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Organisation/Company University of Turku Research Field Computer science » Database management Computer science » Other Language sciences » Linguistics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 17 Aug 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Finland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The Department of Computing at the Faculty of Technology invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher position. This role focuses on leading the development of pretraining pipelines and clinical alignment techniques for clinical foundation models. The fixed-term position starts based on mutual agreement, andthe duration is2 years(24 months). This position is integrated into the high-impact research project,FINe-Health Foundry: Nationwide Foundation Health Model. As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will lead key research lines, co-supervise students, and manage deliverables with partners at ELLIS Institute Finland. The successful candidate will lead activities in one of the following pillars: Pretraining Foundation Health Model: Leading the design and scaling of pretraining pipelines on nationwide health databases and structured longitudinal electronic health records. Medical Reasoning and Grounding: Developing advanced post-training and alignment techniques (RLHF, DPO, GRPO) to ensure foundation health models reason accurately and safely. Agentic Methods for Virtual Labs: Researching and constructing interactive agentic frameworks and virtual labs for expert human-in-the-loop auditing and alignment. Responsibilities Lead research in large-scale pretraining of clinical foundation models and clinical alignment techniques. Co-supervise PhD andMaster'sstudents in thegroup, andassistin teaching activities. Lead project deliverables and actively collaborate with partners at ELLIS Institute Finland. Target publications at top-level AI, ML, and NLP venues. Who we are looking for Requirements Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Science, or a closely related field. A strongtrack recordof publications in top-tier AI/NLP conferences. Advanced experience in training large language models or handling multi-modal clinical data. Strong organizational skills and experience in collaborative research tasks. Good communicationskills in English (written and spoken). A person selected for the post ofpostdoctoral researcheris required tohave a doctoral degree and the ability to conduct independent scientific work as well as having the necessary teaching skills. We primarilyseekto recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher. However, in exceptional cases, applicants who have completedalmost alldoctoral studiesrequiredfor a PhD in a relevant field may also be considered. In such cases, the job title at the start of the employment will be Project Researcher and salary will be in the beginning on average 3100–3400 euros/month, depending onpreviousexperience and skills. A person selected for the post ofProject researcheris required tohave ahigher university degree. When assessing the merits of the applicants, special emphasis will be placed on competence and practicalexpertisein the field in question. We value collegiality and promote equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We encourage all qualified applicants with different backgrounds to apply for our open positions. We offer you responsible and interesting tasks and the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a versatile operating environment. You get a professional and inspiring team to support your work. We take care of your well-being at work and the functionality of your everyday life, e.g. with the help of flexible working hours and our well-being services. Please read more about University of Turku as an employer from ourCome work with us! pages. The European Commission has awarded the University of Turku the right to use theHR Excellence in Research quality label . The label is a token of the University's commitment to continuous development of the position and working conditions of researchers according to the guidelines set forth in the European Charter for Researchers. The university offers good support and orientation for international hires. Please learn more about the Finnish culture and relocation to Finland: The University of Turku is among the top of the world's universities in most rankings and among the best universities in the world in certain fields. Our high-quality basic research, a multidisciplinary research profile and close cooperation in research infrastructures creates the basis for international top research. Read more about University of Turku in international university rankings. The salary isdeterminedin accordance withthe university salary system for teaching and research personnel and will depend on the degree and qualifications of the applicant. Fora postdoctoral researcher (OV5-OV6), the salary will be in the beginning of the employment on average 3700–4600 euros/month, depending onpreviousexperience and skills. The amount of the salary is defined when the employment contract is prepared. A six (6) month trial period applies to the position. For further information about the position, please contact:AssistantProfessorShaoxiongJi,shaoxiong.ji@utu.fi . With questions about the application process, please contact:HR SpecialistNina Reini,nina.reini@utu.fi . University of Turku reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period, reopen the application process, and to consider candidates who have notsubmittedapplications during the application period. Department of Computing The Department of Computing educates professionals for the modern digitalised society. Central themes of teaching and research include Digitalisation, Machine Learning, Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, Cybersecurity and Health Technology. The Faculty of Technology is the newest faculty of the University of Turku, it was established in the beginning of 2021. The Faculty consists of the Department of Computing, Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. We have more than 2,000 graduate and postgraduate students and circa 400 employees, 50 of whom are professors. Our faculty is an international, multicultural and diverse work community. The University of Turku is an inspiring and international academic community of 25,000 students and staff in Southwest Finland. We build a sustainable future with multidisciplinary research, education, and collaboration. 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