TWO TRAIN­EES (Helsinki Col­legium for Ad­vanced Stud­ies)

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS) is an independent institute of advanced study within the University of Helsinki. It provides a top-class, international research environment for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The Collegium promotes innovative interdisciplinary cooperation, both within the Collegium and at the University of Helsinki. Collegium fellows are recruited annually to work on their research projects.

HCAS is now looking for TWO TRAINEES to work in various tasks

One trainee for period 1.2.-30.6.2022. Work is part-time (60%).
One trainee for period 1.4.-30.6.2022. Work is full time (100%).

The main duty of the trainee is to assist the Collegium researchers in their various research projects. Tasks of the trainees may include, for example, processing research material, retrieving information, editing publications, linguistic support, and translating texts. The trainee also assists at academic events and with unit communications and administration. In the spring 2022 Collegium is celebrating its 20 years anniversary and trainees are also asked to help with different tasks in various event.

We expect you to have a good command of English, and other language skills are an asset. In addition, the trainee must be a Master's degree student at the University of Helsinki. We particularly appreciate interest in research and in assisting at projects in the humanities and social sciences. We also appreciate willingness to engage with more practical duties related to organizing events, as well as a brisk attitude, team spirit and good organizational skills. Furthermore, we regard skills related to visual communications, photo and video editing, or layout design of publications as an asset.
In addition to the capabilities described above, we hope that you will adapt well to our open and collaborative work community.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer our trainees an international work environment and interesting assignments related to research in the humanities and social sciences. We support the trainees’ work with active guidance, so that you can get the most out of your traineeship. A two-month probationary period will apply.

HOW TO APPLY

The application, which includes an application letter and curriculum vitae, is submitted through the 'Apply for a Job' link via the University of Helsinki's electronic recruitment system. Please indicate clearly in your application, which trainee position you are applying (60% traineeship or 100% traineeship).
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: [email protected] .

THE DURATION OF THE TRAINEESHIPS
One trainee for period 1.2.-30.6.2022. The salary of a trainee is €840 per month for a part-time (60%) trainee.

One trainee for period 1.4.-30.6.2022. The salary of a trainee is €1400 per month (100%).

The application period is from 19 October to 8 November 2021.

For more details about the position, please contact Kaisa Kaakinen via email: kaisa.kaakinen(a)helsinki.fi