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The Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Tampere University (TAU) is inviting applications for a Tenure-Track Position in Mechanical Engineering, with the Focus on Sustainable Production Technology. The position is open at the levels of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Manufacturing sector is very important to Finland’s economy: it accounts for about half of Finland's exports and almost 30 % of the GDP. The sector includes high-tech industries, shipbuilding, electronics, and forestry, making Finland globally competitive in advanced and sustainable production. Strong investment in research, particularly in digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies position Finland as a leader in sustainable industrial production and manufacturing.

The Unit of Automation Technology and Mechanical Engineering  is one of the three units of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences of TAU. Our unit conducts research and offers education in automation, hydraulics, machine design, product development, mechatronics, robotics, control and systems theory, industrial informatics and production engineering and technology. There are three education tracks provided by our unit: Automation, Robotics, and Mechanical Engineering. We have approximately 190 employees, 16 of whom are professors on different levels of our tenure-track system. The unit has a strong international dimension, and more than 40% of our staff are non-Finnish nationals. The scientific research of TAU has been actively engaged with industry and the unit has a strong track record in producing research that leads to real-world application. Strong collaboration with companies enables progress in key areas such as automation, digitalization, materials science, and sustainable engineering.

Job description

We seek an ambitious and visionary researcher to strengthen our expertise in Sustainable Production Technology. The successful candidate will strengthen TAU’s strategic focus on smart and sustainable manufacturing and production systems. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of production technologies, with a strong emphasis on industrial collaboration, human-centric systems, and technology deployment.

Your research may focus on any of the following themes or a combination thereof:

-Design, optimization, implementation, ramp up, and operation of sustainable production systems

-Energy and material efficiency in production systems

-Integration of automation and robotics for sustainable production workflows

-Digital twins and cyber-physical systems for piloting, monitoring and controlling production systems and their life cycle

-Human-machine collaboration, ergonomics, and safety in production systems

-Bridging digital and physical production systems

Empirical research, technology piloting, validation, and industrial-scale deployment have an important role in this position.

If successful, you will be placed at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, based on your experience and expertise. While in the early stages of your career the focus is on research, building your own research group and supervision of doctoral student, in time you will be expected to contribute increasingly to teaching, curriculum development, and BSc and MSc student supervision. It is common that MSc and even BSc students join research groups as research assistant, providing them enthusiasm towards further studies.

You are expected to pursue and supervise research in your topical area. Active collaboration with local, national, and global research partners, as well as industry is encouraged. Also, you are encouraged to foster synergy across research groups of the unit through joint projects and shared infrastructure. You are expected to secure external funding for your research as well as nurture interactions with relevant stakeholders for societal impact.

Requirements 

• You should have a doctoral degree in: Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong research background related to the position 
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and production technology, sustainability, and safety.
• Interest and experience in supervision and teaching
• Fluent in English
• Good cooperation and interaction skills.

Further requirements for each tenure track level are as follows:

Assistant Professor

• ability to undertake high-level scholarly activity and potential to establish an independent agenda of scholarly activity at international level of excellence
• teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position

Associate Professor 

• track record of independent scholarly activity on a high international level 
• teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position  
• ability to lead a research group and acquire external funding

Professor

• high-level scholarly expertise 
• experience of leading scientific research activities
• ability to provide high-quality research-based education and instruction 
• track record of winning external research funding  
• track record of international scholarly activity

Please, read more about our Tenure track career path here.

We offer

We invite you to be a part of a vibrant, active and truly international research community.  The multidisciplinary research environment offers opportunities to develop research expertise via collaboration, e.g., with different fields of engineering and natural sciences.  We offer an advanced infrastructure in many fields of manufacturing and Production Technology.  

Initial appointment as Assistant Professor / Associate Professor is for five years. Subject to successful performance, you will become a tenured faculty member after the first five-year period. Full Professors will hold a permanent appointment from the outset. A trial period of six months applies to all our new employees. 

You will be supported by a start-up package that will ease your transition to TAU and setting up your research group. The start-up package will be negotiated on the basis of your individual needs.

Salaries are based on the job demands and employees’ personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. A typical starting salary for an Assistant Professor is approximately 4700-5200 EUR/month, for an Associate Professor approximately 5400-6100 EUR/month, and for a professor in the range between 6500-7300 EUR/month. Higher salaries may be negotiated for candidates with exceptional experience and/or performance.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Please read more about working at Tampere University. You can also find more information about us and working and living Tampere by watching our video: Tampere Higher Education Community – our academic playground

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary, forward-thinking and evolving community. Our values are openness, critical thinking, diversity, learner-centredness, courage, erudition and responsibility. We hope you can embrace these values and promote them in your role.

The city of Tampere is one of the major academic hubs in the Nordic countries and offers a dynamic living environment. Finland provides one of the most advanced and comprehensive social security systems in the world with generous parental leaves, very affordable state-subsidized daycare that is available for all children, world-renowned free primary and secondary education as well as public healthcare.

For more information on Tampere and Finland, please visit:

• https://visittampere.fi/en
• https://www.visitfinland.com/
• https://www.infofinland.fi/en/frontpage

How to apply 

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is December 8^th, 2025 (at 23.59 EET, UTC+2 / 21.59 GMT). 

Please write your application and all accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format. Applications should include the following documents: 

• A letter of motivation in which you set out the reasons why you are applying for the position and why you are particularly suited to it.
• Curriculum Vitae according to TENK guidelines
• List of publications according toResearch Council of Finland guidelines. Please indicate your ten most important publications.
• A research plan (max. 5 pages), outlining your proposed research
• Teaching portfolio prepared according to TAU Guidelines on the teaching portfolio
• The names, positions and contact details of two referees who can support your application (recommendations letters etc. are not asked at this point)

Candidates may be invited for a video interview during the first stage of the recruitment process. The most qualified candidates will be invited to Tampere University for an interview and may undergo an aptitude assessment. They will also undergo a review by external experts and may be required to give a demonstration of their teaching skills.

For more information, please contact: 

Dean of the Faculty Martti Kauranen, martti.kauranen@tuni.fi

Prof. Matti Vilkko, matti.vilkko@tuni.fi

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Haemme konetekniikan, erityisesti kestävän tuotantotekniikan alueelle apulaisprofessoria (Assistant/Associate Professor) tai professoria. 

Tehtävät sijoittuvat Tekniikan ja luonnontieteiden tiedekunnan Automaatio- ja konetekniikan yksikköön. 

Tehtävänkuvaus 

Haemme konetekniikan tenure track tehtävään apulaisprofessoria (assistant, associate) tai professoria. Tehtävän painopisteenä on kestävä tuotantotekniikka, tehtävässä korostuvat erityisesti tuotantoteknologioiden kehittäminen tiiviissä yhteistyössä teollisuuden kanssa, ihmiskeskeiset ja turvallisen järjestelmät sekä teknologian käyttöönotto.

Tutkimuksesi voi keskittyä johonkin seuraavista teemoista tai niiden yhdistelmään:

• Kestävien tuotantojärjestelmien suunnittelu, optimointi, käyttöönotto, ylösajo ja operointi
• Energia- ja materiaalitehokkuus tuotantojärjestelmissä
• Automaatio- ja robotiikkaratkaisujen integraatio kestävissä tuotantoprosesseissa
• Digitaaliset kaksoset ja kyberfyysiset järjestelmät tuotantojärjestelmien pilotointiin, seurantaan ja ohjaukseen sekä niiden elinkaaren hallintaan
• Ihmisen ja koneen yhteistyö, ergonomia ja turvallisuus tuotantojärjestelmissä
• Digitaalisten ja fyysisten tuotantojärjestelmien yhdistäminen

Empiirisellä tutkimuksella, teknologian pilotoinnilla, validoinnilla ja teollisen mittakaavan käyttöönotolla on tärkeä rooli tässä tehtävässä.

Tehtävän valittava henkilö nimitetään apulaisprofessorin (Assistant, Associate), tai professorin tasolle kokemuksen ja asiantuntemuksen perusteella. Uran alkuvaiheessa painopiste on tutkimuksessa, oman tutkimusryhmän rakentamisessa ja tohtoriopiskelijoiden ohjauksessa. Ajan myötä valitulta odotetaan yhä enemmän panosta opetukseen, opetussuunnitelmien kehittämiseen sekä kandidaatti- ja maisteriopiskelijoiden ohjaukseen.

Tehtävään valittava henkilö tekee ja johtaa oman alansa tutkimusta, osallistuu alan opetukseen ja opinnäytetöiden ohjaukseen sekä opetuksen kehittämiseen. Työhön kuuluu myös tutkimusrahoituksen hankkiminen. 

Hakuohjeet 

Lue tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta. 

Jätäthän hakemuksesi yliopiston sähköisellä hakulomakkeella (linkki löytyy tämän ilmoituksen alta).  

Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 8.12.2025 klo 23.59.