Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Professorship in Studies on Contemporary Society

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies is an independent institute of the University
of Helsinki. The purpose of the Collegium is to enhance scholarly excellence in the human
and social sciences (including law, behavioural sciences and theology), promote
interaction between different fields of academic research and further international
cooperation.

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies has an opening for a distinguished scholar:

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Professorship in Studies on Contemporary Society
for a one- or two-year term starting on 1 August 2011.

The Collegium for Advanced Studies requests interested academics to notify the
Collegium of their interest by the designated deadline. The position will be filled by
invitation.

The field of research of the professorship will focus on themes of topical significance to
contemporary society and social justice. A special duty of the appointed professor will be
to organise a seminar in his or her own research field at the Collegium.

According to Section 33 of the Universities Act (No 558/2009) a professor shall carry out
and supervise scientific work, provide education based on it, follow developments in
research, and participate in societal interaction and international cooperation in his or her
field.

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, appointees to professorships
must hold a doctoral degree and have high-level academic qualifications and experience
in heading up scientific research. They must also be able to provide research-based
teaching of a high quality and supervise dissertations and theses, as well as present
evidence of international cooperation in their field.

According to the Government Decree on Universities, professors are required to be
proficient in Finnish. They must also have at least satisfactory oral and written skills in
Swedish. Foreign citizens, non-native Finnish citizens or citizens who have not been
educated in Finnish or Swedish may be exempted from this requirement without a
separate application. To successfully attend to the duties of the position, appointees must
have good English skills.

The salary will be based on levels 8-10 of the demands level chart for teaching and
research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee
will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. The professor will
be offered a residence in the centre of Helsinki for the duration of the appointment.

The duties of the position as well as the procedure for notifying interest in it are specified
in the position overview, which can be obtained free of charge from the Office of the
Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies or from the website www.helsinki.fi/collegium
under the Application Procedure tab or from the University of Helsinki Registry. The
enclosures required with the notification are listed in the position overview.

Further information is available from Director Sami Pihlström, tel. +358 9 191 23456,
sami.pihlstrom@helsinki.fi, and Kustaa Multamäki, Head of Planning and Development,
tel. +358 9 191 23261, kustaa.multamaki@helsinki.fi.

Applications, together with the required enclosures, must be delivered to the following
address: University of Helsinki Registry, P.O. Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), 00014 University
of Helsinki, Finland. The deadline for the notification is 08.09.2010 at 15.45 local Helsinki
time.

Helsinki, 10 June 2010 Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies
WWW.HELSINKI.FI/UNIVERSITY

Links:

Position overview

Ilmoitus suomeksi

Täyttösuunnitelma

Anmälan på Svenska

Tillsättningsplan