Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our campuses are located in Espoo and Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are at Aalto, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness in the future as well. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

The School of Engineering is one of the six schools of Aalto University. The main task of the School of Engineering is to renew technologies related to the technical industry and the built environment through scientific research, technological innovation and inspiring education. Our objective is to create new knowledge, information and solutions to serve the goals of sustainable development. Our research topics are highly relevant to the surrounding society, connecting theory with practice. Collaborative projects with the technological industry and the surrounding society have been a trademark for decades. Our research focus areas are Multidisciplinary Energy Technologies, Sustainable Built Environment, Marine and Arctic Technology, Mechanics and Materials and Systems Design and Production.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Aalto University School of Engineering invites applications for

ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ARCTIC OCEAN ENGINEERING (tenure track)

We are seeking outstanding individuals who have demonstrated excellence, or possess potential, in addressing challenges in arctic ocean engineering and associated problems in mechanics.

We appreciate arctic engineering research experience based on experimental and theoretical methods. We value a vision, based on climate projections, of the future research needs related to sustainable operations in ice-covered waters, such as

• shipping,

• use of seas (such as production of renewable energy), and

• offshore constructions.

We also appreciate a passion to utilize, and to develop further, the unique arctic experimental facilities of Aalto, including the Aalto Ice and Wave Tank.

As a tenure-track faculty member, you are expected to complement the expertise of the current faculty by bringing new ideas and perspectives into our community. You are also expected to teach in our study programmes with a typical teaching load of about three courses per year, supervision at the B.Sc., M.Sc., and D.Sc. levels, and in activities at the curriculum development.

The position will be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The position will be located at the Aalto University Campus in Otaniemi, Espoo.

Your experience and ambitions
We are looking for applicants with

• a doctorate in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, marine technology, engineering mechanics or another applicable field

• a proven ability and passion to carry out high-quality research and to publish in top venues of the discipline

• potential to attract research funding and build up your own research team

• an interest and capability to collaborate with industry

• ability to build a high-level international collaboration network

• passion, motivation, and capability to teach at undergraduate and/or graduate levels

We offer

• a tenure track position with promotion to tenured position based on merits

• a competitive benefits package including access to health care

• start-up funding and grant writing support to help you establish your own team

• excellent multi-disciplinary collaboration possibilities within the university

• great future in one of the happiest, cleanest, and safest countries in the world, with comprehensive social security system and free education up to university level

Aalto tenure track

This position belongs to our tenure track system and will be filled to the assistant or associate professor level. The salary is based on Aalto University salary system, but you can also provide your own salary requests. Getting tenure and advancement on Aalto tenure track is based on an evaluation of your achievements and merits against the Aalto tenure track criteria. Please see the details about the evaluation criteria at https://www.aalto.fi/services/tenure-track-evaluation-criteria, and work profile at https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track/tenure-track-career-path.

Scientific environment

Department

At the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the about 300 staff members, with 28 tenure track professors, research, teach, develop and create solutions targeting social need and shaping a safe and efficient future generation of materials, manufacturing, structures, machines, ships, energy flows and systems. The department’s multidisciplinary research converges on the arctic technology, sustainable energy vectors, and digital twin world. The focus areas of education are in mechanics and energy science and technology. The Department has strong links to industry and generates growing impact that can be seen in business and society. The demographics of the Finnish economy drives the industry to search for growth with innovations in the global market.

(See https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-mechanical-engineering)

Research group

The position will be filled in the Marine and Arctic Technology research group of the Department of Mechanical Engineering https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-mechanical-engineering/marine-and-arctic-technology. Our expertise in research and higher education is based on applied mechanics and systems engineering in maritime and arctic context.

The group works on ice and solid mechanics, marine structures, marine hydromechanics, and autonomous marine systems engineering including safety aspects. We have an active team of 7 professors and about 50 researchers that collaborates extensively with industrial and academic partners in research projects, both nationally and internationally. The group manages the Solid Mechanics Laboratory and the Aalto Ice and Wave Tank. 

The group has an active role in offering courses in solid and fluid mechanics, statics and dynamics at the B.Sc. level, and marine technology, solid mechanics and ice mechanics at the M.Sc. and D.Sc. levels. Everyone in the group is participating both in teaching and in research. The research group is in charge of the Nordic5Tech’s Nordic Master’s in Marine Engineering and participates to the Cold Climate Engineering M.Sc. program. As a member of our team, you will also be an important member of our teaching community.

How to apply
Please submit your application latest on April 15, 2023 through our recruiting system by using the "Apply!" link above. (If you are already working at Aalto, please apply via our internal system Workday -> Find Jobs.)

Please include the following pdf documents in English.

• Motivation letter Curriculum vitae - Please use the template (opens in new window) recommended by The Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK).

• Research portfolio - For instructions, visit Policies and Procedures -document, page 24.

• Copies of the five most significant publications and justification for significance in these five publications and your role in them described

• Teaching portfolio - See Teaching portfolio guidelines for candidate (pdf) 

If necessary, shortlist candidates will be asked for references' contact information.

General instructions for applicants including language requirements and guidelines for compiling the teaching portfolio and CV are at https://www.aalto.fi/tenure-track/interested-in-joining-our-tenure-track 

More information
If you wish to hear more about the position or us, please contact group leader Professor Heikki Remes, [email protected], vice leader prof. Arttu Polojärvi, [email protected] or the chair of the departmental recruitment group professor Jani Romanoff, [email protected]. In case you have questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR Advisor Anna-Maija Harju, [email protected].

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open or to extend the application period.

About Aalto University, Helsinki and Finnish society
At Aalto, high-quality research, art, education and entrepreneurship are promoted hand in hand. Disciplinary excellence is combined with multidisciplinary activities, engaging both students and the local innovation ecosystem. Our main campus is quickly transforming into an open collaboration hub that encourages encounters between students, researchers, industry, startups, and other partners. Aalto University was founded in 2010 as three leading Finnish universities, Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki, were merged to strengthen Finland’s innovative capability.

The greater Helsinki region is a world-class information technology complex, attracting leading scientists and researchers in various fields of electrical engineering. As a living and working environment, Finland consistently ranks high in quality of life, and Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is regularly ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world.

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