Turku Intersectoral Excellence Scheme 2

ongoing

Turku Intersectoral Excellence Scheme 2 (TIES2) is an updated and enhanced version of a pilot COFUND FP, funded by MSCA in 2022 (TIES, 101081293). It is an innovative fellowship program seeking to advance state-of-the-art postdoctoral research excellence. It is based within Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) at the University of Turku (Finland) and is supported by five associated partners in the fields of business, culture and governmental organizations. TIAS has a record for producing world-class research and developing its fellows for research leadership roles. TIES2 offers: • Scientific excellence: TIES2 integrates intersectoral perspectives and methods into TIAS’s interdisciplinary IAS model. This expands the horizons of academic research, enabling it to envision original solutions to address complex issues that affect society as a whole. • Career development: TIES2 offers a new range of options for non-tenured researchers, enabling them to move freely between sectors, acquire unique skills and experiences, increase their career choices and develop as intersectoral thought leaders. • Innovation: TIES2 seeks to build a sustainable infrastructure for innovation by: 1. enabling knowledge, technology and researchers to circulate freely at regional, national and international levels; 2. forging deep relations of trust between sectors, connecting intellectual excellence with the practical know-how and infrastructure needed to realise new ideas. TIAS proposes to recruit 8 TIES2 fellows in 2025 and 8 in 2026 (16 in total) through an open, international, competitive, merit-based selection process dependent on external peer-review, in line with the European Charter and Code. They will be full members of TIAS, with excellent working conditions. During their 36-month fellowships, they will be required to practice international and intersectoral mobility, conduct research in a non-academic sector and undertake research secondments with a non-academic organisation.