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Working at Tampere Universities

We believe that in the end, our human potential is unlimited.

Find your path in a university community counted among the world’s best!

Join us to pursue a meaningful career and become part of our top team of 5,100 employees, who are driving change in research and education and reshaping the future of work. Our international community includes employees from more than 80 countries.  

We work together to address the greatest challenges facing society and to create new opportunities.  Our guiding principles are to combine world-class research and innovation activities, promote multidisciplinary learning and lifelong partnerships, and generate unique expertise to develop applications that benefit industry, business and the public sector. 

If you wish to join us, please see our open positions below, listed separately for Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

Come and meet us!

Our community comprises close to 5,100 employees who occupy positions from research to teaching to support services. We are the second largest university community in Finland, and we engage in close collaboration across our campuses.

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Family matters

Finland is the happiest place to live in the world and Finns have repeatedly rated Tampere as the most attractive city in Finland to live in. With high quality education for your children and the Hidden Gems activities to support your spouse we assure you are making a good choice for a new beginning.

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Relocating to Tampere and Finland

You might be wondering if Tampere and Finland is a place for you. To help you decide, we collected you some basic information on Tampere and Finland as place to work and live in. We also know that moving to a new country can be sometimes overwhelming with all the things to remember. Thus, we have collected a to-do-list and some useful information to help you relocate to Finland and Tampere.