Evaluation process and decisions
The name of the collegium was changed to Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT) in January 2021.
Thank you for your interest in the Postdoctoral Researcher positions in the Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine (TCSMT) at the University of Turku.
The following information on the TCSMT call for applications, contains details on the evaluation process and timetable. If changes occur during the evaluation process, the timetable will be updated here.
Special call for Applications from scholars affected by the crisis in Ukraine
Call for applications: 3 - 17 May 2022
Applications meeting the formal requirements will be evaluated by the TCSMT Board. Top applicants will be interviewed. Successful applicants will be selected on the basis of academic excellence.
Decisions: expected at the end of May.
A notification will be sent to the applicants via email when final decisions are made. The decisions will be made shortly after the interview.
TCSMT Postdoctoral positions
The TCSMT Board evaluates the applications and selects the top candidates for interview. During the evaluation process, particular attention will be paid to the candidates’ international research experience, as well as to the stage of their research career and linkage with the research performed at the University of Turku.
The following applicants have been selected on the fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position (3 years):
Mohammad Mahdi Abaei
Department of Geography and Geology
Supervisor: Professor Tommi Inkinen
Pande Putu Erawijantari
Department of Computing
Supervisor: Associate Professor Leo Lahti
Tuomas Huokko
Department of Life Technologies
Supervisor: Professor Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne
Agnés Lewden
Department of Biology
Supervisor: Adjunct Professor Antoine Stier
Diego Mendez Gonzalez
Department of Life Technologies
Supervisor: Professor Tero Soukka
Of the selected postdoctoral researchers, three will be placed at the Faculty of Technology and two at the Faculty of Science.
Timetable for 2020-2021
Call for applications: 9 November 2020 - 11 January 2021
Number of positions: maximum of five (5)
Evaluation by TCSMT Board: February 2021
TCSMT Board meeting – Selection of the top applicants for interview: March 2021
Invitations to interviews sent out: week 10
Interviews: 20 April 2021
Decisions: expected by 23.4.2021
Deadline for accepting the position: 6.5.2021
The following applicants have been selected on the fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position (3 years):
Mikel Calle
Department of Geography and Geology
Supervisor: Prof. Petteri Alho
Tharun Kumar Kotammagari
Department of Chemistry
Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Tuomas Lönnberg
Johannes Nokkala
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Supervisor: Prof. Sabrina Maniscalco
Riikka Peltomaa
Department of Biochemistry
Supervisors: Prof. Tero Soukka and Urpo Lamminmäki
Pankaj Kumar Singh
Institute of Biomedicin
Supervisor: Prof. Olli Pentikäinen
and
Gautier Follain (1 year supportive funding)
Turku Bioscience
Supervisor: Prof. Johanna Ivaska
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Timetable and decisions 2019-2020
Call for applications: 4.11.2019–7.01.2020
Number of positions: maximum of five (5)
Number of applications: 111
Evaluation by TCSM Board: 12.1.2020–25.2.2020
TCSM Board meeting – Selection of the top applicants for interview: 11.3.2020
Preliminary date for interviews: 24.4.2020
TCSMT Junior Group Leader Positions
Applications for the TCSMT Junior Group Leader / Collegium Researcher positions will be evaluated in three stages.
In the first stage, applications will be evaluated by the TCSMT Board, and the most promising candidates will be selected for the second stage. In the second stage, the selected applications will be reviewed by three experts. The experts are selected based on their scientific expertise in the fields of Biosciences, Health and Environment, or Natural Sciences and Engineering.
The following categories will be evaluated during the review process:
- Suitability to the position (potential for independent research work, stage of research career)
- Scientific competence
- International experience, research collaborations
- Quality of research plan
- Overall score
Based on points and comments given by the evaluators, the board will select the best applications for the third stage of interviews and closer evaluation.
A notification will be sent to applicants via email when final decisions are made. The decisions will be made shortly after the interview.
The following applicants have been selected for the fixed-term collegium researcher (Junior Group Leader) positions (3 years):
Kimmo Luoma
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Nina Gieseler (Dresing)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Suvi Ruuskanen
Department of Biology
Antoine Stier
Department of Biology
Jetro Tuulari
Department of Clinical Medicine
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Timetable and decisions 2019-2020
Call for applications: 4.11.2019–7.01.2020
Number of positions: maximum of five (5)
Number of applications: 81
Evaluation by TCSM Board: 25.1.2020-3.3.2020
TCSM Board meeting – selection of the top applicants for external review: 11.3.2020
Review Process: from mid-March to early May
Preliminary date for interviews (selected applicants): 27.5.2020
