Senior Scientist, Transport Energy & Emissions Impact

Vttresearch; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VTT in Finland seeks a Senior Scientist to join the Transport and Mobility team. You will develop models and tools to assess transport energy use, emissions, and system‑level impacts, collaborating with colleagues to translate research into customer value.

The role emphasizes transport energy decarbonisation, project leadership, and cross‑disciplinary work in a hybrid setup with Espoo as the primary location, and potential in Tampere or Oulu.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a suitable field.
• Knowledge and experience of transport energy use, emissions and decarbonisation.
• Experience in transport modelling, scenario analysis and impact assessment.
• Strong understanding of road transport systems; multimodal knowledge is a plus.
• Good data analysis and modelling skills (Python, R).

Responsibilities

• Contribute as an active member of the research team.
• Develop methodologies and models to assess transport-energy and emissions impacts.
• Assess environmental, economic and societal impacts of new transport technologies and policies.
• Work with road transport and contribute to multimodal transport assessments.
• Identify and develop new research and business opportunities with customers and partners.
• Act as project manager or work package leader on national/international projects.
• Collaborate with industry, authorities and researchers; communicate results.

Skills

Transport modelling

Python/R data analysis

Project management

English proficiency

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree

Tools

Python

R

Job description

VTT in Finland seeks a Senior Scientist to join the Transport and Mobility team. You will develop models and tools to assess transport energy use, emissions, and system‑level impacts, collaborating with colleagues to translate research into customer value.

The role emphasizes transport energy decarbonisation, project leadership, and cross‑disciplinary work in a hybrid setup with Espoo as the primary location, and potential in Tampere or Oulu.