Doctoral Researcher, Wireless Navigation (DSII)

The Doctoral School of Industry Innovations (DSII) at Tampere University explores research questions that are directly relevant to industry and business. The Electrical Engineering unit at the the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences in Tampere University invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher position in the field of satellite-based positioning. The partner company for this position is u-Blox. The positions will be filled for a fixed-term period of 2 years, with the possibility of contract extension.

Job description

The Doctoral Researcherwillparticipateinactivitiesrelated to wireless satellite positioning in anindustrially-fundedresearch project and will enroll as a PhD student at Tampere University in the Electrical Engineering Unit of the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. The research work will focus on developing a scalable, robust positioning framework by integrating GNSS and emerging LEO-PNT signals with distributed AI and multimodal sensor data. The researcher willparticipatein all the PhD-related activities (attending lectures and writing publications)requiredfor a PhD thesis and will alsoparticipatein writing deliverables (about once/year), in regular project meetings with the steering committee and in various project-related workshops. The researcher will work in both industrial and academic environments, with a time split at each venue to be further agreed with supervisors. Publications arevery importantduring theprojectduration. The researcher will be provided with supervision in a team with deepexpertiseon indoor and outdoor wireless positioning and wireless communications, as well as signal processing and hardware aspects of wireless systems. Upon excellent results, the position will be renewed every year,until the end of2029.

Requirements

To be eligible to apply for the Doctoral Researcher position, you must have completed a MSc degree in a relevant area of engineeringbefore the starting date of employment mentioned below. The successful candidate needs to apply for and be granted a study right for a doctoral degree in the doctoral program of the discipline at Tampere University. Please visit theadmissions webpage for more information on eligibility requirements.

The position requires:

• The applicant must have strong skills in Matlab or Python -based programming and must be willing to expand their Matlab skills
• Knowledge about GNSS, wireless navigation and machine learning is desirable
• Additional skills that are highly appreciated in this position are the willingness to work hard and to learn more about the fascinating research field of satellite positioning, ability to work both independently and in a team and interest in a research career
• If you have not completed a degree in Finland, an official English certificate is also required. Accepted English certificates and their minimum requirements are available here (Language skill requirements).

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary and boldly forward-looking, evolving community. Our values are openness, diversity, responsibility, courage, critical thinking, erudition, and learner-centredness. We hope that you can embrace these values and promote them in your work.

We offer

The position will be filled for a fixed-term period of two (2) years, with the possibility of contract extension. The starting time of the position is 1.1.2026 or as soon as possible after that. A trial period of six (6) months applies to all our new employees. Remote work opportunities are agreed separately when needed.

The salary will be based on both the job requirements and the employee's personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. According to the criteria applied to teaching and research staff, the position of a doctoral researcher is placed on level 2-4 of the job requirements scale. A typical starting salary for a Doctoral Researcher is approximately 2700 EUR per month. The salary increases based on experience and the progress of doctoral studies.

We offer a research-inspiring work environment with an excellent up-to-date infrastructure and a collaborative work community in the Tampere Hervanta campus, as well as high-quality support services for researchers. The faculty as well as the Doctoral School of Industry Innovations support the doctoral students by offering training and peer support. Doctoral students in DSII develop vital skills, enabling them to conduct agile, customer-oriented research, development and business. The University offers a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus, and several on-campus restaurants and cafés with staff discounts. Please read more about working at Tampere University.

Tampere is one of the major academic hubs inthe Nordiccountries and offers a dynamic living environment. Tampere region is one ofFinland´sthree most rapidly growing urban areas and home to a vibrant knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial community. The city is an industrial powerhouse that enjoys a rich cultural scene and a reputation as acentreof Finland’s information society. For more information on Tampere, please visithere.

How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system. The closing date for applications is 17.11.2025 at 23:59 EET (UTC+2). Please write your application and all the accompanying documentation in English.

Please attach only the following documents to your application form in the order mentioned below combined as only one (1) PDF file named LastnameFirstname.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 four (4) pages, in *pdf format, in which you present your motivation for applying for the post, what is your motivation in pursuing a research career,what are two important research questions in the field of GNSS integration with LEO-PNT, and what methods could be used to address them with your current expertise and background.

2. Curriculum Vitae

Maximum length two (2) pages, in *pdf format.

Examples of what to include:

1. Personal details and the date of the CV
2. Degrees (including all degrees you may have as well as their date month/year)
3. Othereducationandexpertise
4. Languageskills
5. Previousworkexperience
6. Research output (list of publications, patents, etc.) – if any
7. Other key academic and non-academic merits
8. Mataband Python software skills (with own evaluationregardingthe level in them, from low to excellent) – add links to open-source code of your own if you have any such codes available onGithubor other repositories

3. Diplomas and supplements

1. Bscand MSc diplomas (and other any relevant diploma) in original languageand alsowith official translation in English (if original language is other than Finnish or English)
2. Transcripts of records forBsc,Msc, and otherprogrammesyou completed
3. English certificate (if you completed your degreed outside Finland)

Please follow the above instructions carefully. Incomplete or non-compliant applications will not be accepted for evaluation.Please upload all documents in *pdf format, stronglypreferably to merge everything in a single *pdf document. The applications with *doc* or other non-pdf attachments willbe notconsidered.

For further information, please contact:

ProfessorsJari Nurmi([emailprotected])and Simona Lohan([emailprotected])