Postdoc Opportunities in Materials Science in Finland

Postdoctoral Researcher in Radiation Effects in Power Electronics at the Accelerator Laboratory of the Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä. The position focuses on research into how radiation affects power electronics. The postdoctoral researcher will join the Department of Physics, an internationally recognized and dynamic research community with strengths in materials physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics. The department’s research environment combines experimental faciliti...

The Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Accelerator-Based Neutron Physics for BNCT for a project-based two-year appointment. The project focuses on realizing a new Neutron Beam Line for a 3 MV Tandetron accelerator, with the beamline scheduled to support research after delivery of the accelerator in 2026. The main research responsibilities centre on the design and simulation of the neutron beam line, especially the lithium target and be...

This postdoctoral opening is based in the Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä, a dynamic and internationally recognized research community. The position sits within a strong materials-physics environment that spans nanomaterials and thin films, quantum materials and quantum technologies, light-matter interaction, and the properties of nanoparticles. The department supports experimental research through its accelerator laboratory and nanoscience center, and it is connected to bro...

The University of Jyväskylä’s Department of Physics is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the Synthetic Quantum Materials Group in Finland. The project focuses on experimental nanoscience and quantum materials research using advanced Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and the fabrication of two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures. The research addresses nanostructured quantum materials, including topological systems, atomically thin 2D materials, and engineered atomic-scale struct...

The Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä’s Accelerator Laboratory is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work on radiation effects in power electronics. The project focuses on wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies, especially silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power devices, with the aim of developing practical radiation testing guidelines for these emerging components. The successful researcher will review published studies on radiation effects, failure mechan...

The Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join the Synthetic Quantum Materials Group for experimental work at the intersection of nanoscience and quantum materials. The project centers on scanning tunneling microscopy of atomically thin and engineered quantum systems, with a strong emphasis on the controlled fabrication, clean assembly, and atomic-scale characterization of two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures. The researcher wil...

Postdoctoral researcher in quantum algorithms and optimization for Life Science applications at Aalto University, based in the Micro and Quantum Systems (MQS) research group in the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering. The project sits at the intersection of quantum computing, quantum information, computational biology, genomics, and materials science. The researcher will develop and study hybrid quantum-classical methods and quantum algorithms for hard computational problems arising in...

The Engineered NanoSystems (ENS) research group at Aalto University School of Science is recruiting researchers to work on compound semiconductor energy converters, with openings for both doctoral and post-doctoral candidates. The project focuses on developing electroluminescent and thermophotonic energy converters based on III-V compound semiconductors and thin-film devices. The research spans the full chain from epitaxial growth and material development to device design, characterization, and ...

The Turku Collegium for Science, Medicine and Technology (TCSMT) at the University of Turku invites applications for four junior group leader positions and four postdoctoral researcher positions in science, medicine and technology. The appointments are based in Turku, Finland, and support independent or collaborative research within the University's multidisciplinary STEM and health research environment. Research areas may include biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biomedicine, biomedical en...