Doctoral researcher in Health Sciences / Doktorand i hälsovetenskaper

Åbo Akademi ledigförklarar en avlönad doktorandbefattning i hälsovetenskaper med placering vid institutionen för natur- och hälsovetenskaperi Vasa, Finland. Anställningen är för tre års tid (36 månader), med start 1.9.2026 eller enligt överenskommelse. Den tidsbundna anställningen är på heltid.

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Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a fixed-term salaried position as Doctoral Researcher in Health Sciences. The position is placed at the Department of Natural and Health Sciences in Vaasa, Finland. This position is full time for three years (36 months), with start date 1.9.2026 (or as agreed).

ABOUT THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROJECT

The Department of Natural and Health Sciences and the subject of Health Sciences at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa constitutes a dynamic and internationally recognized research environment. In addition to the research activities of individual researchers, the department is involved in several national and international collaboration networks and projects. One of these projects is "The promotion of parental wellbeing as a key public mental health strategy: The case of gendered work-life balance and its socio contextual mechanisms in contemporary working life" (PROPEL 2026-2030). The project is funded by the Research Council of Finland.

PROPEL is a consortium project involving Åbo Akademi University and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL, as well as international collaboration partners. The project applies a health promotion perspective in aiming to identify and understand the multi-level mechanisms of work-life balance as a key dimension or determinant of mental wellbeing among working parents and their families. PROPEL places special emphasis on gender (in)equality and intersectionality perspectives. The project encompasses 9 sub-studies, representing macro-, meso, and micro-level aspects of the p