Open position - Professor in Forest Planning at UEF
The University of Eastern Finland is seeking a Professor of Forest Planning. The position will be filled with open-ended contract as from August 1, 2022 or as agreed. Please find more information below and submit your application no later than 3 March 2022.
Role and salary
Professor of Forest Planning works in the School of Forest Sciences on the Joensuu campus. The School of Forest Sciences belongs to the Faculty of Science and Forestry. The professorship will be filled with open-ended contract as from August 1, 2022 or as agreed. A probationary period will be applied to new members of the university staff. The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system of Finnish universities and is based on levels 8 - 11 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (€4,877.25 - 7,186.92/month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary includes a personal performance component, which may be 6-50% of the job requirement component.
Our requirements and expectations
You can find the description and requirements of the professorship on our website https://www.uef.fi/en/open-positions#paragraph-10006
Your benefits
You will have an opportunity to work in an interesting and diverse role as part of our international, creative, participatory and inclusive academic community. We offer an inspiring operating environment in the Joensuu Forest Science Community with the possibility of flexible multi-location work. You will have access to the university’s staff benefits, including: extensive occupational health care, staff discount on lunch in our campus restaurants, as well as on a range of other services,
- affordable sports services.
Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.
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How to apply?
Submit your application by using our electronic application form no later than 3 March 2022 (by 23.00 CET).
Please note that you must include the following appendices (in English) in your application:
- curriculum vitae http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae
- portfolio of teaching merits or a presentation of teaching merits in the CV https://www.uef.fi/en/open-positions#paragraph-10006
- a list of publications https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/how-to-apply-for-funding/az-index-of-application-guidelines2/list-of-publications/
- a list of publications and other works (a total of 20, numbered and indexed) with which the applicant wishes to demonstrate his or her qualification and merits for the post.
- the publications and other works referred to above with which the applicant wishes to demonstrate his or her qualification and merits for the post.
- a short description (2-4 pages) of the merits and activities relevant to the post, including the applicant’s views on how to develop the research and teaching in the field of the post.
Questions?
For further information on the position, please contact Head of the School of Forest Sciences, Research Director Jukka Tikkanen, +358 29 445 3032, e-mail: jukka.tikkanen@uef.fi.
For further information on the application procedure, please contact Executive Head of Administration Arja Hirvonen, +358 29 445 3002, e-mail: arja.hirvonen@uef.fi.
University of Eastern Finland and the Faculty of Science and Forestry in brief
The University of Eastern Finland is one of the most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We are home to 16,000 students and 3,000 staff members. Our research is ranked among the best in the world in several fields. We generate research-based knowledge and make it openly accessible for the benefit of all. UEF stands for action with impact that is relevant today and tomorrow. To learn more about our university please visit our website at http://www.uef.fi/en.
The Faculty of Science and Forestry operates on the Kuopio and Joensuu campuses of the University of Eastern Finland. The mission of the faculty is to carry out internationally recognised scientific research and to offer research-education in the fields of natural sciences and forest sciences. The faculty invests in all of the strategic research areas of the university. The faculty’s environments for research and learning are international, modern and multidisciplinary. The faculty has approximately 4,400 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and some 460 postgraduate students. The number of staff amounts to 560. http://www.uef.fi/en/lumet/etusivu
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