NOVEL MSCA Postdoctoral Programme

Hosted by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and co-funded by Horizon Europe’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the NOVEL programme offers interdisciplinary and intersectoral postdoctoral training in four key areas of brain health related research. The first call, which was open from 1 March to 31 May, invited proposals related to the research areas of Prevention and Care as well as Methods and Data. The second call opening on December 1, 2025 will focus on Innovation in Society as well as Ethics and Well-being.

In all, there are 14 fully paid postdoctoral positions in the three-year, international programme. The applicants can suggest their research topics to 23 potential supervisors whose expertise spans from different aspects of neuroscience to data science, innovation management, health economics, and legal studies. UEF also boasts world class resources for research in these fields, including unique data sets and broad infrastructure.