Tenure-Track Leader in Sustainable Polymer Processing

Tampereen Yliopisto; Tampere; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampere University invites applications for a tenure‑track professorship in Processing of Sustainable Polymeric Materials. The appointee will join the Engineering Materials Science subunit in the Materials Science and Environmental Engineering division, bridging fundamental materials science with processing, characterization, and industrial collaboration.

The position emphasizes sustainable polymer feedstocks, processing–structure–property–performance relationships, and scalable, data‑driven

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, or a related field.
• Strong collaboration skills with local industry and European plastics sector.
• Fluent in English to perform required tasks.
• Ability to undertake high‑level scholarly activity and establish an independent agenda.
• Teaching skills to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high‑level scholarly research with international impact.
• Lead a research group and acquire external funding.
• Teach, develop curriculum, and supervise graduate students as required.
• Collaborate with industry and contribute to pilot‑scale processing and industrial collaboration.

Skills

Collaboration skills

English fluency

Education

Doctoral degree in Materials Science and Engineering or related field

Job description

Tampere University invites applications for a tenure‑track professorship in Processing of Sustainable Polymeric Materials. The appointee will join the Engineering Materials Science subunit in the Materials Science and Environmental Engineering division, bridging fundamental materials science with processing, characterization, and industrial collaboration.

The position emphasizes sustainable polymer feedstocks, processing–structure–property–performance relationships, and scalable, data‑driven