I am hiring a PhD student to work on fundamental inductive logic programming (ILP) research. The topic is flexible, such as using SAT/ASP/MaxSAT solvers or exploring Bayesian methods for noisy data. Details here. If interested, please email me.
We do science, not benchmarking. Our work is driven by clear testable hypotheses. We want to understand why something works. A good experiment tries to show that an idea is wrong, or at least to show the limitations. Simply beating SOTA is not interesting to us.
| Starting salary | ~€2,700/month gross (~€2,100 net) |
| End of contract | €3,600–3,800/month gross |
| Contract length | 4 years, full-time |
| Benefits | Occupational healthcare, social security, conference travel support |
| Work-life balance | Highly flexible working hours, remote-work friendly options, and an institutional culture that explicitly respects family and personal time. |
| Relocation | University support available for internationally recruited staff |
| Language | You do not need to speak Finnish. Almost everyone speaks English. Banks, government services, and the university all work in English. |
| Housing | Flats are high quality and well-insulated. A one-bedroom flat is about €1,000/month in the city centre and €800/month outside. Rent usually includes heating and water. |
| Transport | Public transport is cheap, clean, and runs on time. |
| Family & Childcare | Finland offers world-class, heavily subsidised municipal childcare and excellent, free public schooling. Helsinki is widely regarded as one of the safest and most supportive cities globally to raise a family. |
| Nature | The department is next to a forest and the sea is 5 minutes away by bike. You can go to the beach in summer or go skiing and ice skating in winter, all within 15 minutes of the department. |
| Weather | Winters are cold (sometimes −15°C) but the air is dry. Homes and public spaces are very warm. Days are short in winter, but snow reflects the light. Summers are long and sunny. Helsinki has more annual sunshine than London (1,802 vs 1,675 hours). |
| Healthcare | Covered by taxes. Finland consistently ranks among the best countries in the world for quality of life. |