Job Opportunities in Finland


October 8, 2024

Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Kuopio

OTHER


Professor/Associate Professor (Tenure Track), Nursing Science


The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a post of Professor/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in Nursing Science on the Kuopio campus. The position will be filled as from 1 August 2025 (or as agreed). Please find more information below and submit your application by 11 November 2024.
Role and salary
As our new Professor/Associate Professor Nursing Science (Tenure Track), you will be working in the Department of Nursing Science at the Faculty of Health Sciences. The position is located in Kuopio, Finland.
The post of Professor will be filled until further notice as from 1 August 2025. In the case of an Associate Professor (Tenure Track), the post will be filled for a four-year term starting on 1 August 2025. The position is filled for a fixed term due to it being a Tenure Track position.
The applicant for the post of Professor commits to holding a secondary post of Nurse Director in the Wellbeing Services County of North Savo as agreed upon separately with the Wellbeing Services County.
The duties of the Professor/Associate Professor of Nursing Science are:
  • to lead and develop research and education in their field,
  • to provide teaching in basic and scientific postgraduate education in nursing science,
  • to acquire external research funding,
  • to participate in social interaction in questions pertaining to their field, and
  • to participate in international collaboration.
Research, teaching and social activities focus on quality and patient safety, impact, promotion of health and well-being, and the prevention of long-term illnesses in the national and international operating environments in accordance with the strategy of the Department of Nursing Science and the Welbeing Services County.
The criteria, goals and results to be achieved during the term in order to proceed to the next level of the Tenure Track (Professor) will be agreed upon in detail with the person appointed as Associate Professor when signing the contract of employment. A probationary period is applied to all new members of the staff.
The salary of the positions is based on levels 8–11 (EUR 5,223.57 – 7,697.25 /month) of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff in the Finnish universities’ salary system in the case of Professor, and on level 7 (EUR 4,320.23 /month) in the case of Associate Professor. In addition to a job-related salary element, a personal salary element is paid, which is 50% of the job-related salary element.
Our requirements and expectations
Requirements
  • a doctoral degree in a relevant field,
  • excellent written and spoken language skills in English,
  • experience in the management of and working in research projects,
  • demonstrated achievements in the acquisition of research funding and in international activities,
  • experience in teaching and supervision.
Advantages
  • practical familiarity with the duties of the field of the post,
  • proof of experience in the development of teaching and pedagogical studies,
  • good cooperation skills.
See the description of the post (pdf)
We offer you
  • opportunity for flexible multi-location work
  • extensive occupational health care
  • broad selection of staff training
  • staff discount on lunch in our campus restaurants, as well as on a range of other services
  • affordable sports services and tax-free bike benefit
Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.
You will have an opportunity to work in an interesting/meaningful/diverse role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community.
Enjoy your life in Finland! Known for its cleanliness, welfare know-how, modern technology and superb education system, Finland is an exotic and safe country to work in. Please visit the Life in Finland section on our website to learn more.
How to apply
Submit your application by using the electronic application form by 11 November 2024 by 24:00 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+2)
Please note that the applications must contain the following appendices in English:
  • A curriculum vitae (Template for CV, TENK web page) .
  • A complete list of publications and a separate list of the publications (20, numbered and indexed) and other works with which the applicant wishes to demonstrate their qualification and merits for the post (Instructions, Research Council of Finland web page)
  • The 20 publications and other works referred to in the above list.
  • A portfolio of teaching merits. The teaching merits can also be included in the CV. (Instructions, portfolio of teaching merits, pdf)
  • A written description (max. 2 pages), in which you tell about your views on developing research and education in the field.
Questions?
For further information on the post, please contact Professor Tarja Kvist +358 40 3552623
For further information on the application process, please contact Executive Head of Administration Hanna Ollikainen-Richards, +358 40 355 2163, hanna.ollikainen-richards@uef.fi.


Terveystieteiden tiedekunta toimii Itä-Suomen yliopiston Kuopion kampuksella. Tiedekunnassa koulutetaan lääkäreitä, hammaslääkäreitä, ravitsemusterapeutteja, farmaseutteja ja proviisoreja sekä muita keskeisiä asiantuntijoita terveydenhuollon eri aloille. Tiedekunta on hyvin tutkimusintensiivinen. Kansainvälisesti korkeatasoinen ja monitieteinen tutkimus kytkeytyy vahvasti yliopiston strategiassa tunnistettuihin tutkimusalueisiin. Tiedekunnassa on noin 3090 perustutkinto-opiskelijaa ja noin 580 jatko-opiskelijaa. Henkilökuntaa tiedekunnassa on 800.

Itä-Suomen yliopisto (UEF) on Suomen monialaisin tiedeyliopisto. Yliopistossamme työskentelee noin 3 200 työntekijää, ja yhteisöömme kuuluu noin 16 000 tutkinto-opiskelijaa ja 16 000 aikuisopiskelijaa. Kampuksemme toimivat Joensuussa ja Kuopiossa. Tutkimuksemme on useilla aloilla maailman kärkeä, ja tuotamme tutkittua tietoa avoimesti käytettäväksi ja kaikkien hyväksi. Tutustu yliopistoomme verkossa www.uef.fi. Tutustu myös yliopistoon työyhteisönä ja työnantajana sekä työntekijöidemme uratarinoihin.
Työsopimuksen voimassaolo: vakituinen | Työsuhteen luonne: kokoaikainen | Paikkojen lukumäärä: 1 | Työllisyysaste: 100 | Paikkakunta: Kuopio | Maakunta: Pohjois-Savo | Maa: Finland | Ilmoitusnumero: 5541/01.01.02/2024 | Yhteys: Tarja Kvist +358403552623, | Julkaistu: 2024-10-08 | Haku päättyy: 2024-11-11

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