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Job offer for a Uniersity Lecturer in Agrotechnology for the University of Helsinki
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The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of UNIVERSITY LECTURER in AGROTECHNOLOGY starting on 1 January 2021 or by mutual agreement. Energy use and production technology in agriculture are a central part of agrotechnology research that focuses on the development of environmentally sustainable technologies for farming and food production. A strong emphasis is on technology innovation and sustainability by taking into account the interaction between technology, plants, animals, environment and society. Many future trends in agriculture require adoption of new technology and its integration within existing processes. Electrification of machinery, automation, information systems, and machine intelligence represent technological methods that are important for future in order to develop environmentally sustainable farming processes, improve energy and production efficiency, and mitigate environmental impacts. The duties of the University Lecturer in Agrotechnology include substance related research and teaching in the master’s programme and the bachelor’s programme in Agricultural Sciences (link HERE). The university lecturer will teach bachelor’s and master’s level courses, supervise theses, participate in doctoral training and develop teaching in the field of the position together with the other academic staff. The duties include especially the research and teaching of energy technology and production technologies in agriculture. Possible topics include use and need of energy and energy efficiency in agricultural production, energy analyses and emission analyses related to them, renewable energies in farm management, modern technologies in plant and animal production, and future cultivation methods including precision farming and automation. The appointee gets to develop teaching and research of the field as a member of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, Viikki campus and the University of Helsinki together with relevant stakeholder groups. The position offers a possibility to teaching and research with new and future technologies in agriculture and utilisation of digital methods in teaching and research. REQUIREMENTS To successfully attend to the duties of the position, the appointee must have excellent English language skills. According to the University Decree, university lecturers must also be fluent in the Finnish language. In addition, university lecturers should be proficient if Swedish. Foreign citizens, non-native Finnish citizens or citizens who have not been educated in the Finnish or Swedish language may be exempted from this requirement without a separate application. Although the languages of instruction are English and Finnish, applicants without Finnish language competence are warmly encouraged to apply. It is however, expected that the appointee will acquire Finnish language skills to teach courses and perform administrative duties within a reasonable time after her/his appointment. Support for language studies is offered. WHAT WE OFFER The salary will be based on levels 5-7 of the requirements 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. Monthly gross salary for a university lecturer varies between 3 360 and 5 000 euros depending on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. Occupational health care services and standard Finnish pension benefits are provided for University employees. There is a six-month trial period for the position. HOW TO APPLY
Please follow the instructions for the description of teaching qualifications: For the faculty’s general instructions, please see: Applications with the above attachments must be submitted in a single PDF file, which is named: Please submit your application using the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via the link Apply for the position. Applicants who are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to leave their application via the SAP HR portal. |
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Expressions of interest should be submitted by Friday 14th August 2020. • Further information about the position is available from Professor Laura Alakukku (laura.alakukku(at)helsinki.fi, tel. +358 2941 58682) and Head of Department Helena Korpelainen (helena.korpelainen(at)helsinki.fi, tel. +358 2941 58383) • Further information on the recruitment process may be obtained from HR Specialist Mirkka Juntunen (mirkka.juntunen(at)helsinki.fi, tel. +358 2941 57583)
Please find a full description of the position HERE |