Doctoral Researcher (Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health technology invites applications for several full-time Doctoral Researcherpositions starting in May 2026.

Job description

We are looking forhighly qualified and motivatedDoctoral Researchersto join the The Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) at Tampere University.Our Faculty is committed to high quality research and education in the fields of biomedical engineering, biotechnology, medicine, and health technology. We conduct basic, applied, clinical, and translational research in collaboration with Tampere University Hospital (TAYS). Our existing research areas in health research include biomedical engineering fields from biomaterials and microtechnologies to health data science, cell and molecular biology, with applications in areas such as cancer, cardiovascular and celiac diseases, immunology, and ophthalmology.

The position of doctoral researcher offers you the opportunity to concentrate full time on your doctoral studies while receiving high-quality supervision along with the freedom and encouragement to develop your ideas in a supportive, inspirational and multidisciplinary research environment.

Successful candidates pursue a doctoral degree in the Doctoral program in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology. Doctoral researchers are hired on a fixed-term basis. The expected duration of full-time studies is four years and the contract's length depends on how far along in your studies you are as well as your expected graduation date. The employment contracts that can be granted may be up to four years for two applicants, two years for ten applicants, and the remaining positions will be shorter fixed-term contracts.

In addition to the thesis work, you may be expected to teach or do other work connected to your studies at the Faculty. These duties may not exceed 5 % of your overall working hours.

The positions carry a trial period, and the progress of the thesis work is evaluated annually according to the personal study and supervisory plan for doctoral studies.

Requirements

A higher university degree is required for the position of a doctoral researcher. Before the employment begins, the doctoral researcher must have the right to pursue postgraduate studies in the faculty’s doctoral program and an approved study and research plan. Doctoral program students are required to have annual meetings with their follow‑up group and to provide appropriate reporting on them.

If the student is not yet part of the Faculty's doctoral program (Doctoral program in Medicine, Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering) at the time of application, the student must contact the faculty group leader and agree on the supervision and the availability of supervision resources before submitting the application. The list of faculty group leaders is available here.

The suitability, preparedness and commitment of the students admitted to the Faculty’s Doctoral programs are assessed based on criteria established by the Faculty Council: Admissions criteria - Doctoral program in Medicine, Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (4 yrs), spring 2026 - Studyinfo

The Steering Group of the Faculty's Doctoral program proposes doctoral researchers to be selected for the doctoral program, and the Dean of the Faculty decides on the employment.

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

We offer

The positions will be full-time and they will be filled for a fixed-term period starting in the beginning of May 2026, at the earliest, or as mutually agreed. A trial period applies to all our new employees.

The salary will be based on both the job demands 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 Doctoral Researcher is placed on level 2-4 of the job requirements scale based on the successful candidate’s progress of his or her doctoral studies. In addition, employees will receive a performance-based salary.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Please read more about working at Tampere University.

How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). Please note that you will need to fill and attach the following form to your application a single PDF file. Link to the form.You should name the form as Lastname_Firstname. The closing date for applications is March 2nd, 2026 (at 23:59 EET / UTC +2).

Please follow the instructions on the form (regarding the number of pages, fonts, etc.) and do not attach any additional documents to your application - only the above-mentioned form available through the link.

For more informationabout the positions, please contact:

Education Manager Henna Mattila, email: [emailprotected], tel. +358 40 190 9756.

Application period starts: 2026-02-09 09:00. Application period ends: 2026-03-02 23:59