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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Mitro Müller
Mitro Müller
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Forest Disturbance Modelling

My research focuses on modelling current and future risks associated with forest disturbances caused by bark beetles (Ips spp.) and forest fires in Finland.

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Alper Tuna Kavlak
Alper Tuna Kavlak
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Data-driven selection for climate-resilient boreal trees

My research focuses on identifying and selecting tree genotypes that remain productive and healthy under a changing climate.

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Toqeer Ehsan
Toqeer Ehsan
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Leveraging LLMs for Automated Extraction and Validation of STI Policy Data

Investigate how Large Language Models (LLMs) can automate the extraction and validation of structured science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy information from unstructured web data.

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Yiğit Gülmez
Yiğit Gülmez
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Ship Energy Systems: Simulation-Based Optimization for Fuel Transition

This research project develops simulation-based methods to optimize ship energy systems for the transition to alternative fuels.

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Mohammad Imangholiloo
Mohammad Imangholiloo
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute - National Land Survey of Finland

Developing geospatial data pipelines from measurement to end-users

My research focuses on developing data pipelines to improve the handling and analysis of diverse geospatial data, specifically in the context of Digital Waters (DIWA).

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Wanhe Qi
Wanhe Qi
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Waste to value: Valorization of sludge from recirculating aquaculture systems

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) play an important role in sustainable fish farming to meet global food demands, but they generate nutrient-rich sludge in large volumes during the 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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