[Jobs] Fwd: Position in Helsinki (fwd)

Mon Nov 26 10:02:46 PST 2012

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From: BARBIERI Magali <barbieri at ined.fr>
To: Liz Ozselcuk <elto at demog.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Fwd: Position in Helsinki

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Position in Helsinki
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Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:30:58 +0100
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The University of Helsinki is a multidisciplinary research university which
ranks among the leading universities in the world and the top ten
universities in Europe. Some 36,500 students are currently pursuing an
undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University, which employs a
staff of over 8,500. The University’s current annual budget is EUR 600
million.

The University of Helsinki has introduced a

TENURE TRACK

for teaching and research personnel for the purpose of increasing the
predictability, competitiveness and attractiveness of academic careers while
promoting internationalisation at the University.

The University will recruit talented, motivated academics who have completed
their doctoral degree within the last ten years and have since gained
additional academic and other relevant qualifications and merit in their
field. Successful applicants will be employed as assistant professors. The
duration of the employment contract will be two to five years, depending on
the appointee’s background and experience. If the appointee completes the
duties of the assistant professorship successfully and in accordance with
pre-determined criteria, employment may be continued with a second
fixed-term contract, after which the appointee may obtain tenure as a
professor.

The academic qualifications and teaching experience of applicants will be
considered when making the selection. Additional merit will be granted for
working outside Finland, other international experience and experience in
acquiring research funding.

The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, invites applications
for a tenure-track position in

research on population ageing and its social consequences

The Faculty of Social Sciences is the most diverse faculty in its field as
well as the largest unit focusing on research and teaching in the social
sciences in Finland (http://www.helsinki.fi/socialsciences/). The
tenure-track position will be located in the Department of Social Research
(http://www.helsinki.fi/socialresearch/), which encompasses the disciplines
of sociology, social psychology, social work, media and communication
studies, statistics, and social and public policy. The appointee will work
within the discipline of sociology, in the specialist option of demography,
and as a member of the Centre for Population, Health and Society (CPHS).

The duties of the assistant professor will include research, teaching and
supervision of theses and dissertations in the field, as well as involvement
in administrative tasks and support, and community relations. The duties
also include participation in undergraduate- and postgraduate-level
education in demography.

The appointee’s previous research, teaching and supervision must relate to
the social scientific debate on population aging in the developed countries.
He or she must also provide proof of an ability to conduct quantitative
research of a high international standard. Special merit will be given for
previous research that supplements and connects with one or several themes
in which the CPHS research community
(http://blogs.helsinki.fi/cphs-helsinki/) has solid expertise and know-how.
The appointee must have published internationally and is expected to acquire
external funding for the research projects under his or her leadership.

Applications must be accompanied by the following English-language
documents: a CV, a list of publications, a report on experience and merits
relevant to assessing the applicant’s teaching skills as well as other
documents that may be relevant to the selection; or, alternatively, an
English-language academic portfolio containing the above-mentioned documents
and information (for instructions, seehttp://www.helsinki.fi/socialsciences/administration/positions/portfolio_en
glish.pdf).

In addition, applicants are requested to enclose with their application a
report (max. two pages, in English) on how they intend to develop research
in the field, if appointed. Applicants are kindly asked to be ready, upon
request from the Faculty, to submit for assessment the 10 publications
indicated on their list of publications after the application period. The
publications must be submitted via email as PDF files.

Applications addressed to the Faculty of Social Sciences must be delivered,
together with the required enclosures, to the following address: Registry of
the University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), 00014 University
of Helsinki, Finland, or by email to hy-kirjaamo at helsinki.fi. The
application period ends on the 30th of November 2012 (The Registry closes at
15.45 local Helsinki time.)

Further information about the position may be obtained from Professor Pekka
Martikainen, pekka.martikainen at helsinki.fi, +358 44 286 1946.

www.helsinki.fi/university

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