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 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. The Institute grants 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 nine (9) two-year, fixed-term and full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellowships starting on 1 September 2025 and ending on 31 August 2027.

We are also calling for applications for three-year Senior 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 Postdoctoral Research Fellowships your doctoral certificate has to be dated between 3 March 2020 and 3 March 2025 (Certificates dated on 3 March 2020 and 3 March 2025 are eligible). Orientation towards intensive international research collaboration is appreciated but is not a necessary precondition for applying.

Applications for these Postdoctoral 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 the Finnish University Salary System. The position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow is initially placed at levels 5–6 in the salary system. In addition, employees receive performance-based salary. A typical starting salary of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Tampere Institute for Advanced Study is between €4000–4200 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). For further instructions on application please go to Tampere University advert from link below.

For more information on TIAS, go first to Frequently Asked Questions.

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