[Job-offers-cs] Assistant Professors, Computational Physics (Aalto University)

Pekka Orponen pekka.orponen at aalto.fi
Sat Nov 22 17:35:23 EET 2025 

    About the job

/Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. 
We shape a//sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and 
across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and 
creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our//community is 
made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other 
faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater 
Helsinki, 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 Department of Applied Physics 
(www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-applied-physics 
<https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-applied-physics>) at Aalto 
University School of Science invites applications for

*Two Assistant professor positions in Computational Physics

*The positions are open to talented individuals who hold a doctorate in 
physics or a closely related field and have excellent potential for a 
productive scientific career. We are looking for highly qualified 
experts who have demonstrated outstanding research in one of two key 
areas the department wishes to develop:

  * Condensed matter, including quantum, magnetic and photonic materials.
  * Soft materials, including active and living matter.

We are open to a wide variety of computational methodologies, including 
atomistic, molecular and mesoscale level particle-based techniques, 
continuum modeling, statistical approaches and machine learning. The 
successful candidates are expected to lead an outstanding independent 
research program that complements and extends the existing research 
efforts at the Department of Applied Physics and can utilize local 
computational infrastructure. The nominated candidates are expected to 
take responsibility for education in this field at Aalto University. 
Within the Aalto University tenure track system, the evaluation of 
Assistant Professors is based on demonstrated merits and potential.

*Your Experience

*Throughout their career, those in the academic tenure track system are 
expected to exercise and guide scientific research, to provide related 
higher academic education, to follow advances in their field, to 
participate in service to the Aalto University community, and to take 
part in societal interaction and international collaboration in their 
field. We seek applicants who have

  * A doctorate in a field closely related to this position;
  * Potential to carry out research and attract research funding at the
    highest level;
  * Potential to collaborate in an interdisciplinary environment;
  * Potential to take responsibility for education and researcher
    training in physics;
  * Ability to be an effective teacher in the undergraduate and graduate
    degree programmes of the School of Science.

The applicants will be evaluated based on their potential and 
demonstrated ability in research, teaching, academic leadership, and 
activities in the scientific community, including in R&D.

Candidates applying to this call are considered for Assistant Professor 
positions only. The selected applicant must have completed their 
doctoral degree before starting in the position. Applicants with more 
than ten years of research experience after their doctoral degree 
(excluding relevant career breaks) are not considered early-career and 
should look for more advanced positions. A more detailed description of 
the tenure track system at Aalto University is available 
atwww.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track <https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track>. 
Each individual to be appointed to tenure track needs to demonstrate 
fluency in English, in order to be able to carry out their duties 
successfully.

Aalto University is committed to promoting diversity, equality and 
non-discrimination in all its activities. Thus, we promote equal 
opportunities to learn, acquire knowledge, participate and to make a 
difference. As an equal-opportunity employer, Aalto University founds 
its recruitment decisions on applicants’ competencies, skills and 
aptitudes. Aalto’s recruitment processes are clearly defined, 
transparent and fair, and allow the relevant areas to be emphasized when 
recruiting people to positions in the various career systems and levels. 
Career breaks due to periods of parental leave and other obligatory 
absences, such as military service, will be taken into account to your 
benefit when considering applications.

*What We Offer

*The professor will join an inspiring and supportive work community of 
experienced Professionals, motivated students and well-functioning 
support services. We will offer a negotiable start-up package. Besides, 
the successful candidates will have access to an advanced research 
infrastructure for computational physics, including Triton 
high-performance computing cluster (scicomp.aalto.fi/triton/ 
<https://scicomp.aalto.fi/triton/>), CSC – IT Center for 
Science(www.csc.fi) <http://www.csc.fi/>and the LUMI supercomputer 
(www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/about-lumi/ 
<https://www.lumi-supercomputer.eu/about-lumi/>).

Aalto University follows the salary system of Finnish universities, but 
applicants may also provide salary requirements. As an employer, Aalto 
University provides excellent staff training and mentoring programmes as 
well as occupational health care services and campus sport facilities. 
In addition, we offer extensive research support services such as grant 
writing and project management. The position will be located at the 
Aalto University Otaniemi Campus.

*For more information

*For additional information, please contact the Chair of the tenure 
track committee, Professor Mikko Alava, or in questions related to the 
recruitment process HR Partner Lotta Maltolahti. Emails: 
firstname.lastname at aalto.fi.

*Ready to apply?

*Please apply to the position through Aalto University electronic 
recruitment system*by January 9, 2026*(before midnight Finnish time). 
The application material for the tenure track position includes

  * Cover letter (max one page)
  * Curriculum Vitae; Please find here thetemplate
    <https://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae>(opens
    in new window) recommended by The Finnish Advisory Board on Research
    Integrity (TENK). Include a list of publications in which the 10
    most significant publications/patents are highlighted
  * A research portfolio (recommended length: two to six pages). This is
    a concise self-reflection on the merits, long-term vision, and
    research plan of the candidate. The portfolio is narrative text,
    supported by fact-based evidence.
  * Teaching statement (recommended length: two to four pages)

General instructions for applicants including language requirements and 
guidelines for compiling research portfolio and CV are atInterested in 
joining our tenure track? | Aalto 
<https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track/interested-in-joining-our-tenure-track>University 
<https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track/interested-in-joining-our-tenure-track>.

All material should be submitted in English and must be enclosed as a 
single standard pdf file with file name 
“lastname_firstname_application.pdf”. The first document of the pdf file 
is the cover letter, followed by the appendices in the order given in 
the list above.

If you already work at Aalto University or are a visitor here, please 
apply for the position by using your existing Workday user account! 
Please see how to do ithere <https://www.aalto.fi/en/node/414946>.

*Why Aalto University?

*For applicants selected for tenure track positions, the university 
provides relocation support. Aalto University encourages flexible 
working hours to allow a healthy balance between work and family life. 
For all new staff members and their families, Aalto University provides 
dedicated introductory social and cultural events around the year. The 
university has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and 400 
professors committed to building both foundations and innovative 
applications that shape the future through science, technology, art, and 
business, with excellent opportunities for collaboration with local 
partners at Aalto University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 
and University of Helsinki. In addition to its strong academic 
community, the Helsinki region is a vibrant technology and innovation 
hub with easy access to major partners, both private and public. The 
Department of Applied Physics is located at the main Otaniemi Campus of 
Aalto University, 15 minutes from the centre of Helsinki by metro. 
Helsinki International Airport (HEL) is one of the hubs of air traffic 
between Europe and Asia, with direct flights to many destinations around 
the world.

*About Living In Finland

*Finland is a great place to live; it is a safe, politically stable and 
well-organized Nordic country with high-quality free education and 
affordable health care and childcare. Finland consistently ranks highly 
in terms of quality of 
life:http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/finland/ 
<http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/finland/>and was recently 
listed as the happiest country in the 
world:https://worldhappiness.report/blog/in- 
<https://worldhappiness.report/blog/in-a-lamentable-year-finland-again-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world/>a-lamentable-year-finland-again-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world/ 
<https://worldhappiness.report/blog/in-a-lamentable-year-finland-again-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world/>. 
For more information about living in Finland, 
see:https://www.aalto.fi/services/about-finland 
<https://www.aalto.fi/services/about-finland>.

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