Turku Institute for Advanced Studies - Open Vacancies

Currently TIAS invites applications for up to ten (10) TIES2 Fellowship positions for a three-year period starting from 1 September 2026.  Applicants must meet the EU MSCA mobility rule that they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Finland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline. The call deadline is 9 January 2026. 

The next general TIAS call for Collegium and Postdoctoral Fellow positions will take place in the autumn 2026 for positions to start in September 2027.

>> Instructions for Applicants (TIES2 Call 2025-2026)

In the Call 2024-25 TIAS Board selected three postdoctoral researchers and four collegium researchers for the period of 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2028. 

New Postdoctoral Fellows

Mari Lehto, HUM
Ekaterina Panina, TSE
Mikko Puumala, SOC

New Collegium Fellows

Satu Helske, INVEST
Aleksi Karhula, INVEST
Tuomas Laine-Frigren, HUM
Kwok Ng, EDU

TIAS currently hosts three types of Fellow: 

  • Postdoctoral (within 5 years of having passed their PhD)
  • Collegium (early-to-mid career, within 12 years of having passed their PhD).
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie (TIES) Fellows (within 8 years of having passed their PhD).

Fellows are appointed for three year periods and in addition to salary receive an annual research allowance (3 700 €).