"PROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN RESTORATION ECOLOGY"

The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences invite applications for the position of: PROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN RESTORATION ECOLOGY

The successful applicant may be appointed to assistant/associate professorship (tenure track) (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/university/careers-at-the-university-of-helsinki/tenure-track-at-the-university-of-helsinki), or a full professorship depending on the applicant’s qualifications and career stage.

We are seeking an ecologist with expertise in urban ecosystems and their restoration or rehabilitation. Relevant research themes include, but are not limited to, urban ecology, bioremediation, landscape design, or restoration practices. Suitable backgrounds for the position include, for example, experience with methodologies to assess the ecological/socio-environmental outcomes of environmental restoration, drawing from a potentially broad range of theoretical foundations, or in-the-field experimentation. Interest and experience of investigating ecosystem-based approaches to tackling broad environmental challenges is also an advantage.

This position will be part of the Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL) multi Faculty action led by the Faculty of Arts... [full description of DIVSOL].

An appointee must have a doctoral degree and have top-level scholarly qualifications... [qualifications details]. The applicant is expected to develop and teach courses on urban pollution and restoration.

Furthermore, account shall also be taken of... [assessment criteria]. The University of Helsinki has signed the DORA Declaration (https://sfdora.org)...

The starting annual gross salary for assistant/associate professors typically amounts to 65,000 -87,000 euros and for full professors to 75,000 – 95,000 euros... startup package.

The position is based in the Department of Environmental Sciences. It is one of the three departments in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences...

Application procedure. Applicants are requested to enclose... [documents list]. Applications must be submitted through the University’s electronic recruitment system... The deadline for application is 15th April 2026.

Further information can be obtained from Head of Department, Professor Erik Andersson (erik.andersson@helsinki.fi).