The University of Turku is a world-class research university, the highest ranked Finnish university outside of Helsinki. Turku region with its 320,000 people is a major urban area and a leading hub for technological development and economic growth in Finland. This former capital, located in the southwestern Finland, has a rich cultural history and is the gateway to a most beautiful archipelago.

The University of Turku is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology (with ICT or related engineering background).

This tenure track professorship is positioned at the Faculty of Technology in the Department of Computing’s Health Technology unit. The Health Technology unit is a dynamic team with a significant external project portfolio and extensive research collaboration with companies, medical professionals, and universities internationally.

We are in particular looking for applicants with competences in computational methods in biomedical engineering, clinical machine learning, physiological phenomena and biosignal processing, IoT systems in health monitoring, or embedded systems in health technology, but are in general interested in candidates whose research and teaching competence aligns with and complements the current strengths of the Health Technology unit. The person selected for the position can thus both conduct research within the group's existing research areas and initiate new research directions.

We are building a diverse team and appreciate applicants with different backgrounds. We value, for example, broad academic, professional and societal networks, societal impact and outreach activities, experience in technology transfer, industry or entrepreneurial experience and multidisciplinary collaboration. We require an active approach and genuine enthusiasm for teaching and educational development, and value teaching experience and pedagogical studies.

The successful applicant may be appointed to a fixed-term associate or assistant professorship (tenure track) depending on their previous academic merits:

• For the position of Assistant Professor, we seek proactive researchers and teachers beyond their post doc phase yet still at their early academic career, and who already have a proven track record of scientific research.
• For the position of Associate Professor, we emphasize a proven international track record of scientific research, teaching experience and societal influence. In addition to these, we value proof of acquiring external research funding and industrial collaboration.

More information about:
Faculty of Technology: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-technology
Department of Computing: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-technology/computing
Health Technology unit: https://healthtech.utu.fi/

Guidelines:
1) The guideline for applying and recruitment of an assistant / associate professor (tenure track)
2) The guideline for tenure track at the UTU

The salary for this post is determined in accordance with the university salary system for teaching and research personnel (YPJ) when negotiating the employment contract. The position is subject to a six-month trial period.

Applications must be submitted on Monday August 1st 2022 (at 23:59, time zone Helsinki GMT+3) at the latest via the electronic application form of the University of Turku; link to the application system can be found at the beginning of this announcement (Apply for the job). For further information about the position, please contact head of the department professor Pasi Liljeberg (pasi.liljeberg@utu.fi). Regarding the recruitment process, please contact head of faculty administration Sanna Hirvola (sanna.hirvola@utu.fi).

Please learn more

• about Finnish culture and people and working in Finland:https://www.utu.fi/en/finland-a-superpower-of-education-and-innovations
• about the University of Turku and working in here: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/come-work-with-us