Are you interested in energy research and looking for a Master’s Thesis opportunity? Would you like to work in a meaningful role with real responsibility and excellent learning opportunities? Do you want to work with superb colleagues who are experts in their field to drive a sustainable future and tackle the greatest challenges of our time? VTT might be just the place for you.  

VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2300 brilliant minds from over 55 different nationalities is focused on creating impact through science-based innovation. Now, we are looking for passionate changemakers – you – to join us as summer trainees.

We are now looking for a Master’s Thesis Worker to join our Energy Transition team for a 6 to 8-month contract. Join us - and let’s make an impact together!

As a Master’s Thesis Worker, your key goals are to focus on the decarbonisation of the European heating sector. In this position, you will have an essential role in developing the models and methodology, and to provide meaningful input for supporting decision-making and scientific research.

Our team, Energy transition, supports decision making. We are an interdisciplinary research team of 19 professionals, and we combine quantitative and qualitative analysis methods in analysing technical and social change. Our mission is to solve global challenges in climate change, environment, and social well-being through comprehensive analysis of future systems. The team is part of the Energy research area, that drives technologies and solutions for energy transition and industrial de-carbonisation: hydrogen, electrification, CCUS and power systems, as well as digitally powered fast scaleup and systemic solutions supporting clean transition.

As a Master's Thesis worker, you will:

• Analyse energy statistics with a focus on country-specific details of the heating and cooling sector, and study the current status regarding decarbonisation and expected developments related to it
• Update and develop the energy systems modelling of the aforementioned sector
• Utilise the developed modelling capabilities in order to analyse the expected development within EU countries or for selected countries in Europe
• Present your findings in recurring internal meetings and with externals, if necessary.

Who we are looking for:

• A highly motivated student with interest in decarbonizing energy systems, and a relevant educational background in e.g. energy technologies, advanced energy solutions or a related field.
• Understanding on the relevance of having systemic perspective related to development of the energy sector, a person excelling in of analytical thinking and general problem-solving
• Good skills in English (reading, writing, presenting).

As a person, we hope that you are:

• Curiosity concerning the topic and related methodologies, readiness and willingness towards a continuous learning process, and patience – an interest towards developing yourself as a scientist
• Deep commitment and motivation for collaboration and teamwork.

With VTT, you’ll enjoy:

• Impactful work for the future. As a leading applied research organisation, we are on a mission to bring exponential hope to the world by joining together people, businesses, science and technology. We tackle the biggest challenges of our time – from climate change and resource sufficiency to industrial renewal and smart healthcare – and turn them into sustainable growth. Read more about our strategy, the path of exponential hope, and our organisational culture as the builder of the world's most meaningful place to work.
• Career opportunities, top-level mentors. At VTT, young professionals' skills are appreciated and supported with the opportunity to learn from the top experts in their field. You’ll get to discover our community of over 2300 experts representing 60 nationalities working across cutting-edge fields of science and technology.
• Meaningful projects, real responsibility. At VTT, emerging talents get to take on meaningful projects in research or supporting researchers’ work. We treat emerging talents as equals and give them real responsibility from the start. VTT is a caring employer that supports your growth and work–life balance and offers a range of well-being services.

What is like to work with us solving the biggest challenges of our time? Check from the video what kind of experiences Aymara, Daniil, Eric and Isabella had from their summer traineeships and what kind of change did they drive.

Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!

Please send your CV and application via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest by 25 May 2025. We will process applications as they come in, and fill in the position as soon as we find the right candidate. A security clearance procedure might be conducted for the person selected for the role.

All Master's Thesis traineeships are paid, and the salary is determined based on study credits: for Master's students the monthly salary is between 2600€ and 2800€.

Interested and want to hear more?

For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Miika Rämä, miika.rama@vtt.fi, tel. +358 20 722 5794 on Friday 16 February at 13:00 - 15:00 (Finnish time UTC+3).

We look forward to hearing from you!