Tampere Urban Lab aims to be a collaborative platform that builds upon and formalizes the existing teaching and external engagement of the Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) programme’s Urban Lab courses, and the cooperation between the university and external societal stakeholders. Its objective is to involve students, researchers, municipalities, companies, NGOs and citizens in addressing urban development challenges in the Tampere Region and beyond through education (Urban Lab 1 & 2), research, and societal engagement. In doing so, it will act as a platform for external stakeholders to shape research and teaching, provide students practical experience studying real-life challenges and networking opportunities, and provide a forum for engagement between the university and external partners. The Tampere Urban Lab has the potential to become a dynamic co-production ecosystem that integrates teaching, research, and societal collaboration.
STUE is seeking two interns, one in the Faculty of Built Environment and the other in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The two interns will be working in an interdisciplinary team with colleagues from STUE and SUD. Interns have the possibility to work for 50% for six months (between April 1st – Sep 30th).
The key tasks will be:
- Help develop the Tampere Urban Lab conceptualization, including a model for industry and society to collaborate with teaching and research
- Benchmark Urban Living Labs internationally. What can we learn from other Urban Labs, and how can we apply this to Tampere?
- Gather student experiences and analyze current activities to identify what has been working so far
- Produce a leaflet, a guidebook, a manual or similar handout of the Tampere Urban Lab
- Organize Tampere Urban Thesis market (September 8th, 2026), including contacting organizations, industry and societal stakeholders, and organizing the event
- Organize a STUE final seminar and a cocktail event after keynote lectures (September 8th, 2026)
The successful applicant will:
- Be studying in a sustainability‑focused degree programme at Tampere University
- Have access to a course code that allows you to register internship credits (University internship voucher is applicable for Master’s students)
- Having previous experience in an Urban Lab course or similar living lab or co-production learning models is considered an advantage
For further inquiries, send your CV and a one-page cover letter describing your work experience, studies relevant to this job to STUE research coordinator antti.wallin@tuni.fi by March 7th, 2026.