Postdoctoral Programme for Research Institutes

The Postdoctoral Programme for Research Institutes aims to boost research, development, and innovation (RDI) in key areas for society and business.  The Programme fosters cross-sector collaboration and promotes the national and international mobility of postdoctoral researchers. The long-term goal is to accelerate sustainable economic growth and increase productivity in Finland.

The program will hire 85 postdoctoral researchers to 12 Finnish government research institutes between 2025 and 2028. Postdoctoral researchers will drive impactful, high-level research bridging science, industry, and administration.

The programme is supported by Finland’s long-term R&D funding. The purpose of State’s R&D funding, together with R&D investments from the businesses sector, is to raise Finland’s R&D expenditure to 4% of GDP by 2030.

Postdoctoral researchers

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Miho Otaki
Miho Otaki
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority

Advancing Radiochemical Workflows for Radiological Emergencies

In radiological emergencies, regulators must make prompt decisions under tight timeframes. Because decisions based on uncertain data can cause overprotection, unnecessary costs, or health effects, my work supports an international project aimed at reducing these uncertainties.

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Zheng Zhou
Zheng Zhou
Finnish Food Authority

Development of risk-benefit assessments for foodborne exposures

Give decision-makers better ways to weigh the risks and benefits of the food people eat.

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Paula Kurittu
Paula Kurittu
Finnish Food Authority

Genomics and Nanopore Sequencing in Animal Disease and Zoonosis Investigations

Over the past decades, whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based methods have become increasingly widespread, enabling ever more detailed analyses that can be applied to the study of zoonotic pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

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Heta Leinonen
Heta Leinonen
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)

Circular economy business models aimed at sufficiency

My research examines the role of sufficiency in the circular economy. Specifically, I investigate how sufficiency-oriented circular economy initiatives can be organized in different organizational contexts.

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Seppo Karvinen
Seppo Karvinen
Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)

Advancing in situ Rb-Sr dating for ore systems using novel mass spectrometry

My research project, FINSTRONG, develops new in situ rubidium-strontium (Rb-Sr) geochronological methods based on the radioactive decay of Rb-87 to Sr-87.

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Laura Häkkinen
Laura Häkkinen
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Linking microbial communities and soil health in diversified agroecosystems

My research investigates how agricultural diversification practices, including diversified crop rotations, cover cropping, intercropping, and diverse set-asides, influence soil microbial communities in agroecosystems.

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Organisations

Find out the research institutes that implement the Programme and where to find open positions.

Progress

The second kick-off event brought together postdocs who joined the programme at a later stage.
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