BioCity Turku is a joint biocentre which links the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University to support and coordinate life science and molecular medicine related research in the Turku region. The BioCity Turku community currently comprises more than 140 research groups and over one thousand researchers.
Turku Bioscience Centre is a joint institute of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University responsible for significant core facility resources that are accessible to all BioCity Turku users, companies and academic users from other universities (https://bioscience.fi). In addition, both universities and BioCity Turku umbrella have significant core facility resources related to protein production, protein chemistry, protein interaction studies and biophysical protein analysis. To maximally utilize these resources, a one-stop-shop open access platform Turku Protein Core (TuProtCore) was established (https://turkuproteincore.utu.fi). TuProtCore is governed by a steering committee composed of expert representatives from all major departments and faculties from both universities contributing to the activities.
We are now hiring a Research Infrastructure focused laboratory engineer. The work includes laboratory work related to maintenance and customer-related protocol development, as well as basic protein production, and protein interaction analysis services. The duties also include education of the potential users about the available TuProtCore services and other customer service tasks as well as some administrative tasks. We are therefore looking for a person with solid background on protein chemistry and/or protein analysis technologies, but also a customer-oriented attitude to serve the customer base and to develop the services. The position is based at the Turku Bioscience Centre (https://bioscience.fi)
Essential qualifications
Master degree in biosciences or in other relevant discipline
Solid hands-on experience in protein chemistry and/or protein analytics technologies, especially in recombinant protein production and analysis
Strong communication skills in English as well as proven interpersonal and networking skills
A positive and proactive working attitude
Desirable qualifications
Solid hands-on experience in protein chemistry and/or protein analytics technologies, especially in recombinant protein production and analysis
Strong communication skills in English as well as proven interpersonal and networking skills
A positive and proactive working attitude
Finnish language skills can be seen as an advantage
Applicants who are in the very final stages of their Master’s studies may also be considered on a case-by-case basis. We value collegiality and promote equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We encourage all qualified applicants with different backgrounds to apply for our open positions.
Apply between 13 March 2026 and 13 May 2026 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Benefits
We offer you responsible and interesting tasks and the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a versatile operating environment. You get a professional and inspiring team to support your work. We take care of your well-being at work and the functionality of your everyday life, e.g. with the help of flexible working hours and our well-being services.
Possibilities to develop your expertise – We encourage our personnel to develop their professional expertise by offering versatile training and competence development possibilities which employees can take advantage of during their working hours. Also, the course offering of Open University is free of charge for our personnel.
Your well-being is important to us! – In addition to comprehensive occupational health care, our own well-being services monitor, support and develop the well-being of our personnel. You are entitled to use the CampusSport’s services at a personnel price.
We support your work-life balance – Flexible working hours and remote work options help you balance work and leisure time.
An inspiring and supportive work community – We encourage each other and value working together!
Please read more about University of Turku as an employer from our Come work with us! pages.
The European Commission has awarded the University of Turku the right to use the HR Excellence in Research quality label. The label is a token of the University’s commitment to continuous development of the position and working conditions of researchers according to the guidelines set forth in the European Charter for Researchers.
Salary and trial period
The salary is determined in accordance with the university salary system for other personnel. The position has regular working hours and uses a time card (clock-in system) on a daily basis.The job requirement level of the position is MV08 – MV09. In addition, a salary component based on personal work performance is paid. Gross salary, based on previous experience and skills, is approximately 3100 – 3600 euros/month at the beginning of the assignment.
The start of the employment is negotiable, preferably by May-June 2026. The position is fixed-term for 1,5 years, with a possibility for extension depending on the funding decisions. The position is subject to a six-month trial period.
How to apply
Please submit your application using the online application system at. In addition, applications must have the following enclosures (in English):
Motivation letter max 1 page focusing on your competences related particularly to customer service and protein chemistry
CV
Copy of degree certificates in Finnish or in English. Certificates issued in other languages must be officially translated into English or Finnish at your own expense.
Contact details for at least three referees (name, working place, e-mail address)
For further information please contact Jukka Westermarck jukka.westermarck(at)utu.fi. In case you need help with the application process, please turn to our HR Specialist Paula Luoma paula.luoma@utu.fi.
Turku Bioscience Centre (https://bioscience.fi) is a joint institute of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University responsible for significant core facility resources that are accessible to all BioCity Turku users, companies and academic users from other universities. In addition, both universities and BioCity Turku umbrella have significant core facility resources related to protein production, protein chemistry, protein interaction studies and biophysical protein analysis. To maximally utilize these resources, a one-stop-shop open access platform Turku Protein Core (TuProtCore) was established (https://turkuproteincore.utu.fi). TuProtCore is governed by a steering committee composed of expert representatives from all major departments and faculties from both universities contributing to the activities.
We are now hiring a core facility outreach specialist to both coordinate TuProtCore activities (50% of working time), and to do outreach activities for both TuProtCore services and all core facilities at Turku Bioscience Centre (50%). The duties include coordination of the daily operations of TuProtCore, organizing the TuProtCore steering committee activities, representation of all core facilities in scientific events and support in funding applications. Very important part of work is outreaching to new academic and industrial customers, agreement negotiations and maintenance of the business relations with the existing and new customers.
We are therefore looking for a person with a customer-oriented attitude to serve the customer base and to develop the activities and services. The position is based at the Turku Bioscience Centre.
Essential qualifications
Academic Master degree in biosciences
Strong understanding of modern bioscience research technologies
Good communication skills in English and strong interpersonal and networking skills
Desirable qualifications
Academic PhD degree in biosciences
Proven work experience in research activities in protein chemistry, structural biology, or omics technologies
Experience in outreach activities to commercial and academic customers
Experience in budgeting, billing, customer service and administrative tasks
Experience in core-facility activities or related research service projects at academia or industry
Finnish language skills can be seen as an advantage
We value collegiality and promote equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We encourage all qualified applicants with different backgrounds to apply for our open positions.
Apply between 11 March 2026 and 13 May 2026 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Benefits
We offer you responsible and interesting tasks and the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a versatile operating environment. You get a professional and inspiring team to support your work. We take care of your well-being at work and the functionality of your everyday life, e.g. with the help of flexible working hours and our well-being services.
Possibilities to develop your expertise – We encourage our personnel to develop their professional expertise by offering versatile training and competence development possibilities which employees can take advantage of during their working hours. Also, the course offering of Open University is free of charge for our personnel.
Your well-being is important to us! – In addition to comprehensive occupational health care, our own well-being services monitor, support and develop the well-being of our personnel. You are entitled to use the CampusSport’s services at a personnel price.
We support your work-life balance – Flexible working hours and extensive remote work options help you balance work and leisure time.
An inspiring and supportive work community – We encourage each other and value working together!
Please read more about University of Turku as an employer from our Come work with us! pages.
The European Commission has awarded the University of Turku the right to use the HR Excellence in Research quality label. The label is a token of the University’s commitment to continuous development of the position and working conditions of researchers according to the guidelines set forth in the European Charter for Researchers.
Salary and trial period
The salary is determined in accordance with the university salary system for other personnel / teaching and research personnel. The job requirement level of the position is MV08-MV09. In addition, a salary component based on personal work performance is paid. Salary, based on previous experience and skills, is approximately 3100 – 3600 euros/month at the beginning of the assignment.
The start of the employment is negotiable, preferably by May 2026. The position is fixed-term for two years, with a possibility for extension depending on the funding decisions. The position is subject to a six-month trial period.
How to apply
Please submit your application using the online application system at. In addition, applications must have the following enclosures in English:
Motivation letter max 1 page focusing on your competences related particularly to customer service and protein chemistry
CV
Copy of degree certificates in Finnish or in English. Certificates issued in other languages must be officially translated into English or Finnish at your own expense.
Contact details for at least three referees (name, working place, e-mail address)
List of publications (please do not attach articles or conference materials)
For further information please contact Jukka Westermarck jukka.westermarck(at)utu.fi. In case you need help with the application process, please turn to our HR Specialist paula.luoma@utu.fi.
Are you interested in shaping the future of food by producing new sustainable food ingredients with cutting edge technology and with superb colleagues who are top experts in their field? Onego Bio might be just the place for you.
Onego Bio is a Finnish leading food-biotech company producing animal-free egg protein with precision fermentation. The company’s award-winning technology has placed them at the forefront of the industry, having cracked the code to producing bioidentical egg proteins that provide the same taste, functionality, and nutrition but without the poor efficiency and harmful impacts of animal agriculture. Onego Bio is launching its first product Bioalbumen® as an ingredient for the food industry and transforming the food system to meet the urgent sustainability requirements of the world. The company is focused on scaling precision fermentation to industrial scale with the superior Trichoderma reesei production platform.
Founded by alternative protein pioneer Maija Itkonen (CEO) and precision fermentation trailblazer Christopher Landowski (CTO), Onego Bio is a spin-off that salutes the remarkable work done by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for the next level cellular agriculture products and applications. In April 2024 Onego raised a $40M Series A funding round (one of the largest in the Nordics) for fueling scale up and go-to-market in the US. Similarly, in July 2024 Onego secured €14M / $15.2M new funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program and additional Series A investors. In 2024 Onego Bio has successfully raised altogether €50.5M / $55M, bringing the company’s total funding to € 65M / $70.8M. Since launching, the company has received massive international recognition, including being selected as a winner of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards. Onego Bio is a founding member of Food Fermentation Europe and Precision Fermentation Alliance US. Get to know us better by exploring our webpage www.onego.bio/about-us
We are now looking for an experienced Protein Scientist to join our R&D team in Helsinki, Finland
In this position, you will play an essential role in supporting and leading development projects within R&D and contribute towards our greater goal of providing animal-free egg protein ingredients to the world. We aim to play a significant role in building the sustainable food system with the help of our partners throughout the world. Towards this goal our team utilizes microbial production systems for expressing egg white proteins using filamentous fungi.
Your responsibilities as Protein Scientist:
Conducting scientific projects in the fields of molecular biology and protein production.
Using your expertise in molecular biology and protein engineering to address challenges in egg white protein production.
Developing protein screening technologies and workflows for novel egg white protein production.
Further developing our protein expression platforms with the newest innovations.
Comprehensive and timely documentation of activities in electronic lab notebooks and relevant databases.
Who we are looking for:
Candidate should have a Master’s degree in biotechnology, molecular biology, protein chemistry, or related field.
Proven, excellent laboratory skills and experience in molecular biology and protein science techniques, including DNA cloning and mutagenesis, protein expression, protein purification using chromatography techniques, protein analysis, assay development, and protein functional characterization.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in yeast or filamentous fungi.
Industrial experience working in a biotechnology company would be a big plus.
Good scientific reporting skills.
Good written and spoken English skills.
Proven ability to effectively execute and manage scientific activities: both on the bench and beyond.
As a person, we hope that you:
Independently plan your work and execute experiments skillfully and precisely.
Are self-motivated and willing to take the initiative to get things accomplished.
Eagerly want to continuously develop methods and ways of working.
Have effective communication skills.
Work well with other team members and contribute to a good working environment.
Can tolerate pressure and maintain a good work-life balance.
Are flexible to take on a variety of tasks anticipated in a start-up company.
With Onego Bio, you’ll enjoy:
Molecular biology with an impact. Onego Bio works on creating cutting-edge microbial protein production systems. Microbial production technology to produce egg white protein shows potential to significantly mitigate environmental impacts up to 90% according to recent study published in Nature Food. The positive impact of our technology does not only contribute positively on the environment but also supply chain stability, global health, food security and animal welfare. Egg is one of the world’s most popular proteins and our team stands to meet the demand in a way that preserves the future of our planet.
Superb colleagues. We offer working in a passionate environment within a fun and diverse team who want to make an impact in the world. With Onego Bio, you will join a dedicated group of top experts in their respective fields who foster a culture of trust, openness, and sharing ideas.
Competitive salary. We want to attract the best people, so we will provide competitive salaries.
Nordic work–life balance. Working in Finland, the happiest country in the world, enables a high quality of life. At Onego Bio, we make our people’s well-being a priority. We offer 6 weeks paid vacation a year, among other benefits including extended occupational healthcare, and exercise and culture benefits.
Employment type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Helsinki Finland (on site)
Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!
Please send your CV, application letter and salary request as a combined file as soon as possible but at the latest by 30th November 2024. We will process applications as they come in and fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate.
Interested and want to hear more?
For further information, please contact: Senior Scientist, Dr. Sudeep Karki, email: sudeep.karki@onego.bio