Updated on 12 April 2024
- Am I eligible to apply
a. if my doctoral dissertation is now in the external pre-examination and I will be graduated after the application deadline?
b. if I haven’t yet defended my PhD but already have permission to defend the PhD?
c. if I have the certificate of the doctoral degree dated after the application deadline?
No, you’re not.
- Do I have to have completed my doctoral degree and have the certificate of my doctoral degree at hand before the application closing deadline?
Yes, you do.
To be eligible to apply for the Senior Research Fellowships your doctoral certificate has to be dated on 4 March 2021 or earlier.
To be eligible to apply for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships your doctoral certificate has to be dated between 4 March 2019 and 4 March 2024 (Certificates dated on 4 March 2019 and 4 March 2024 are eligible).
- If I already have another funding for the same research period, is it possible to have the Fellowship and the other funding at the same time?
No, it isn’t.
- What if my current funding continues only a few months after the start of the IAS research period on 1 September 2024?
You are eligible to apply and the funding arrangements will be dealt with case by case.
- Can I postpone the IAS research period by a year/two years?
No, you can’t, but you can apply again after one year/two years.
- Is there any chance that I can get a permanent position after the IAS period at Tampere University?
If there are open positions in the faculties, you can apply for them.
- Are any recommendation letters welcomed/required?
No, they aren’t – Please use the cover letter for this purpose.
- Do you take into account family leaves / e.g., a two-year absence from working life due to childcare?
Yes, we do, according to Finnish legislation and Tampere University HR policy and regulations.
- Are the fellowships focused on any specific theme?
No, they aren’t.
- Can Fellows get an extension to their fixed-term fellowships?
No, all the Fellowships are fixed term and start on 1 Sept 2024 – The Postdoctoral Fellowships end on 31 August 2026 and the Senior Fellowships end on 31 August 2027.
- Can a research group obtain funding from the Tampere IAS?
No, it can’t.
- Can I come to work in the Tampere IAS on another funding?
No, you can’t – Please turn to the faculties of Tampere University.
- In the job advertisement it is mentioned that the Fellows are assumed to work regularly/ be mainly physically present on the premises of the university/faculties. Does this mean an obligation to be present?
Yes, it does, now that the pandemic has subsided and all restrictions have been lifted.
- When providing information about the maximum word count, the advertisement states that the overall total must include “a list of cited literature as footnotes”. Does this mean that all cited literature should be presented in the footnotes?
Yes, it does. There’s no need for an additional, separate list of cited literature at the end of the work plan.
- When will the decisions on the Fellowships be made?
The not shortlisted applicants will be contacted in mid-April 2024.
The shortlisted applicants’ applications will sent for international review – The final decisions will be out and public in mid-May after the President of Tampere University has signed his decision on the appointments. All applicants will then be contacted.