Aalto University is a new university with over a century of experience. Created from a high-profile merger between three leading universities in Finland – the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki – Aalto University opens up new possibilities for strong multidisciplinary education and research. The university has 20 000 students and a staff of 5 000 including 350 professors.

Doctoral Student and PostDoc Positions in Nanotechnology

We are looking for three employees to fill one Doctoral Student and two PostDoc Positions in the Biohybrid Materials Group (Prof. Mauri Kostiainen). Our laboratory is situated on the main campus of Aalto University in Otaniemi within the Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology and we collaborate extensively with the Department of Applied Physics.

We offer a multidisciplinary research environment at the forefront of nanoscience, newly renovated laboratory space and excellent equipment pool. Salary is based on the university salary scheme.

The positions are situated fully/partly within the Finnish Academy Center of Excellence (CoE) on Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials (2014-2019) headed by Academy Professor Olli Ikkala. Other major partners include the groups of Prof. M. Linder (Biomolecular Materials), Prof. J. Laine (Forest Products Surface Chemistry) and M. Penttilä (VTT Biotechnology). CoEs are the flagships of Finnish research. For more information on the research, please see the group web page http://chemtech.aalto.fi/bihy

As a successful applicant you should be highly motivated in experimental science and have a background in chemistry, biosciences, physics or a closely related field.

APPLY: please send your application, in English, at earliest convenience (deadline 16.12.2013) to Mauri Kostiainen (mauri.kostiainen@aalto.fi) as a single pdf file. Only the shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The positions are available from 1.1.2014 onwards.

Application material should include:

• A letter of motivation (max. one A4)
• CV (including list of possible publications)
• A letter of recommendation or contact details of a possible referee
• Transcript of university studies (only doctoral candidates)

Please see http://chemtech.aalto.fi/bihy for more information about the research group or contact M. Kostiainen.