Postdoctoral and Doctoral Researcher Positions in AI, ML, Algorithmic Bioinformatics (Helsinki, FI)

Researchers from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki are looking for Postdoctoral and/or Doctoral Researchers in multiple areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Algorithmic Bioinformatics.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment with people from diverse backgrounds, and researchers from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications is March 2nd, 2025 at 11:59 PM (23:59 UTC+02:00). By applying to this call, organized by Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, you use one application to apply to positions for both of our hosting institutions, Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. Aalto University and the University of Helsinki are the two leading universities in Finland in computer science and information technology. Both are located in the Helsinki Metropolitan area, and the employing university will be determined by the supervising professor. Please see below for additional information on the application process. (In the section entitled “How to Apply”)

The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) brings together the world-class expertise of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki in joint research centers and programs. There are multiple researchers from either Aalto University or the University of Helsinki participating in this open call. Recruited researchers will work with one of the recruiters, or in some cases, a shared position may also be possible.

Research Groups

These positions are funded by individual researchers or research groups in the Helsinki ICT community. The Supervisors below are either at Aalto University or the University of Helsinki. Our researchers who are recruiting are listed with their research interests. They may be recruiting both a doctoral and postdoctoral researcher or just one of the two. More information about the professors and/or the research groups can be found below:

Research Groups
These positions are funded by individual researchers or research groups in the Helsinki ICT community. The Supervisors below are either at Aalto University or the University of Helsinki. Our researchers who are recruiting are listed with their research interests. They may be recruiting both a doctoral and postdoctoral researcher or just one of the two. More information about the professors and/or the research groups can be found below:

• Antti Honkela (UH)
  • differential privacy; privacy attacks; foundation models
  • both
  • Postdoctoral and Doctoral Researcher
• Samuel Kaski (Aalto)
  • Probabilistic Machine Learning; automatic experimental design; collaborative machine learning
  • both Postdoctoral and Doctoral Researcher
• Heikki Mannila (Aalto)
  • Data Analysis; Sequential and time-series data; Structure discovery, matrix decompositions; Applications of AI methods in energy systems and in manufacturing industry
  • only Postdoctoral Researcher
• Kai Puolamäki (UH)
  • explainable artificial intelligence; uncertainty quantification; machine learning in natural sciences
  • both Postdoctoral and Doctoral Researcher
• Juho Rousu (Aalto)
  • Structured output prediction; Interpretable non-linear models; Multi-view learning
  • only Postdoctoral Researcher
• Jörg Tiedemann (UH)
  • natural language processing; large language models; machine translation
  • only Postdoctoral Researcher
• Alexandru Tomescu (UH)
  • Algorithmic Bioinformatics; Experimental algorithms; Efficient implementations; Graph structures
  • only Doctoral Researcher

Required attachments:

(1) Cover letter (1-2 pages in length) which clearly states your motivation for applying to work with said supervisor, your future research plans and how you could contribute to the research produced by the supervisor and research area, and other relevant information.

(2) CV

(3) List of publications (please do not attach full copies of publications)

(4) For Postdoctoral researchers: A transcript of doctoral studies and the degree certificate of the doctoral degree

For Doctoral researchers: A transcript of Master’s and Bachelor’s studies and the degree certificate of the Master’s degree

(5) Contact details of possible referees from 2-3 senior academic people. We will contact your referees if recommendation letters are required.

All materials should be submitted in English in a PDF format. Note: files should be 5MB max. You can upload up to five files to the eRecruitment system, each 5MB.

In the evaluation of the candidates, emphasis is put on the quality of the candidate’s previous research and international experience as as well as the innovativeness, impact potential, and feasibility of the future research plans of the candidate.

Candidates short-listed may be invited for an interview either at the Otaniemi or Kumpula campus or for an interview conducted via Zoom.