Research Scientist, AI/ML for Structural Materials

VTT

As Research Scientist, you will:

You will be responsible for developing solutions for infrastructure related topics from both a structural and material perspective. You will be working closely with our researchers and customers and building up networks with other research organisations both in Finland and internationally. Internal cooperation at VTT is important to your work and available multidisciplinary technologies, especially high throughput data from new testing facilities, monitoring systems are at your disposal. You will design, develop, study and test ML solutions to solve diverse structural material challenges. Part of your work will include the preparation of project plans, applications and offers. Depending on your own interests and competences, you may have a role as project manager where you will be supervising other scientists and technicians, taking care of schedules, financing, and developing customer relations.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about leveraging AI to discover and translate cementitious materials and structural concrete performance into solutions for improving knowledge in design, optimization and decision support for novel and sustainable construction materials. The candidate should also possess demonstrated experience in the area of AI/ML and concrete construction, including, but not limited, to mechanical/durability performance of concrete, predictive maintenance, infrastructure deterioration, etc., and have a MSc or higher degree in relevant fields such as civil engineering, materials engineering, computer science or applied artificial intelligence. Related scientific publications are a plus. Excellent communication skills in English are required, and Finnish is strongly valued.

In order to succeed in this position you need:

• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, R, or C++
• Experience with AI and ML libraries and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, scikit-learn) and strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures, and statistical methods
• Good skills in extraction of data from structured/unstructured text, images or experimental measurements (knowledge or statistics-based). Experience in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and data visualization techniques
• Demonstrated knowledge of Linux and High Performance Computation environments
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams within commercial and academic projects is highly appreciated

As a person, we hope that you are:

Open-minded problem-solving team player who will be keen to participate actively in progressing common goals. You should be a sales-oriented person and be interested in new topics to be able to combine different competences. You get energy from challenges and are able to handle several tasks simultaneously. You can work independently but enjoy also working with colleagues having a different cultural background and/or competence. You have good communication skills and respect the work of your colleagues.

Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds! Please send your CV and application with your salary request via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest by 5 of October 2025. We will process applications as they come in and fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate.

For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Miguel Ferreira, miguel.ferreira@vtt.fi.

Apply between 8 September 2025 and 5 October 2025 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki). Employment type: Full-time, Permanent.