We are now looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join our materials Performance and interactions team for a fixed-term three-year contract starting in January 2025!

Your responsibilities as a Postdoctoral Researcher:

• Actively engaging in experimental research, monitoring and modifying the laboratory set ups: participating in conducting experimental work, its analysis and characterisation
  

• Creating a process to enhance our ability to use and commercialize the research results and data, and how to make our data usable in computational materials science
  

• Advancing the knowledge of material behaviour in association with alternative fuels and circular economy in specified projects
  

• Collaborating in research team and project group with co-writing and project work
  

• Utilizing our existing data and co-writing articles about the results: You’ll use your advanced skills in English to write research reports and publications that help the team communicate its results impactfully
  

• Tutoring junior team members
  

• Collaborating in project preparations
  

Who we are looking for:

• You have recently (max 5 years ago) gained your doctoral degree in corrosion engineering, materials science or chemistry, or a closely related field.
  

• You have experience in electrochemistry and knowledge of materials and their characterisation methods.
  

• You have excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
  

• You understand also the wider general as well as practical implications of material challenges in the changing industry and society and are willing to tackle those issues
  

• You have hands-on experience in electrochemistry
  

As a person, we hope that you are:

• An open-minded and innovative person with a vision of longer-term research needs.
  

• You are eager to work with new topics and methods, even out of your comfort zone to achieve the set ambitious goals.
  

• You like to network, and tackle challenges as a part of even a bigger group of experts across various fields
  

With VTT, you’ll enjoy:

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  Science with an impact. At VTT, we seek to solve large societal challenges and drive a sustainable future through applied research and innovation. With us, you’ll get to work on research projects that make a concrete, positive impact in the world. Read more about our strategy, the path of exponential hope, and our organisational culture as the builder of the world's most meaningful place to work.
  

• Support for your postdoc research. During your postdoctoral term, we offer training in project management, scientific writing, communication, and commercialisation. You’ll have the opportunity collaborate with industry on projects, access our research infrastructure and internal support services, explore interdisciplinary research, and secure funding for your postdoc term. At VTT, you’ll enjoy flexibility and independence in your work, with a blend of academic research and engaging customer projects for an exciting career path.
  

• Open culture of innovation. We have 80 years of experience in science-based innovation, a strong international reputation and global networks. We work truly across disciplines, and house all the cutting-edge sciences from quantum computing to synthetic biology under one roof. At VTT, you’ll join a community of over 2200 multidisciplinary experts who foster a culture of trust, openness and sharing knowledge. Collaborating with amazing colleagues is a source of learning, inspiration, and fun.
  

• Nordic work-life balance. Working in Finland, the happiest country in the world, enables a great quality of life. At VTT, we make our people’s well-being a strategic priority. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays annually (after one year of work), our benefits include extended occupational healthcare, and a range well-being services, such as exercise and culture benefits and hobby clubs. Read more about the benefits of living in Finland and VTT’s support for relocation.
  

Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!

Interested and want to hear more?

We look forward to hearing from you!