Doctoral Researcher, ENERPOL MSCA Doctoral Network

Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Research Field Economics Chemistry Mathematics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Final date to receive applications 18 Feb 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Finland Type of Contract Other 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?

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Department of Economics and Management of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry invites applications for a Doctoral researcher, ENERPOL MSCA Doctoral Network.

Within the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA), University of Helsinki is offering a PhD fellowship for a Doctoral Candidate (DC), starting 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter. A position is for 36 months and is funded by the ENERPOL MSCA Doctoral Network.

ENERPOL is a European research and training network (MSCA Doctoral Network) exploring the role of households in the green energy transition. It addresses challenges such as volatile energy prices, inequality, and household risk exposure, while developing policy-relevant insights for fair and efficient energy systems. A consortium of leading universities and non‑academic partners will train 14 doctoral candidates in cutting‑edge methods, theory, and transferable skills.

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The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary EU-funded Marie Skłodowska‑Curie International PhD training network. The doctoral position is based at the Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry at the University of Helsinki.

The Doctoral researcher will be supervised by Professor Lassi Ahlvik and be located in the group of environmental and resource economics.

Position:
PhD Project — “Energy‑related household inequality and energy poverty”

The project uses Finnish household‑level electricity data to study the effect of energy prices on electricity consumption and other behavioral outcomes. The project specifically aims to study these effects by different household‑level background characteristics, such as income levels or household types.

Your key tasks as a Doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Management are to:

• Carry out an independent research project under supervision.
• Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
• Participate in active research environments including all ENERPOL training events, a stay at another research team, and a secondment at an industry partner.
• Obtain experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project, and organise events related to the network.
• Write a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project.

Required qualifications

As an applicant you must have:

• Qualifications corresponding to a master’s degree related to the subject area of the project (e.g., Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics or Applied Mathematics). Please note that your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Finnish master’s degree.
• Fluency in English and excellent communication skills.

Applicants will also be required to meet the European Commission’s MSCA Doctoral Network eligibility criteria, notably:

• Mobility Rule – Applicants can be of any nationality and must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Finland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the start of their employment at the University of Helsinki. 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 not considered.
• Doctoral Candidate requirement – the applicant must not be in possession of a doctoral degree at the first day of the employment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet been awarded the doctoral degree are not eligible.

Please note that you will only be considered for the…