Doctoral Researcher Finnish Academy Funded Project Experimenting Geopolymers

Organisation/Company AALTO UNIVERSITY Research Field Architecture Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Final date to receive applications 3 Mar 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Finland Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our main campus is located in Espoo, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness.

This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

The Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) is a Nordic leader in higher education for design, fashion, games, media, architecture, film, art education and fine art. We produce world-class research e.g. in design, digital media and visual culture, art education, urban planning and architecture. Our graduates innovate in and beyond their fields, drawing on over a century of tradition of our institution, a humane and forward-looking approach, and the latest technologies.

The Department of Design is a community of creative and responsible researchers and design experts. We educate front-line design professionals and visionaries for established, changing and emerging fields of design. (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ).

We are looking for a:

Doctoral Researcher for a Finnish Academy funded project Experimenting with Geopolymers (two-year funded position)

The Department of Design is looking for a Doctoral Researcher interested in material development for a two-year position as part of the Academy-funded project Experimenting with Geopolymers: Material Specific Evaluation for Ceramic Practices ) lead by Dr Priska Falin. The research is conducted in the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Design at Aalto University, which offers access to well-equipped ceramic workshops and other art workshops and studios.

The underlying aims of material development are to produce sustainable and ethical material choices for creative practitioners (see below for more details).

The applicants for this position are also expected to be accepted to the ARTS Doctoral programme via School’s general call between 10.2.

-3.3.2026. This requires two different applications: 1. For the two-year position for the project and 2. For the ARTS Doctoral programme in Design.

In case your application is not accepted for the ARTS Doctoral programme in the spring, you still can be considered for the project position. In this case, you need to rework your doctoral research plan according to the feedback received and be accepted for the Doctoral programme during your 6 months probationary period to continue working within the project. Please note that Doctoral Program call is a different application process with different documents (see below for more details).

You can find more information about the ARTS Doctoral Programme and how to apply for doctoral studies here:
Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture | Aalto University . In applying for the programme, please state your interest in this specific position (Doctoral Researcher Experimenting with Geopolymers) at the header of your research plan. (Note that the duration of doctoral studies is estimated to be four years at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture)

Your Role and Goals

We are looking for a future Doctoral Researcher already working in the field of studio ceramics with a strong practice background, experience in material development and geopolymers. The material research is explorative in nature and there is a freedom to expand the research in ways that serves the individual needs of the doctoral research plan. The starting point of the…