芬兰赫尔辛基大学博士后

　　芬兰赫尔辛基大学博士后

　　We invite applications for the position of RESEARCH DIRECTOR/SENIOR RESEARCHER

　　for a fixed term of five years from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2025 at the Seinäjoki unit of the Ruralia Institute. The field of the position is entrepreneurship in the sustainability transformation of the food system. The objective of the research activities is to integrate the perspectives of entrepreneurship research and, more broadly, business economics and sustainability science into research on the transformation of the food system. The aim is to produce high-quality research-based knowledge that can help support the active role of companies and promote an understanding of new business opportunities in the sustainability transformation of the food chain.

　　The successful candidate will be appointed to the fixed-term position of research director or senior researcher, depending on his or her qualifications and career stage. The position will be in the multidisciplinary Epanet research network of five universities, which operates in the University Consortium of Seinäjoki and is funded by not only universities, but also, for example, companies, municipalities, foundations and various development organisations.

　　The duties of the research director/senior researcher will include research work, the planning and leadership of research projects in the field, the provision of university-level teaching, and active public engagement. The aim is that the appointee will start a research group and establish strong Finnish and international networks.

　　APPOINTMENT CRITERIA According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, an appointee to the position of research director must hold a doctoral degree and have top- level scholarly qualifications, experience in the supervision of scientific research, the ability to provide top-level teaching based on research and to supervise theses and dissertations, as well as documentation of international cooperation in the research field that the appointee represents. When considering the applicant’s qualifications, particular attention will be given to scientific work, the efficient leadership of a research group, success in obtaining external research funding and evidence of international research cooperation.

　　An appointee to the position of senior researcher must hold a doctoral degree and have evidence of scientific research, the teaching skills necessary for the position, and the ability to lead a research group and obtain external funding. When selecting the appointee, scholarly work outside Finland and evidence of international cooperation will be given particular consideration.

　　APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Application documents must be submitted in a single PDF file in the following order: 1. A letter of motivation (max. 1 page, grounds for applying for the position) 2. A curriculum vitae drawn up in compliance with good scientific practice and following as carefully as possible the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity’s template (3/2020) for the researcher’s curriculum vitae (https: // www. tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae) 3. A numbered list of scientific and other publications in accordance with the Academy of Finland guidelines (https: // www. aka.fi/en/funding/apply-for- funding/az-index-of-application-...) 4. A draft version of the applicant’s personal research programme (max. 5 pages)

　　In addition, applicants are kindly asked to prepare to select and submit upon request, after the closing of the application period, up to 10 publications to be sent to the assessors. These publications will be submitted through the University’s electronic application system.

　　Interested? Please submit your application in one PDF file through the University’s electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Internal applicants (i.e., current employees of the University of Helsinki) must submit their applications through the SAP HR portal.

　　The closing date for applications is 10 June 2020.

　　• Further information about the position may be obtained from Director Sami Kurki, phone +358 500 811 232, sami.p.kurki(at)helsinki.fi.

　　• Further information on the recruitment process (incl. the recruitment system) can be obtained from HR Specialist Mirkka Juntunen, phone +358 2941 57583, mirkka.juntunen(at)helsinki.fi.