We, at the University of Oulu, work as part of the international science community to produce new scientific information and science-based solutions. We are committed to educate future pioneers to build a more sustainable, intelligent and humane world. Creating new, taking responsibility and succeeding together build strong foundation in all our actions. We offer a working environment where individuals can cultivate their skills, do meaningful work, and develop professionally. Our university's several specialized research and service units enable extensive and diverse development and career opportunities for experts in various fields.

We are now looking for a

PROJECT COORDINATOR, SERVICE PLATFORM

to join the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE), AIF Team at the University of Oulu. Allied ICT Finland is the largest research to business ICT network in the Nordics.

Smart Campus program targets to increase the impact of research infrastructures. The program includes both the University of Oulu campus and national level cooperation for campuses infrastructure development. Smart Campus is a strategic theme supported by the 6G Flagship Program and Allied ICT Finland network.

Your role as a coordinator is to cooperate with research groups to bring research innovations for piloting on campus. This assumes ability to match research interests with business potential. After piloting task is to coordinate transferring of research innovation pilots into selected real life environments of enterprises and public organizations for service development and delivery. To ensure successful pilot transfer and service launch you secure technical support availability to partners. You will focus specifically on agile development of services with long-term road mapping, establishment of RDI cooperation networks and project preparation related to upscaling of research innovation pilots. In addition, you have ability to discuss with the partners for converting their needs into research topics.

What we expect:

1) Background, understanding and track-record of technical platforms, including experience within service interfaces. Further good understanding of technical documentation.

2) Experience in partnership cooperation.

3) Developing long-term relationships between internal research and external partners.

4) Knowledge and/or quick learner of technical topics.

5) Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.

6) Solid track-record on working within platform on either technical documentation, roadmapping, project preparation/management or services development.

7) Higher academic degree in a suitable area.

Detailed information about tasks

Research platforms

- Technical descriptions of selected platforms

- Piloting of research infrastructures in cooperation with research units

- Service definition and offering of research infrastructures

- Pilot planning and project initiation of research platforms and services

Cooperation networks

- Networking in internal cooperation networks related to research infrastructure services

- Networking in external cooperation networks related to research infrastructure services

- Resolving, roadmapping and project initiation based on needs of cooperation partners

- Smart Campus - Smart City cooperation with city of Oulu and other key cities

Projects

- Project initiation based on research infrastructure to advance RDI activities

- Running pilots of selected partner cases

- Ensuring successful implementation of service environments

What we offer

• You will become a part of a highly talented team, working on strategically and globally significant research areas
• You will receive support not only from your team and supervisor, but also from university´s wide variety of support services, so that you can excel in your work.
• We offer you personnel benefits such as occupational healthcare, affordable sport services and salary payments for 12 months / year.
• The salary will be based on the levels MV8-9 of the demand level chart for other staff of Finnish universities. In addition, a salary component based on personal work performance will be paid (maximum of 50 % of the job-specific component).
• Other benefits: The successful candidate will receive full benefits provided by the University of Oulu to university employees, including free time corresponding to holidays and free occupational health care services. The successful candidate will receive also benefits provided by the Finnish government to residents, for example possibility to obtain access to the national healthcare system, tax benefits for employees with children and high-quality affordable childcare services.

Applications and further information

Applications, together with all relevant enclosures, should be submitted using electronic application form by Sunday, March 14^th, 2021 at 23:59 (Finnish local time). Please include the following attachments in your application:

• CV including a list and descriptions of all previous jobs
• motivation letter describing prior experience and career plan (max. 1 page)
• certificates/diplomas (scanned electronic copies of diplomas and transcripts of the records of relevant previous degrees).

The position is filled as of April 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. The duration of the job is 12 months. A trial period of 6 months is applied in the position.