deadline. Swedish proficiency recommended at CEFR C2 (C1 may be accepted) and good English. One PDF in English with CV, a one-page report of scientific activities, a one-page statement of intent, received funding, a publication list and 20 selected publications, plus the Documentation of Teaching Qualifications form.