{"id":167639,"date":"2026-02-08T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaikuttavuussaatio.fi\/?page_id=167639"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:02:17","slug":"tandem-industry-academia-2026-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vaikuttavuussaatio.fi\/en\/open-calls\/tandem-industry-academia-2026-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Tandem Industry Academia (TIA) Postdoc 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tandem Industry Academia (TIA) Postdoc 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-656cad3 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-656cad3-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper{border-radius:0px !important;background-color:#f3f3f3 !important}.ugb-656cad3-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper:before{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important}.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > h1,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > h2,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > h3,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > h4,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > h5,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > h6{color:#222222}.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > p,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > ol li,.ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper > ul li{color:#222222}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-656cad3 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-left:30px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-656cad3-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-656cad3-content-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-primary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Call open date: 2 March 2026 (You can watch the recording of the call information session held on 2 March 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xFI6PV7IGBI\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xFI6PV7IGBI\">here<\/a>.)<br>Call close date: 10 April 2026 at 23:59<br>Funding decisions will be made in early fall 2026.<br>Funding term: Two years during the period between 1 Oct 2026 and 31 March 2029<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no specific research themes for the call, but the Foundation is keen to support new innovative approaches, multidisciplinary cooperation and new consortia between academic and industrial partners that can produce high-impact outcomes for business and industry and for the economy as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application shall clearly demonstrate the benefits and impacts of collaboration for both parties and for society and the economy more widely. All applications will be reviewed by outside experts of scientific and industrial impact. Applications will be assessed with equal weight given to the academic quality of the research and the impact of the project on business and industry. Projects funded are expected to produce high-quality research publications and new solutions and\/or immaterial property rights with substantial innovation potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026 the Foundation is looking to award funding to roughly the same number of projects as in the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Finnish Research Impact Foundation\u2019s mission is to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry and in this way to increase the impact of research. Ultimately these efforts will contribute to bolster Finnish business and industry through world-class research and at the same time create a stronger platform for Finland\u2019s renewal and the development of Finnish know-how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tandem Industry Academia Postdoc (TIA Postdoc) supports joint research projects between academic and industrial partners and&nbsp; promotes mobility across the academia-business interface. The TIA funding model has been developed by FRIF with a view to encouraging ambitious precompetitive projects that further the aims of both leading-edge academic research and business and industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding will be granted to a university or research institute (\u201cacademic partner\u201d) for the purpose of hiring a postdoc researcher for two years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The postdoc researcher will spend 12 months working at an academic organization and 12 months in the industrial partner\u2019s organization. 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