Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT) is a multidisciplinary and interactive research community for top researchers in the early stages of their careers. At TCSMT, a maximum of four postdoctoral positions and four collegium researcher positions are now open.
The University of Turku has two research collegia which promote high quality research and support the career development of young researchers aiming for independent careers: Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) and Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT). TCSMT is now hiring talented postdoctoral and collegium researchers.
“It is important for the University to be able to attract promising top researchers from abroad. The research collegia are an important recruitment channel for welcoming top foreign and returning Finnish researchers to the University of Turku. We invest in supporting professional research career and high-level research work”, says the Chair of the TCSMT Board, Professor Jyrki Heino.
TCSMT is looking for active and talented Postdoctoral Researchers with recently completed doctoral degrees
TCSMT invites applications for four (4) post-doctoral researcher positions for three-year periods. The post doc positions offer a base for multidisciplinary research in an international and interdisciplinary environment, where the researcher can lean on the University's functioning infrastructure and the valuable peer support of the research community.
“We encourage motivated and courageous early stage researchers to apply to join us. The members of the board of the collegium also offer support and advice for career development “, emphasises Heino.
In the selection process, attention is paid to the applicant’s international research experience as well as achieved attainments. A successful candidate should have a connection to research conducted at the University of Turku. Candidates must be able to join an existing research group or work under the supervision of a senior researcher at the University of Turku.
Ambitious early career researcher: do you want to start independent research work at one of the departments at the University of Turku? Apply now for TCSMT!
TCSMT also invites applications for four (4) collegium researcher positions with the possibility to apply for an extension of two years. Collegium researchers receive a start-up funding to start their own research at the University of Turku.
The candidates considered must have outstanding potential and established excellence in research. Particular attention will be paid to the quality of the candidate’s research proposal and international research experience (significant post-doctoral research conducted abroad is essential). Attention is also paid to how the research of the applicant relates to the collaborative themes of research at the University of Turku.
Successful applicants may begin their employment on 1 January at the earliest, 1 May 2025 at the latest.
The call for applications is open until 16 August 2024.
