MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships at Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences

We at the Faculty of Information Technology and Communications Sciences (ITC) at Tampere University are excited to welcome applicants to join and actively co-develop successful applications to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) program.

The Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences covers the full spectrum of transmitting and processing matter, information and meaning. Our research draws on our unique combination of recognised expertise across a range of disciplines – all the way from languages and communication studies, through computing sciences, up to electrical engineering.

Our research is clustered in twelve Research Centres that are inviting candidates to look for a supervisor:

More specific descriptions of each centre are available below.

How to apply to ITC

At Tampere University, we have a unified procedure for selecting postdoctoral candidates for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship call. Furthermore, the university offers comprehensive support to all applicants through our Masterclass, starting in May, to assist with application preparation. To join our faculty:

Identify and contact a suitable supervisor; you can look for a supervisor among our 12 Research Centres described below.
Follow TAU's guidelines and schedule that can be found at MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships at Tampere University

Our current MSCA Postdoctoral Fellows encourage you to apply with us

"Applying for the MSCA-PF was an intense and sometimes overwhelming experience, but I never felt alone in the process. I was incredibly fortunate to have a supervisor, whose guidance and belief in my work made all the difference. He helped me refine my research objectives, structure my secondment, and connect with key collaborators, strengthening my proposal in ways I hadn’t imagined. Beyond that, the TAU Preaward team was truly exceptional. Their feedback, patience, and expertise made the administrative and writing process feel much more manageable. I wasn’t just applying for a fellowship—I was growing as a researcher."

Anubha Goel
MSCA-PF 2024 Grantee, working at Data Science Research Centre

“The application process went smoothly, thanks to the support of my supervisor and the TAU Preaward team. My supervisor provided invaluable guidance in shaping a strong research proposal, and his critical insights helped me strengthen my application. The TAU Preaward team played a key role from the very beginning, particularly through the coaching provided in the MSCA Master Class, which helped me refine all major sections of my proposal to ensure clarity, coherence, and competitiveness. They also reviewed my proposal before submission, allowing me to make further improvements. After being awarded the fellowship, the TAU Postaward team was exceptional in handling the required documentation and ensuring my smooth relocation to Tampere, Finland"

Syed Bukhari
MSCA-PF 2023 Grantee working at the Electromechanics Research Group in the Research Centre of Electrical Energy Engineering

"I am honored to have been awarded the prestigious MSCA postdoctoral fellowship in 2023. Over five attempts, my supervisor's patience, continuous support, and valuable feedback in refining the research objectives, methodology, and overall structure of the proposal were instrumental in my success. I am also deeply grateful to the Preaward team for their outstanding administrative support, which ensured a smooth submission process and helped me meet all deadlines. Their Masterclass on proposal writing, conducted throughout my attempts, provided a clear pathway for crafting a successful application."

Satya Vemuri,
MSCA-PF 2023 Grantee working on JASMIN at Tampere Wireless Research Centre

Find a supervisor

All our twelve Research Centres are looking for recruiting MSCA Fellows. Please find your supervisor among them.

Data Science Research Centre

We conduct research in data science and statistics, focusing on diverse applications. We develop innovative machine learning models for image processing, medicine, and financial forecasting. We explore approaches for NLP, and study recommendation and complex systems. In statistics, we concentrate on probabilistic machine learning, finite mixtures, and time-series analysis.
Find yourself a supervisor among our research groups

Mathematics Research Centre (MATH)

Mathematics Research Centre deals with mathematics, its applications, and related research topics.
Find yourself a supervisor among our professors

Plural. Multidisciplinary research centre for languages and cultures

The Plural Research Centre is a vibrant network of researchers from the Languages Unit, embodying a multilingual and multicultural community that boasts global connections and a dedication to interdisciplinary collaboration.
Find yourself a supervisor at Plural

Research Centre of Gameful Realities

The trans-disciplinary Research Centre focuses on theories, applications and implications of gameful realities across different areas of society.
Find your supervisor among our professors

Signal Processing Research Centre (SGN)

Signal processing deals with theory, models, and algorithms for analyzing, interpreting, capturing, and reproducing complex natural signals. We study images, video, speech, and audio, including their emerging modalities such as depth, thermal, and multispectral images, point clouds and light fields, and spatial audio.
Find yourself a supervisor among our Research Groups at Signal Processing Research Centre

System-on-Chip Hub (SoC Hub)

SoC Hub research centre combines digital design, multiprocessor system design, embedded software, microelectronics, electronics and process management for wireless communications, signal processing and security applications. It connects all related research groups and researchers at Tampere University.
Find yourself a supervisor among our four Research Groups at SoC Hub

Tampere Electronics Research Centre (ERC)

We develop technologies and methods to create electronics in sustainable, economical and globally efficient ways to help develop modern society. Our research includes a range of activities on electronics and embedded systems, including printed electronics, thin-film devices and circuits, RF and antenna technology, and low-level software, for industrial, healthcare, and consumer domains.
Find yourself a supervisor among our four Research Themes at Electronics research centre

Tampere University Computer-Human Interaction Research Centre (TAUCHI)

Through constructive and experimental research, TAUCHI aims to obtain a profound understanding of the phenomena that affect and regulate human-technology interaction, to apply this knowledge in creating better ways of interaction, particularly utilizing less used modalities, and to improve the quality of life and inclusion of select user groups (including mobile users, physically challenged users, visually impaired, children and elderly people), enabling their use of information and communication technology.
Find yourself a supervisor among our Research Groups at TAUCHI

Tampere University Research Centre for Communication Sciences (Taru)

The Taru Research Centre delves deep into societal and cultural dynamics, dissecting their evolution and patterns through lenses of communication, media, and art.
Find yourself a supervisor among our Research Groups at Taru

Tampere University Research Centre of Electrical Energy Engineering (EEE)

We research and develop new solutions based on strong electrotechnical knowledge and its application it in the fields of electromechanics, power electronics, high voltage engineering and materials, and electrical systems and electricity market.
Find yourself a supervisor from our four Research Groups at Research Centre of Electrical Energy Engineering

Tampere University Software Engineering Research Centre (TASE)

Our research topics include various topics in software engineering, applications and architectures. In addition, have high ambition on education of software engineering and technologies.
Find yourself a supervisor at TASE

Tampere Wireless Research Centre (Tampere Wireless)

We carry out high-impact basic science and applied research related to the development of new data communication and networking concepts, processing methods and tools for electrical and electromagnetic communication systems, building the basis e.g. for 5G and 6G mobile radio networks, positioning systems, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet.
Find yourself a supervisor at Tampere Wireless Research Centre