Tampere University aims at scientific excellence and societal impact in research. Its focus areas are technology, health, and society. The university regards the competence of staff as its most important strategic asset and supports its development. For further information, please visit visit www.tuni.fi/en.

As a university-level initiative to boost scientific excellence, Tampere University launched the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study in 2021. The purpose of the Institute is to provide its Fellows an opportunity to concentrate on conducting research of highest quality and thus advance to their next career stage. To this end, the Institute grants fixed-term Postdoctoral, Senior and Professorial Research Fellowships to researchers in all scientific fields represented at Tampere University. The Institute also invites leading international researchers for short visits, collaborates with similar institutes and organizes scientific events. Its activities are tightly connected with the research conducted in the faculties of Tampere University.

The Tampere Institute for Advanced Study now calls for applications for six (6) three-year, fixed-term and full-time Senior Research Fellowships starting on 1 September 2025 and ending on 31 August 2028.

We are also calling for applications for two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in separate job postings. There are altogether six job postings – one Postdoctoral Fellow and one Senior Fellow posting for each of the three focus areas (technology, health or society) separately. Please note that you are allowed to submit only one (1) application either for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship or the Senior Research Fellowship after choosing the one that best fits your current academic career stage, and in one (1) focus area (technology, health or society) only. 

Choose carefully – Tampere IAS will not be able to move applications from one category to another. In case several applications are submitted, only the one with the latest time stamp within the call time frame will be evaluated.

The positions are based in Tampere where the appointed Fellows are expected to be primarily physically present. 

Eligibility and evaluation of applicants

To be eligible to apply for these Senior Research Fellowships your doctoral certificate has to be dated on 3 March 2022 or earlier. Orientation towards intensive international research collaboration is appreciated but is not a necessary precondition for applying.

Applications for these Senior Research Fellowships are evaluated on the basis of scientific quality and ambition of the work plans demonstrated in the application documents. 

Applications for both Postdoctoral and Senior Research Fellowships will be assessed against the following key evaluation criteria.

• High academic quality and innovativeness of the work plan
• Feasibility of the work plan

Academic achievement will be taken into account, assessed in relation to the length of the applicant’s past research career. Shortlisted applications will be sent to external evaluators for review. Please note that interviews will not be conducted.

Frequently Asked Questions 

We offer

We offer a research-inspiring work environment with an excellent up-to-date infrastructure and a collaborative work community in three modern campuses, as well as high-quality support services for researchers. We also offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities and several restaurants and cafés on campuses. Please read more about Working at Tampere Universities.

The salary is based on job demands and employees' personal performance in accordance with Finnish University Salary System. The position of Senior Research Fellow is initially placed at levels 6–7 in the salary system. In addition, employees receive performance-based salary. A typical starting salary of a Senior Research Fellow at the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study is between €4600–4800 per month. Higher salary may be agreed dependent upon experience and/or performance.

Tampere University will cover each Fellow's reasonable research-related costs, such as travel, publishing, and infrastructure operating costs.

Please note that the appointed Fellows may be expected to give postgraduate education of their field (up to 5% of total working hours).

City of Tampere and Finland

Tampere and its surroundings are, after the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland's second most significant concentration of education, science, economy and culture. Getting to and around Tampere is effortless, no matter where you come from. The city is an industrial powerhouse that enjoys a rich cultural scene and a reputation as a centre of Finland’s information society. Among people living in Finland, Tampere has repeatedly ranked as #1 in the list of desired cities to live in. Tampere is also surrounded by vivid nature with forests and lakes, providing countless opportunities for easy-to-access outdoor adventures and refreshment throughout the year. 

For more information on the City of Tampere, please check Visit Tampere.

Finland is among the most stable, free and safe countries in the world, based on prominent ratings by various agencies. Finland offers one of the most advanced and comprehensive social security systems in the world, including personal and family health care and a variety of family benefits. The Finnish educational system is renowned worldwide. For more information on Finland, please check InfoFinland and This is Finland.

How to apply 

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is 3 March 2025 at 23:59:00 EET (UTC +2).

• Please write your application and all accompanying documents (listed below) in English.
• Please attach them to your application form in the order mentioned below combined as only one (1) PDF file named LastnameFirstnameSeniorResearchFellow2025.pdf

Please note that other kinds of file formats will not be accepted.

• Please use Times New Roman 12pt font or a similar easy-to-read font for all documents. 

1. Cover letter

Maximum length one (1) page, in which you present your rationale for applying for the post and why you are particularly suited for it.

2. Curriculum Vitae 

Maximum length five (5) pages, according to the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK) guidelines, but without the list of publications.

1. Personal details and the date of the CV
2. Degrees
3. Other education and expertise
4. Language skills
5. Current employment
6. Previous work experience
7. Career breaks
8. Research funding and grants
9. Research output
10. Research supervision and leadership experience 
11. Teaching merits
12. Awards and honours
13. Other key academic merits
14. Scientific and societal impact
15. Other merits

3. Work plan

Maximum length 1,700 words (including the title, abstract, headings, and a list of cited literature as footnotes) with the following structure and in the following order.

1. Title of the work plan (stating the research topic)
2. Abstract, maximum length 70 words 
3. Word count of the work plan
4. Your current career stage and how this three-year Senior Research Fellowship would help you raise the level of your research and/or broaden its scientific horizon and, thus, take your career to the next level.
5. Background, rationale and current phase of the work you plan to implement during the term of three years
6. Significance of the expected results of your work
7. Description of how your research would benefit from working at Tampere University and what it would offer to the research conducted at the university
8. Planned international cooperation
9. Planned outputs of the work plan

4. Full list of your publications according to the Research Council of Finland guidelines. Please clearly indicate (in bold) your ten (10) most important publications in terms of your work plan and add hyperlinks to these publications, if possible.

Please follow the above instructions carefully. Incomplete or non-compliant applications will not be accepted for evaluation. 

For more information, please go first to Frequently Asked Questions.

If any other questions arise, please contact us at tampere-ias-queries-about-applications@tuni.fi.

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Tampereen yliopiston tavoitteena on tutkimuksen korkea tieteellinen taso ja yhteiskunnallinen vaikuttavuus. Sen vahvat alueet ovat tekniikka, terveys ja yhteiskunta. Yliopisto pitää henkilöstönsä osaamista tärkeimpänä strategisena voimavaranaan ja tukee sen jatkuvaa kehittämistä. Lue lisää www.tuni.fi/fi.

Yliopisto vahvisti tutkimuksensa korkeaa tieteellistä tasoa käynnistämällä uuden tutkijakollegiumin vuonna 2021. Tampereen yliopiston tutkijakollegium (Tampere Institute for Advanced Study) on yliopistotason tutkimusyhteisö, joka tarjoaa kilpailukykyisimmille tutkijoille tilaisuuden keskittyä omaan tutkimukseensa, nostaa tutkimuksensa uudelle tasolle sekä laajentaa tutkimushorisonttiaan. Tutkijakollegium tarjoaa tutkijanpaikkoja kaikilla Tampereen yliopiston kolmella vahvalla alueella. Tutkijakollegium kutsuu myös johtavia kansainvälisiä tutkijoita lyhyille vierailuille, tekee yhteistyötä muiden vastaavien instituuttien kanssa ja järjestää tieteellisiä tapahtumia.

Tutkijakollegium hakee yhteensä kuutta (6) yliopistotutkijaa kolmen (3) vuoden määräaikaisiin ja kokopäiväisiin tutkijanpaikkoihin.

Tutkimuskaudet alkavat 1.9.2025 ja päättyvät 31.8.2028.

Hakijoiden kelpoisuus ja hakemusten arviointi

Yliopistotutkijan paikkaa hakevan tulee olla suorittanut tohtorintutkintonsa vähintään kolme (3) vuotta ennen hakuajan päättymistä 3. maaliskuuta 2025. Arvostamme suuntautumista intensiiviseen kansainväliseen tutkimusyhteistyöhön, mutta tämä ei ole välttämätön ennakkoehto hakemiselle.

Hakemukset arvioidaan esitetyn työsuunnitelman tieteellisen laadun ja kunnianhimon perusteella.

Hakemukset arvioidaan seuraavien keskeisten arviointikriteerien pohjalta:

• työsuunnitelman korkea tieteellinen laatu ja innovatiivisuus
• työsuunnitelman toteutettavuus

Aiemmat akateemiset saavutukset huomioidaan suhteessa hakijan tähänastisen tutkijanuran pituuteen. Lyhytlistatut hakemukset lähetetään ulkoisille arvioijille.

Haemme myös tutkijatohtoreita erillisellä hakuilmoituksella. Kukin hakija saa lähettää vain yhden hakemuksen omaan nykyiseen akateemiseen uravaiheeseensa parhaiten sopivaan tutkijanpaikkaan (tutkijatohtori/Postdoctoral Research Fellow tai yliopistotutkija/Senior Research Fellow) ja vain yhdelle vahvalle alueelle (tekniikka, terveys tai yhteiskunta).

Lisätiedot ja hakeminen

Katso lisätiedot tehtävästä sekä tarkemmat hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta.

Jätäthän hakemuksesi yliopiston sähköisellä hakulomakkeella (linkki löytyy tämän ilmoituksen alta).

Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 3.3.2025 klo 23:59:00.