University of Helsinki
Una Europa Trainee
University of HelsinkiFinland10 hours ago
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Traineeship is open to all students enrolled in a University of Helsinki Master’s programme.

We are now looking for a TRAINEE for the Una Europa team working under International Affairs team.

As a trainee, your main tasks will be to support the implementation of a researcher mobility pilot and a staff training week and to work with student engagement-related tasks. The UH Una Europa researcher mobility pilot is an internal instrument to offer opportunities for researchers to get to know our Una Europa partners and build connections to initiate new research collaboration. Your role would be to support the launch of the pilot and implement the application and awarding process. UH will also organize an Una Europa staff week for the participants of its 11 partner institutions related to teaching and learning in Una Europa partner universities. Your role in the staff week would be to help with administrative and coordination tasks related to organizing the week. Other tasks of the trainee are related to working with student engagement.

As a trainee, you will work closely and in collaboration with the Una Europa team. Your tasks will include:

  • supporting the Project Manager in implementing the researcher mobility pilot;
  • administrative and communication tasks related to organizing the researcher mobility pilot;
  • administrative, coordination and communication tasks related to Una Europa staff week;
  • tasks related to student engagement such as supporting local student events and documentation of student activities for an alliance-wide report
  • other supportive administrative tasks and other work that align with your interests.


The specific focus of your responsibilities can be defined based on your experience, skills, and interests.

We expect you to have fluency in spoken and written English. Finnish and/or Swedish skills are considered an asset. You have a proactive way of working and excellent communication and teamwork skills. You are familiar with using a variety of communication tools. Experience in mobility-related processes and communications is an advantage.

We offer you an international working environment with supportive and fun colleagues and a view to the University of Helsinki’s strategic, global engagement. You will have the opportunity to develop skills and experience related to coordinating and implementing funding processes and events, different forms of internal and external communication, and international collaboration.

For more information, please be in touch with Melissa Plath ([email protected]) or Anna Stina Sinisalo ( [email protected]).

Please submit your application outlining your motivation for the role in English and include your CV as part of your application. Language skills are evaluated in interviews.

The traineeship starts in early January and lasts until the end of June 2026. The internship is full-time, but the working hours allow for participation in individual courses. The salary of a trainee is €1500 per month.

The application period is from 3 to 14 November 2025. You are eligible to apply if you are a student enrolled in a University of Helsinki Master’s programme.

Please submit your application through the University’s recruitment system by clicking on the Apply link.

You will be asked to register into the system before you get to apply. Please use any other than your helsinki.fi account to register. You will receive a message from the recruitment system once your application has been registered. In need of assistance, please contact: [email protected] .

Read more what the programme offers for your support on the programme website.