VTT, one of Europe’s leading applied research organisations, is seeking a PhD Researcher (4-year fixed term) or a Postdoctoral Researcher (2-year fixed term, with possible extension) to join its Integrated Computational Materials Engineering team in Espoo, Finland. This position focuses on developing a Materials Acceleration Platform (MAP) for novel battery chemistries, combining advanced modelling, automation, and data-driven methods to accelerate materials discovery. The successful candidate will work in the Knowledge Driven Design research area, contributing to machine-learned interatomic potentials for predictive synthesis of battery cathode materials. The role integrates quantum and multiscale modelling, density functional theory, tight-binding methods, AI, and analytics within VTT’s ProperTune ICME framework. Research outcomes aim to significantly reduce experimental costs and shorten time-to-market for high-performance materials. The position offers close collaboration with academia and industry, access to excellent research infrastructure, and opportunities to publish in high-impact journals and present at international conferences. PhD candidates benefit from VTT’s structured doctoral programme in partnership with Finnish universities, while postdoctoral researchers gain strong career development support in applied research and industrial collaboration. PhD Researcher (four-year fixed-term) OR Postdoctoral Researcher (two-year fixed-term)