Call for Event Assistants for ABOAGORA 23.–25.9.2026
We are looking for Event Assistants to help with diverse tasks before and during the ABOAGORA event “Mercury, the Winged Messenger” on September 23–25 at the Sibelius Museum (Piispankatu 17, Turku).
As an Event Assistant you will gain
- a work experience in a multidisciplinary team
- event production experience and a look behind the scenes of symposium organisation
- international experience
- an opportunity to attend intriguing presentations and discussions
The available tasks include e.g. preparations at the venue, technical assistance, manning the info desk, guiding the audience and helping with other practicalities. The Assistants will receive training for their tasks and no prior experience is needed – an interest in the themes of the event and/or event production and is all you need!
Lunch and coffee are provided for the days you attend. Assistants will receive a work certificate, and study credits may also be available (please consult your department directly).
If you would like to join ABOAGORA’s Event Assistant team, please sign up by August 30 via this link: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/B9F9D17271749E4D
Places are limited. If all spots are filled, you can sign up for the waiting list, and we will contact you if a spot becomes available.
ABOAGORA – Between Arts and Sciences is an annual international event that brings together academia, the arts, and society. It consists of interdisciplinary and multiartistic discussions, performances and open keynote talks. The event is organized by the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, the Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences, the Åbo Akademi University Foundation and Turku University Foundation.
The theme of ABOAGORA 2026 is “Mercury, the Winged Messenger” and the full programme is available on our website. The presentations, performances, panels and workshops of the event explore examine ‘winged words’ and metaphors in science, art, and society, their effects on communication and public discourse, and the impacts of climate change on the animal world, such as the migratory routes of birds.
If you have any questions, please email us at: aboagora@utu.fi.
ABOAGORA is a meeting place for researchers and artists, an enabler of cooperation and a space for new creation. The project’s annual activities include an international three-day main event organized at the Sibelius Museum in Turku, a research retreat and open Avant Aboagora pre-events. The project launched in Turku’s capital of culture year 2011 is now a pioneer in the field of science and art cooperation. The event is based on the ethos that comprehensive problem solving requires not only interdisciplinary approach but also combining scientific and artistic perspectives. The organizers of Aboagora are the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi, Turku Academy of Arts, Åbo Akademi Foundation and Turku University Foundation. Aboagora in 2026 is supported by the Kone Foundation, the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, Svenska Kulturfonden and William Thurings Stiftelsen.