Doctoral Researcher (Novel Photochemistry Systems for Light-Triggered Hydrogels)

About the Employer

Tampere University is one of the most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. It builds a new model for higher education and research in science, technology, business and society. The university offers a forward‑thinking community, openness, critical thinking, diversity, learner‑centeredness, courage, erudition and responsibility.

Job Description

The doctoral researcher will work within the MULTIMODAL team, which aims to develop life‑inspired, adaptive material systems that integrate multiple sensory inputs with controlled motor responses, inspired by biological sensory‑motor integration. The research combines multimodal sensing, actuation, adaptation, and self‑repair within soft material systems and is highly interdisciplinary, positioned at the interface of chemistry, materials science and soft robotics.

The PhD project will focus on the design, optimisation, synthesis and characterisation of novel low‑energy light‑activ...