Doctoral Researcher; Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology

Organisation/Company Tampere University Research Field Biological sciences » Other Engineering » Biomedical engineering Medical sciences » Other Technology » Biotechnology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Final date to receive applications 2 Mar 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Finland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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

We are looking forhighly qualified and motivated
Doctoral Researchers to 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 Programme 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 programme 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 programme (Doctoral Programme 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
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The Steering Group of the Faculty's Doctoral Programme proposes doctoral researchers to be selected for the doctoral programme, 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.

The positions will be full-time and they will be filled for a fixed-term period starting in…