Research Scientist, Fixed Term (Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu, Tallinn)

At Elisa's Network Services business unit, we are responsible for researching, developing, designing, building, and maintaining Elisa's fixed and mobile access networks. Our goal is to deliver the best possible value and user experience to our customers through a modern, cost-efficient network technology platform that enables a wide range of business innovations.

We are looking for a (Senior) Research Scientist to join our mobile network technologies and services team.

This is a three-year fixed-term position.

This role combines cutting-edge 5G and 6G research with early-stage telco-edge-cloud service innovation. You will investigate distributed network, cloud, and edge technologies that enable future digital services, particularly XR, immersive, and real-time applications. Working within the UNIFY Horizon Europe project, you will collaborate closely with Elisa teams, universities, technology partners, and other EU research projects. In addition, you will contribute to service innovation by defining requirements, evaluating emerging technologies, validating concepts, and assessing their technical feasibility and business potential.

We are looking for a candidate who combines a strong technical R&D background with an interest in early-stage service innovation and applied research. The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of mobile networks, emerging 5G and 6G technologies, and edge computing architectures. The position is based in Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu or Tallinn, with some international travel expected.

In this role, you will

Conduct independent and collaborative 5G/6G research in distributed telco-edge-cloud services

Participate in and co-manage EU research activities with Elisa business units, partners and universities

Investigate technologies supporting federated telco-edge-cloud service platforms, including telco APIs, service exposure, orchestration, automation and distributed deployment

Support academic research, publications and possible I