Project Planner - University of Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland
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Job Description
The Research Program Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, is seeking a Project Planner for a fixed-term position at the Meilahti Campus starting June 2026. The role involves supporting grant applications, project management, laboratory management, and collaboration coordination. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Systems Biology, Immunology, Metabolism, or RNA biology, with experience in research support roles. The position offers a salary of about 3900 €/month, with a six-month trial period. The role aims to enhance project planning, coordination, and research administration to ensure successful project execution and dissemination.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Helsinki, Finland | 293 |
| Remote - Finland | 2 |
| Lammi, Finland | 2 |
| Vaasa, Finland | 2 |
| Tallinn, Estonia | 1 |
| Kilpisjärvi, Finland | 1 |
| Espoo, Finland | 1 |
| Mäntsälä, Finland | 1 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Researcher | 128 |
| Trainee | 15 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 11 |
| Professor | 11 |
| Lecturer | 8 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 6 |
| Dean | 6 |
| Educator | 4 |
| International Trainee | 4 |
| Doctoral Researcher | 3 |
| Teacher Education Research Professor | 2 |
| Research Funding Advisor | 2 |
| Research Technician | 2 |
| Laboratory Technician | 2 |
| Intern | 2 |
| Humanities Professional | 2 |
| Project Coordinator | 2 |
| Group Leader | 2 |
| Teacher | 2 |
| Program Manager | 2 |
| Professor in Clinical Data Science | 2 |
| Healthcare Professional | 2 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in AI-EMOTION | 1 |
| Director | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Cultural Memory Studies | 1 |
| Brand and Marketing Trainee | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied microeconometrics | 1 |
| Business collaboration liaison manager | 1 |
| Coordinator | 1 |
| HR Services Trainee | 1 |
| Research Technician / Laboratory Manager | 1 |
| Doctoral Researcher in Disease Ecology | 1 |
| Research assistant | 1 |
| Professor in Nutrition and cardiometabolic health | 1 |
| Trainee for the European and Nordic studies MA programme and for the Centre for European Studies | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Insect Morphology and Evolution | 1 |
| Trainee in Sustainable Renewable Resources Technologies | 1 |
| Development of healthcare services | 1 |
| University Teacher in Ecology, Evolutionary and Conservation Biology | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics | 1 |
| Software Engineer | 1 |
| Research Infrastructure Coordinator | 1 |
| Research Fellow in Migration and Health | 1 |
| Project Planner | 1 |
| Lab Manager/Research Technician | 1 |
| University Teacher in Ecology | 1 |
| Researcher in Medieval Manuscript Studies | 1 |
| Research Assistant | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Microeconometrics | 1 |
| Chemistry and Physics Education | 1 |
| Customer Service | 1 |
| Project coordinator | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Agricultural Economics | 1 |
| Professor of Medical Genetics | 1 |
| University Lecturer in Theoretical Philosophy | 1 |
| Doctoral researcher | 1 |
| Finnish language and literature education | 1 |
| Information Systems Specialist | 1 |
| Food Design | 1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Professor | 1 |
| Researcher in Women's Health and Immunology | 1 |
| HR Information System Trainee | 1 |
| Niacin Researcher | 1 |
| Researcher in Metabolism and Aging | 1 |
| Technician | 1 |
| European Studies Lecturer | 1 |
| Data Scientist | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Cell Biology | 1 |
| Research Software Engineer | 1 |
| Cell Biology Researcher | 1 |
| Cancer Data Science | 1 |
| Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | 1 |
| Researcher in Mathematics | 1 |
| Advisor | 1 |
| Research Leader | 1 |
| Project planner | 1 |
| Senior specialist | 1 |
| Postdoctoral researcher | 1 |
| Dermatology and Allergology | 1 |
| Research Fellow in trustworthy AI | 1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Lecturer | 1 |
| Manager | 1 |
| Trainee for HR Services | 1 |
| Assistant Professor | 1 |
| Research Infrastructure Manager | 1 |
| Archaeology Trainee | 1 |
| Healthcare | 1 |
| Research Fellow | 1 |
| Doctoral Researcher in Choline Research | 1 |
| University Lecturer in Japanese Studies | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics Professor or Assistant/Associate Professor | 1 |
| Research Coordinator | 1 |
| Researcher in Digital Humanities or Computer Science | 1 |
| General Administration trainee | 1 |
| Trainee for Caring Labour Project | 1 |
| Bioinformatician | 1 |
| Research and Teaching Position in Environmental Policy | 1 |
| Research Infrastructure Technician | 1 |
| Biology Education Professor | 1 |
| Environmental Science University Lecturer | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 75 |
| Mid-level | 14 |
| Manager | 7 |
| Senior | 7 |
| Intern | 6 |
| Professor | 2 |
| Expert | 2 |
| Specialist | 1 |
| Postdoctoral | 1 |
| Doctorate | 1 |
University of Helsinki appears in 304 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Helsinki, Finland, Remote - Finland, and Lammi, Finland.
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Job Details
Responsibilities
- Support grant applications and reporting
- Organize meetings and document decisions
- Coordinate ethics applications and data/sample transfers
- Support collaboration logistics and manuscript preparation
- Assist with lab management tasks
Requirements
- PhD in Systems Biology, Immunology, Metabolism, or RNA biology
- Research project support experience
- Excellent English skills
