Tilaisuus järjestetään Tampereen Yliopiston keskustakampuksen päätalolla 12.5.2026 klo 10-15.30. Ohjelman lisäksi näytteilleasettajat ovat tavattavissa tapahtuman ajan Muotokuva-aulassa. Pidätämme oikeuden ohjelman muutoksiin.
EN: The event will be held in the Main Building of the Tampere University City Centre Campus on 12 May 2026 at 10.00-15.30. Exhibitors will be available throughout the day in the Portrait Hall lobby. The right to make changes to the programme is reserved.
Ennakkoon ilmoittautuneet voivat rekisteröityä tapahtumaan 9.30 alkaen.
EN: Pre-registered participants can register for the day starting at 9:30.
This panel explores how doctoral researchers can maintain wellbeing amid uncertainty, fluctuating motivation, and the pressures of long-term research. We discuss the role of supervision, peer support, and academic networks, as well as the specific challenges faced by international researchers. The session highlights practical ways to build sustainable, resilient wellbeing throughout the doctoral journey.
The panel will be chaired by specialist Liisa Ahlava.
Panelists are Miia Ijäs-Idrobo (The Union of Research Professionals), Eric Carver (University of Helsinki), Laura Martin Diaz (DRAFT) and Päivi Honkatukia (SOC).
Location: auditorium A1
Miten kuvata ja konkretisoida omaa osaamistaan ja vahvuuksiaan vakuuttavasti työhaastattelussa? Miten valmistautua haastatteluihin? Mihin haastattelutilanteissa kannattaa varautua? Työpajassa keskustellaan työhaastattelujen tyypillisestä etenemisestä ja kysymyksistä sekä pohditaan yhdessä keinoja, joiden avulla työhaastattelussa onnistumisen mahdollisuutta voi vahvistaa. Työpaja sisältää myös lyhyen käytännön harjoituksen, jossa osallistujat pääsevät paineettomasti kokeilemaan työhaastattelutilannetta sekä saavat vertaispalautetta. Työpaja keskittyy erityisesti yliopiston ulkopuolisten työnantajien näkökulmaan.
Työapajan vetäjänä toimii asiantuntija Reeta Lehmusoksa Opettajan ja ohjauksen palveluista.
Ryhmäkoko: max. 25 osallistujaa. Ilmoittautuminen vaaditaan.
Tila: julkaistaan myöhemmin.
This workshop offers a practical introduction to career planning and the skills that support it. In this hands-on session you will try out selected exercises from different skill areas of your choice. The workshop also introduces resources and services available to support you on your path. The aim is to help you build a clearer sense of what career planning involves and how to approach it in a long-term, active way.
The workshop is facilitated by the HR-specialist Kaisa-Riikka Salomaa from the HRD (Human resources development).
Group size: max. 30 participants. Registration required.
Location: C9
Thinking about life after the doctorate can feel uncertain — even daunting — for many doctoral researchers. What kinds of employment or postdoctoral funding opportunities exist after graduation? Am I on the right path?
How can supervisors address this uncertainty in doctoral supervision? What is the supervisor’s role in supporting a researcher’s sense of direction and possibility — not as a career counselor or occupational psychologist, but as a supervisor? And what might hope centered doctoral supervision look like in practice?
You are warmly invited to join this workshop to explore these questions together with fellow doctoral supervisors. The language used is flexibly Finnish/English.
The workshop is facilitated by Eric Carver, education, guidance, and career counseling specialist and doctoral researcher.
Location: A3
The aim of the HR Excellence in Research development work is to ensure good working conditions and responsible recruitment and evaluation practices for our researchers. We want to support your career and offer opportunities for development in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers. Come and visit our stand to share your ideas on how everyday life for researchers at our university could be improved.
Academic research is, by its very nature, built on the continuous assessment of researchers’ activities and outputs. Recruitment, career progression, research funding, salary and other aspects may heavily depend on evaluation. Anyone considering an academic career has the right to know how they will be assessed. Not all assessment practices are responsible.
The presentation outlines common problems and the principles of responsible assessment, as well as the international CoARA initiative and agreement, which Tampere University has signed.
Have you considered undertaking a research visit during your doctoral journey?
In this presentation, a doctoral researcher reflects on the insights gained during a research visit. It explores the insights gained along the way, what might be useful to consider in advance, and offers tips for others thinking about taking a similar opportunity.
Nikita Zeulin is a Doctoral Candidate with the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, where he joined as a Doctoral Researcher in 2021. During his doctoral studies, Nikita has been working on data-driven algorithms for telecommunications and intelligent privacy-sensitive applications. In 2025, he visited the research group of Prof. Robert W. Heath Jr. in the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), where he worked on the machine learning and AI enhancements for next-generation cellular communication protocols.
Get familiar with entrepreneurial competences, why they matter and how you can develop them in the university. Come and visit HUBS stand as well.
What is the Research Competence Framework, and how can it support your career thinking? In this brief session, you’ll learn how the framework helps you recognise and describe your research competencies, and how to use it as a practical tool for developing your skills and strengthening your professional profile.
Salaattilounas tarjolla ilmoittautuneille / Salad lunch is offered for the registered participants.
Tehokas, ketterä ja sujuva tohtoripolku on yhä vahvemmin korostettu tavoite tutkijakoulutuksessa. Miten mahdollistaa väitteleminen 3–4 vuodessa täysipäiväisesti rahoitetuille, ja mitä tämä vaatii ohjaajilta, väitöskirjatutkijoilta ja tohtorikoulutuksen tukirakenteilta? Onko tehokkuuspuhe ristiriidassa yhä laajenevien tutkijataitovaatimusten ja työelämävalmiuksien kanssa ja miten taata uuden tohtorin työllistyminen? Tule kuulemaan asiantuntijapanelistien ajatukset ja mukaan keskustelemaan!
Paneelin puheenjohtajana toimii kehittämispäällikkö Markku Ihonen ja se simultaanitulkataan englanniksi.
Panelistit ovat Tea Vellamo (ENS), Minna-Mari Vippola (ENS), Lauri Kokkinen (SOC) ja Alma Onali (ITC).
(EN) An efficient, agile and well-functioning doctoral pathway has become an increasingly emphasized goal in doctoral education. How can we enable doctoral researchers with full-time funding to complete their doctorates within three to four years? What does this objective require from curricula, supervisors, doctoral researchers, and the support structures of doctoral education? Is the discourse on efficiency at odds with the expanding expectations for researchers’ skills and employability? How might a more streamlined – and perhaps also more narrow – doctorate affect employment prospects for new doctors, and how can we best support their career transitions?
Come and hear the insights of our expert panelists and join the discussion!
The panel will be chaired by Head of Research Development Markku Ihonen, and it will be simultaneously translated into English.
Panelists are Tea Vellamo (ITC), Minna-Mari Vippola (ENS), Lauri Kokkinen (SOC) and Alma Onali (ITC).
Location: auditorium A1
Curious about career opportunities outside academia? At the Perspectives on a Research Career session, guest speakers with research backgrounds discuss how they have built careers beyond the university sector. Choose the topics that resonate with you and take part in interactive table discussions led by the speakers, designed to support your own career planning.
Speakers:
Miia Ijäs-Idrobo, Senior Adviser, The Union of Research Professionals
Anne Kastarinen, Marketing manager, Worldwide Forestry, John Deere
Inari Lyyra, Senior Scientist, Bioretec
Johanna Lätti, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department for Work and Gender Equality
Karan Menon, Senior Manager and Team Leader for Industrial investments, Spinverse
Hanna-Mari Puuska, Director, Data and Research Information Management Services, CSC – IT Center for Science
Kamal Uddin, General Manager, Technology, Energy Business, Wärtsilä
Group size: max. 70 participants. Registration required.
Location: Cafe Toivo