Laboratory Coordinator, Institute of Biomedicine

We are seeking a Laboratory Coordinator to join the Institute of Biomedicine at the School of Medicine on a permanent contract. The position is based at the Kuopio campus and will start on 1 February 2027. Read more below and apply by 30 November 2026.

Position and salary

As a Laboratory Coordinator, you will work at the Institute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, on the Kuopio campus. The School of Medicine is part of the Faculty of Health Sciences. More information about the Institute of Biomedicine is available on our website.

The Laboratory Coordinator will be responsible for the daily operations and development of the histology laboratory as well as for its overall maintenance. You should have an interest in research support services and the development of research environments, good collaboration, communication and customer service skills and a proactive, careful and responsible approach to work, as well as the ability to learn new methods and working practices.

The main duties include:

• overall management, quality assurance, service activities and development of the histology laboratory
• supporting research and teaching activities involving histological methods
• managing laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables and coordinating their procurement
• processing tissue samples and preparing paraffin and frozen sections
• performing histological, histochemical and immunohistochemical staining
• conducting histological analyses and documenting the results.

The position will be filled on a permanent basis from 1 February 2027, or as agreed. A trial period is applied to new members of staff.

The salary is based on levels 8–9 of the job requirement level chart for other staff in the salary system for Finnish universities. In addition to the job-related salary element, a personal salary element will be paid, which is a maximum of 50 % of the job-related salary element. Depending on the personal performance element, the salary will be approximately 3,212 – 4,073 €/month at the beginning of the employment relationship.

We expect you to

• hold a relevant higher education degree
• have strong hands-on experience in histological research methods, such as tissue sample processing, preparation of tissue sections, and histological and immunohistochemical staining techniques
• have experience of working in a research or diagnostic laboratory
• have experience of or demonstrated ability to coordinate, maintain and develop the operations of a histology laboratory
• have good spoken and written English language skills and, if Finnish is not your native language, a willingness to improve your Finnish language skills

The following will be considered an advantage

• experience in maintaining and developing a histology or biomedical research laboratory
• experience in digital and quantitative histology
• experience in managing laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables
• experience in quality assurance and laboratory safety practices
• experience in implementing or developing new research methods
• experience in supporting research projects or teaching in a university or research environment

We offer you

• an interesting, meaningful and diverse role as part of our international, creative, collaborative and inclusive university community
• the staff benefits of the University of Eastern Finland, including comprehensive occupational healthcare, extensive staff training opportunities, affordable lunch in our campus restaurants, and Sykettä sports services

How to apply

Submit your application in Finnish or English using the electronic application form no later than 30 November 2026 by 24:00 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+2)

Please attach the following documents to your application:

• a curriculum vitae (CV)
• copies of degree certificates and a transcript of academic records
• certificates demonstrating your language proficiency, unless your language skills are evident from your degree certificates
• a motivation letter describing your suitability for the position and your interest in its duties. Please also include the contact details of at least two referees in your motivation letter.

Questions?

For further information on the position Vice Head of the Institute of Biomedicine Leena Latonen, +358 29 4454065, leena.latonen@uef.fi ja Head of the Institute of Biomedicine Anitta Mahonen, +358 29 4454243, anitta.mahonen@uef.fi

For further information on the application procedure, please contact hrbiomed@uef.fi