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Traineeships, seasonal employment and thesis work at Luke
Luke offers interesting and diverse traineeship, seasonal employment and thesis opportunities. In recent years, we have hired around 100 trainees and seasonal employees at our locations around Finland. Are you one of our sustainable future makers?
Traineeship
Are you interested in a career as a research scientist or specialist? We offer a wide range of trainee opportunities for students from many different disciplines!
Our trainees get to work on diverse and meaningful research projects in areas such as soil and forest research, forest management, horticulture, plant health and recirculating aquaculture systems. The tasks will cover the different stages of the research process, from data collection to analysis and documentation of results.
We also offer several traineeships in areas such as statistical data collection and publication processes, data processing, communications, human resources and IT. The tasks may include processing data sets, producing content for different communication channels, writing user manuals or providing support services to internal clients.
The trainee period can be part of your studies or linked to your thesis work. As trainees, we recruit people who are still in the process of completing their studies leading to a degree.
Seasonal employment
Would you like to work on our unique research infrastructures around Finland? Come and join us for a seasonal position where you can combine practical work, learning and good company!
Our seasonal positions have been built around our research infrastructure, and they may involve the National Forest Inventory, forest breeding and graft production, crop production during the growing season, cowsheds, farms, migratory fish monitoring or other research assistant positions in our ongoing research projects.
Seasonal employees work as research assistants or research technicians, for example. We recruit both students who are still in the process of completing their studies and those who have already graduated.
Thesis work
We offer thesis opportunities both in connection with traineeships and separately. If you are interested in conducting a thesis at Luke, please start by viewing our open trainee positions at Valtiolle.fi.
You can ask directly from Luke's researchers and specialists about possible thesis opportunities or send an email to rekrytointi@luke.fi. In your message, please tell us more about your studies and the thesis topics that interest you. Please include your CV and a cover letter.
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Where can I find traineeship and seasonal employment vacancies? All our vacancies can be found on Valtiolle.fi.
How do I apply for a job that interests me? You can apply for jobs via Valtiolle.fi.
When do traineeships and seasonal employment posts become available? In general, the application period is early in the year, although occasional vacancies may open up throughout the year.
What is the length of traineeships and seasonal employment periods? The periods are between 1 and 6 months.
Are traineeships and seasonal employment paid? You will always find information on salary on the application notices.
What's it like to be a trainee at Luke?
We comply with the principles of a good, just and fair summer job. Our employees Our employees have the opportunity to influence their work and to work in interesting and meaningful jobs. We make sure that every new employee receives good orientation and guidance. It is important to us that every trainee or seasonal employee feels part of Luke and has the joy of learning something new!
See or read more about our trainees' experiences below!
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