{"id":61,"date":"2024-10-02T10:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T07:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:14:29","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/?page_id=61","title":{"rendered":"Selection process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closing date for the second call for applications was Tuesday, 30 September, at 15:00 (Helsinki, Finland \/ UTC\/GMT +3 hours \/ Eastern European Summer Time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prior to applying, carefully read the &#8220;Guide for applicants&#8221; and familiarize yourself with the <a href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/?page_id=59\">HAIF research groups and examples of potential dissertation topics<\/a>.<\/strong> In the HAIF second call, you can apply to the following research groups:&nbsp;Materials in Health Technology, Materials Informatics Laboratory, Turku Natural Language Processing Group (TurkuNLP) \u2013 Computer Science, Intelligent health, and Health Technology Research Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#034537;color:#034537\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png\" alt=\"HAIF logo\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width:68px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png 512w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ats.talentadore.com\/apply\/8-doctoral-researcher-positions-in-msca-cofund-project-human-centric-artificial-intelligence-for-sustainable-future-haif\/8dR3GN?UTUID=21004\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\"><strong>APPLY HERE: <\/strong>Link to the <strong>ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM &#8220;TalentAdore&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HAIF_Guide_for_Applicants_2025_CALL-2_updated_october.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the <strong>HAIF GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS<\/strong>.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">The templates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the <strong>CV template<\/strong>. (ODT)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HAIF_TENK_CV_template_2025_CALL-2.docx\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the <strong>CV template<\/strong>. (DOC)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HAIF_Template_for_research_proposal_and_motivation_and_impact_statement_2025_CALL-2.odt\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the Link to the<strong> template for research proposal and a motivation and impact statement.<\/strong> (ODT)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HAIF_Template_for_research_proposal_and_motivation_and_impact_statement_2025_CALL-2.docx\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the Link to the<strong> template for research proposal and a motivation and impact statement.<\/strong> (DOC)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HAIF_Ethics-self-assessment_CALL2.odt\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the <strong>Initial Ethics self-assessment <\/strong>following the standard checklist provided by the European Commission. (ODT)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HAIF_Ethics-self-assessment_CALL2.docx\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the <strong>Initial Ethics self-assessment <\/strong>following the standard checklist provided by the European Commission. (DOC)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Important links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EU_how-to-complete-your-ethics-self-assessment_en.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the guide on <strong>how to complete your ethics self-assessment.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utu.fi\/en\/research\/utugs\/how-to-apply\/language\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the UTUGS <strong>language requirements.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utu.fi\/en\/study-at-utu\/accepted-students\/original-documents\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Link to the UTUGS <strong>original document requirements.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#034537;color:#034537\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png\" alt=\"HAIF logo\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width:68px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png 512w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Eligible applicants must fulfil the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\" class=\"wp-block-list has-background\">\n<li><strong>They do not have a doctoral degree.<\/strong> A researcher must not already be in possession of a doctoral degree at the deadline of the application call. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree are not eligible to apply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They hold a Master\u2019s degree or an equivalent degree in relevant discipline for HAIF. <\/strong>Possible disciplines include computer science, nursing or health sciences, materials engineering and biomedical engineering. The total grade of the Master\u2019s degree must be at least on the level good. An applicant, whose Master\u2019s degree is not completed when the application period ends, cannot apply. The certificates will be checked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobility rule: <strong>Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Finland for more than 12 months in 36 months immediately before the deadline of the application call.<\/strong> Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are acceptable and do not breach the mobility rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>English language proficiency<\/strong>: Doctoral training emphasises scientific work, and the doctoral degree includes courses for developing the variety of skills. For doctoral candidates to obtain the degree and integrate into the academic community, they must have sufficient oral and written communication skills in English. See here the manners of verifying language skills:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utu.fi\/en\/research\/utugs\/how-to-apply\/language\">Language requirements for admission \/ Right to study for a doctoral degree<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Applicants should submit their applications during the application period to the electronic application system of University of Turku. The application consists of the application form and attachments. All the application documents must be delivered within the application period, and the content must be written in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#034537;color:#034537\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png\" alt=\"HAIF logo\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width:68px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png 512w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">The attachments of the HAIF application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\" class=\"wp-block-list has-background\">\n<li>Research proposal and a motivation and impact statement (max. 3 pages)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curriculum vitae (CV) (max. 3 pages)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initial Ethics self-assessment following the standard checklist provided by the European Commission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree certificates and study transcripts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of the language proficiency<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#034537;color:#034537\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png\" alt=\"HAIF logo\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width:68px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1.png 512w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/haif.utu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-haif_logo_v2_transparent_HAND-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Timeline of Stage I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\" class=\"wp-block-list has-background\">\n<li>Submissions (stage I)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligibility checks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>External evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranking list of the stage I<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\">Timeline of Stage II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"background-color:#ebf2ed\" class=\"wp-block-list has-background\">\n<li>Interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accepting positions + UTUGS study rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signing contracts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#034537;color:#034537\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The closing date for the second call for applications was Tuesday, 30 September, at 15:00 (Helsinki, Finland \/ UTC\/GMT +3 hours \/ Eastern European Summer Time). 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