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Professorship in Mathematics, Helsinki (Finland), Deadline: 25 Mar 2014
Professor mathematics
Apply at latest on: Mar 25, 2014
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=80619
Employer: Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research
universities in the world. In addition to its 11 faculties, the University
has several independent institutes, some of which are jointly operated
with other universities. Some 35,000 students are currently pursuing an
undergraduate or a postgraduate degree at the University.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, is not
only the leading Finnish research and education unit in its field, but is
also firmly established at the international forefront of research in many
areas of mathematics and statistics. The Department hosts two national
centres of excellence in research, two Academy of Finland professors and
two holders of a FiDiPro (Finland Distinguished Professor) position.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Helsinki
invites applications for a
PROFESSORSHIP IN MATHEMATICS
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, an appointee
to a professorship shall 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.
An overview of the vacant position is available on the Faculty of Science
website at http://www.helsinki.fi/facultyofscience/vacancies/index.html.
To successfully attend to the duties of the position, the appointee must
have good English skills. According to the Government Decree on
Universities, professors must be proficient in Finnish. They must also
have at least satisfactory spoken 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.
When considering the applicants qualifications, attention shall be given
to scientific publications and other research results of scientific value,
teaching experience and pedagogical training, the ability to produce
teaching material, other teaching merits and, if necessary, a
demonstration of teaching skills as well as the applicants participation
in doctoral education. Account shall also be taken of the applicants
activity in the scientific community, success in obtaining external
research funding, international research experience and international
elected positions.
The salary will be based on levels 8-10 of the job requirement scheme 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 application must be accompanied by the following enclosures:
1) An academic portfolio compiled according to the instructions approved
by the Faculty (see
http://www.helsinki.fi/facultyofscience/vacancies/portfolio.html) that
contains a report on the applicant's supervision activities, as well as a
report on how he or she intends to develop the field and related
instruction, if appointed;
2) A list of all publications and other works with which the applicant
wishes to demonstrate his or her competence and merits;
3) A maximum of 10 publications to be sent to the assessors, compiled in
accordance with the instructions provided at
http://www.helsinki.fi/facultyofscience/vacancies/professorship.html.
The publications must be numbered as in the list of publications.
Applications addressed to the Faculty of Science, together with the
required enclosures, must be delivered to the following address:
University of Helsinki Registry, PO Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), 00014
University of Helsinki, Finland. The Faculty requests that the application
and its enclosures be sent the Registry via email to the address
hy-kirjaamo@helsinki.fi.
The deadline for applications is 25 March 2014. (The Registry closes at
15.45 local Helsinki time.)
Further information can be obtained from the Head of the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics, Professor Mats Gyllenberg, tel. +358 9 191
51480, mats.gyllenberg@helsinki.fi.