{"id":3758578,"date":"2026-04-09T15:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laura.fi\/vacancies\/company\/circular-materials-project-lead\/circular-materials-project-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:36:08","slug":"3758578","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/laura.fi\/en\/vacancies\/arcada\/circular-materials-project-lead\/3758578\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Materials Project Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to work with Circular economy and biobased materials while helping industries develop and pilot solutions? Arcada is looking for a dynamic and driven Circular Materials Project Lead who can drive innovative solutions and has the ambition to build strong collaboration between research and industry. As Circular Materials Project Lead you are responsible for project management, industry engagement, and development of circular innovation pilots in an ambitious team with inspiring coworkers.What are ReCreate Biobased and Reed2Market?The position is part of the EU-funded project ReCreate BioBased under the Interreg Central Baltic Programme (50%) and Business Finland funded Reed2Market project under the co-research programme (50%). These projects focus on developing circular value chains for biobased materials, with a particular focus on underutilised resources such as reed. The project brings together universities, companies, NGOs, and public actors from Finland, Sweden, and the Baltic states. The aim is to research and co-develop practical circular solutions and innovation pilots, while also establishing a Circular Materials Laboratory at Arcada to support research, development, and long-term collaboration.In this role, you will act as a bridge between Arcada and industry, while leading the overall project implementation across the consortium.We are looking for a person with a strong interest in bioeconomy and sustainable innovations. You thrive while developing practical solutions, collaborating with different stakeholders, and working in an international project environment. You are responsible for overall project implementation and have experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and circular economy.As Circular Materials Project Lead you:lead the project\u00b4s activities and work packages within the projectplan and produce workshops, demonstrations, and stakeholder eventscreate collaboration and engage with companies and partnerscontribute to reporting, documentation, and strategic developmentYou have at least a masters degree in environmental science, engineering, economics or related field and prior experience from working with project management. Experience in EU-funded projects is considered a strong advantage. You are fluent in English and Finnish or Swedish. As a person you are solution-oriented, comfortable working with project leadership and a team player.We can offer you a job in a multi-professional and dynamic work environment. Your coworkers are committed, supportive, and have a forward-looking attitude to the work at hand. You will work closely together with researchers and project partners. This position is a fixed-term position for the time period 01.05.2026 30.04.2029. The salary is in accordance with EU-funded project guidelines and ranges between 42004700 \u20ac\/month, depending on work experience. A doctoral degree is considered an advantage.Questions? Please contact Paula Linderb\u00e4ck, phone +358 (0)50 579 02 88, on Tuesdays 14-16 or send an email to paula.linderback@arcada.fiApply with your application and CV by 30.04.2026.We process applications and interview potential candidates already during the application period and fill the position when we have found a suitable candidate.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"te-palvelut-info\">\n<div class=\"te-palvelut-row\"><span class=\"te-palvelut-hdr\">Employment relationship:<\/span><span class=\"te-palvelut-text\">Employment <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"te-palvelut-row\"><span class=\"te-palvelut-hdr\">Wage:<\/span><span class=\"te-palvelut-text\">Other <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"te-palvelut-row\"><span class=\"te-palvelut-hdr\">Working time:<\/span><span class=\"te-palvelut-text\">Daytime work<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"te-palvelut-row\"><span class=\"te-palvelut-hdr\">Number of positions:<\/span><span class=\"te-palvelut-text\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"te-palvelut-source\">Source: Job Market Finland\/Ty\u00f6markkinatori<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_company_tagline":"","_company_website":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[837,29],"job-categories":[1524,3905,3905,821],"job-types":[562],"job_listing_tag":[1147],"class_list":{"0":"post-3758578","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-helsinki-metropolitan-area","6":"job_listing_region-uusimaa","11":"job_listing_type-temporary-substitute","12":"job_listing_tag-administrative-office-work","15":"job_listing_company-arcada","16":"job_source-tyomarkkinatori","17":"worktime-full-time","19":"job-type-temporary-substitute"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Circular Materials Project Lead - Laura.fi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you want to work with Circular economy and biobased materials while helping industries develop and pilot solutions? 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