DOCTORAL RESEARCHER (FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY) / VÄITÖSKIRJATUTKIJA (LÄÄKETIETEEN JA TERVEYSTEKNOLOGIAN TIEDEKUNTA)

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The Faculty of Medicine and Health technology invites applications for several full-time Doctoral Researcher positions starting in May 2025.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for highly qualified and motivated Doctoral Researchers to join the The Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) at Tampere University. Our Faculty is dedicated to pursuing world-class research and delivering high-quality education in the fields of biomedical engineering, biotechnology, medicine, and health technology. We conduct basic, applied, as well as clinical research in collaboration with Tampere University Hospital (TAYS). Thus, the environment is strongly built also to conduct translational research. Strong existing research areas in health research include biomedical engineering fields from biomaterials and microtechnologies to health data science, cell, and molecular biology with applications for example in cancer, cardiovascular and celiac diseases, and immunology.
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 Programmes in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology. Doctoral researchers are hired on a fixed-term basis. The expected duration of full-time studies in our Doctoral Programmes is four years and the exact length of the contract will depend on the current stage of your studies and your expected graduation date.
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

Successful candidates will have a higher university degree, be pursuing a doctoral degree in faculty’s doctoral program and will present an approved study and research plan, before writing the contract. A master’s degree is required to be selected for the position of a doctoral researcher.
Furthermore, before starting the employment, the applicant must have the right to pursue doctoral studies in the Faculty’s doctoral programme and an approved study and research plan. If the student is not yet part of the Faculty’s doctoral programme (Doctoral Programme in Medicine, Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Doctoral Programme in Medicine and Life Sciences, Doctoral Programme in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering), the student must contact the faculty group leader and agree on the supervision of doctoral studies and the availability of a 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 Programmes are assessed based on criteria established by the Faculty Council:

• Basic degree and adequate basic knowledge as defined in the application for further education from the field of research
• Scientific quality, realism and ethical aspects of the postgraduate study and research plan
• Suitability of research subject for doctoral programme
• Scientific and practical significance of the research topic
• Success in undergraduate studies and undergraduate thesis grade. If undergraduate thesis has been judged only by approved, acquaints guidance group, where appropriate, to the content of the thesis.
• Adequate methodical and theoretical capabilities
• Language skills required for studies
• Adequacy of supervising resources

You can find more information here.
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, forward-thinking and evolving community. Our values are openness, critical thinking, diversity, learner-centredness, courage, erudition and responsibility. We hope you can embrace these values and promote them in your role.

Please refer the Job description for details