Senior Intellectual History Researcher — Suffering & Meliorism

Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Occupational health care

Flexible working hours

Job summary

University of Helsinki invites applications for a fixed-term University Researcher position in Intellectual History within MePhiS. The role focuses on researching ethics of suffering and meliorism in intellectual history, with responsibilities spanning analysis, publication, collaboration, and teaching duties.

The candidate should hold a doctoral degree and have a strong track record of international publications, with leadership experience and potential to secure external funding.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in humanities or social sciences required.
• Strong research track record with international publications.
• Ability to lead a research group and secure external funding.

Responsibilities

• Research the ethics of suffering and meliorism in intellectual history.
• Analyse ethical, legal, moral-theological, and political responses to suffering.
• Author scholarly publications on the research topic.
• Collaborate with the Centre of Excellence team on joint publications and activities.
• Contribute to teaching and administrative duties (5–10% of time).

Skills

Research leadership

Academic publishing

English fluency

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

University of Helsinki invites applications for a fixed-term University Researcher position in Intellectual History within MePhiS. The role focuses on researching ethics of suffering and meliorism in intellectual history, with responsibilities spanning analysis, publication, collaboration, and teaching duties.

The candidate should hold a doctoral degree and have a strong track record of international publications, with leadership experience and potential to secure external funding.