Four University Trainees, Sustainable Chemistry

Teknillinen tiedekunta, Kestävä kemia

The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 4000 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 17,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations.

We are now looking for

Four university trainees

to join us in the Sustainable Chemistry research unit at the Faculty of Technology.

Traineeship must be part of your studies.

Position 1

The tasks include a wide range of research laboratory tasks, especially tasks related to industrial water treatment. The applicant must have an educational background in the field of chemistry, preferably at least two years of studies in chemistry.

Position 2

The tasks include a wide range of research laboratory tasks, especially related to material chemistry (for example, tasks related to the utilization of side streams formed in industry). The applicant must have an educational background in the field of chemistry, preferably at least two years of studies in chemistry.

Position 3

The tasks include a wide range of tasks in the research laboratory, especially tasks related to battery materials and their characterization. The applicant must have an educational background in the field of chemistry, preferably at least two years of studies in chemistry.

Position 4

The tasks include a wide range of research laboratory tasks, especially tasks related to circular economy-based sustainable solutions. The applicant must have an educational background in the field of chemistry, preferably at least two years of studies in chemistry.

Salary

Duration of the traineeship: 1.6.-31.8.2026

The salary in the position is 1687,47€ /month. Trial period in accordance with the collective agreement of the Finnish universities is applied to the position.

How to apply?

Interested? If yes, please apply by 15.2.2026 through our recruitment system. Include the cover letter and CV to your application. Please note that we don't accept applications received by email.

Contact information

If you have any questions, please contact postdoctoral researcher Maria Kokko, maria.kokko@oulu.fi