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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Anh-Hang Nguyen
Anh-Hang Nguyen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Integrated photonics

My research focuses on the development of photonics integrated circuit systems for sensing/communication applications.

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Dhanshree Pandey
Dhanshree Pandey
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Quantum computing in materials modelling

The project explores the potential of quantum computing to advance materials modelling, focusing on areas related to simulating strongly correlated systems to better understand phenomena such as electrical conductivity and superconductivity, and analysing small molecular systems to evaluate their relevance to broader material applications.

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Pulak Bhushan
Pulak Bhushan
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Long-Term Stability of Wearable Enzymatic Sensors

This research aims to enhance the long-term stability and reliability of wearable enzymatic sensors – lactate as a model analyte.

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Blessing Kavhu
Blessing Kavhu
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute - National Land Survey of Finland

AI-Enhanced FAIRification of geospatial data in Geoportti

We aim to develop and evaluate an AI-driven service that enables natural language–based findability of geospatial data within the Geoportti research infrastructure.

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Iman Kafian-Attari
Iman Kafian-Attari
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Photonic Biosensor Concepts for Wearable Health Sensing Applications

According to the World Health Organization, one in six people in the world will be aged 60 years or over by 2030. Population ageing gives rise to the prevalence of noncommunicative diseases such as cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal disorders.

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Laura Nikinmaa
Laura Nikinmaa
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Cost-efficient biodiversity protection with large-scale optimizations

The research aims to optimize forest management at the landscape level to simultaneously enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and ensure sustainable timber production.

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Programme

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

Progress

Great start for the Programme! The first 36 postdoctoral researchers have been recruited and started their work. Half of them relocated to Finland from abroad.
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