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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Matti Laukkarinen
Matti Laukkarinen
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Reimagining AI-driven Workplace Datafication in the Game Industry – REWODAI

AI-driven workplace datafication increasingly shapes how work is carried out, how it is valued, and how everyday working life is experienced.

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Jaakko Oivukkamäki
Jaakko Oivukkamäki
Finnish Meteorological Institute

Reducing vegetation carbon sink uncertainty with optical measurements

My research looks deeper into how optical measurements based on vegetation reflectance and chlorophyll fluorescence can reduce uncertainty in boreal vegetation carbon sequestration measurements.

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Essi Annika Kalliolahti
Essi Annika Kalliolahti
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Women’s Health, Working Conditions, and Work Ability across the Life Course

The aim of my research project is to examine how biological and physiological aspects of women’s health interact with working conditions and life outside work, shaping health, work ability, and work careers.

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Yazan Al Haj
Yazan Al Haj
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Biomass derived carbon materials for sustainable energy storage

This project develops biomass derived carbon materials for use as electrodes in next generation rechargeable batteries.

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Terhi Mustonen
Terhi Mustonen
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Behavioral addictions in digital environments

My research focuses on behavioral addictions in digital environments, particularly problematic usage of the internet (PUI), including video gaming and social media use.

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Linh Le Dinh
Linh Le Dinh
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)

Senior researcher in Circular Economy in Construction

Research objective: To develop evidence-based pathways for scaling up circular construction practices in Finland by quantifying the potential of secondary materials and related circular economy strategies to reduce embodied carbon and improve resource efficiency.

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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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