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We are now seeking an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor in the field of Software Engineering. We have two positions open which are located in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences at Tampere University, more specifically in the unit of Computing Sciences. 

We currently employ 46 professors and 50 full-time teachers. Our 450 staff members work on three campuses: at Tampere city center and Hervanta as well as at university consortium of Pori. The unit of Computing Sciences covers all essential areas of Information Technology. We develop methods, theories, and technologies for digitalized data and information centric society. Common to all our fields is strong mathematical, algorithmic, and computational thinking. We conduct research in the solution-oriented disciplines of software engineering, signal processing, computer engineering, and information security; in data science, seeking to build models and extract meaningful information from large amounts of data; and in human-computer interaction and understanding of social networks.  Machine learning, artificial intelligence and data-drivedness cut across all our disciplines.    

We have about 150 research projects mainly led by the professors totaling over 20Meur annual external funding. We create 600 publications at top journals and conferences. Examples of our highlights can be found at our research pages. We have over 2000 students enrolled every year and educate majority of Tampere University’s mathematics and software engineering students also for other faculties. Our study programs are available at our teaching page.   

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our tenure track professors are expected to pursue and supervise scientific research in their field; lead, conduct and develop courses, that are based on the latest scientific knoledge; curriculum development and student supervision; seek, secure, and manage research funding from different sources, such as EU instruments; demonstrate effective academic leadership and engage with external stakeholders.

Our research areas in software engineering range from technologies and architectures for software development and management practices. The themes of our current projects include system architectures for edge computing, software solutions for future energy systems and AI-assisted software development. The web-page of our research group is here.  

We are now looking for two tenure track professors to work on the following themes and working profiles on the field:

1. Data intensive software and data management: we expect the candidate to teach and conduct research on how to build data-intensive applications and how the data is managed.  We value expertise e.g. in databases, big data systems, data collection, and data management.
2. System software: we expect the candidate to teach and research software systems that run on distributed and heterogenous systems. These systems are often connected to the psysical world.  We value expertise e.g. in distributed systems, industrial applications, and robot software.

Our teaching and research are typically conducted in collaboration with industry and, thus we expect the candidates to understand challenges from the industry point of view, too. In addition, we expect that the candidate can teach and research topics on concrete software development problems. Proven track record of active collaboration with companies and providing solutions for real industry problems in the area of software engineering is appreciated.  

REQUIREMENTS  

In this call we welcome applicants to all three tenure track stages. In addition to an applicable doctoral degree, the following requirements apply at the corresponding stages:

Assistant Professor  

• ability to undertake independent scholarly activity and potential to pursue scholarly activity at a high international level of excellence, and    
• teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position.

Associate Professor  

• track record of independent scholarly activity,  
• teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position,   
• ability to lead a research group and acquire external funding, and  
• track record of international scholarly activity.

Professor  

• high-level scholarly expertise,  
• experience of leading scientific research,  
• ability to provide high-quality research-based education and instruction,   
• track record of winning external research funding, and    
• track record of international scholarly activity.  

You need to be fluent in the English language in order to be able to manage the position. Please be prepared to provide proof of your merits when requested. 

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary and boldly forward-looking, evolving community. Our values are openness, diversity, responsibility, courage, critical thinking, erudition/ Bildung, and learner-centredness. We hope that you can embrace these values and promote them in your work. 

WE OFFER

Tampere University and the higher education community offer a unique multidisciplinary environment for interdisciplinary research and teaching. We offer an initial appointment for assistant professor and for associate professor for five years. Subject to successful performance, you will become a tenured member of the Faculty staff at the end of the first five-year period. You will be well-supported throughout the five-year period to ease transition to a tenured position. Full professors will hold a permanent appointment from the outset. Please read more about the Tenure track career path at Tampere University.

We offer you the opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative international community. As a member of staff at Tampere University, you will enjoy a range of competitive benefits, such as occupational health care services, flexible work schedule, versatile research infrastructure, modern teaching facilities and a safe and inviting campus area as well as a personal fund to spend on sports and cultural activities in your free time. Please read more about working at Tampere University. You can also find more information about us and working and living Tampere by watching our video: Tampere Higher Education Community - our academic playground.   

Finland has been assessed to be among the best countries in the world with respect to many quality-of-life indicators, including being the overall #1 country in human wellbeing. Finland is among the leading countries in ICT & Digitalization, from 5G networks to financial technology, artificial intelligence, and AR/VR innovations to IoT, digital education, and health solutions. For more information on Finland, please check InfoFinland and This is Finland. For more information on Tampere, please see VisitTampere and BusinessTampere.  

The position will begin on 1 January 2024, or as mutually agreed. A trial period of six months applies to all our new employees.

Salaries are based on the job demands and employees’ personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. The starting salary range will be from €4,200 to €4,900/month for an assistant professor, from €4,900 to €5,700/month for an associate professor, and from €5,900 to €6,900/month for a professor. A higher salary may be agreed upon based on the successful candidate’s experience and/or performance. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is August 7th, 2023 (at 23.59 EEST / UTC +3).  

Please write your application and all accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format. Applications should include the following documents:  

• Curriculum Vitae according to TENK guidelines (recommended length: 2-4 pages). 
• List of publications according to Academy of Finland guidelines. Please indicate your five most important publications and add a link to those. You may also gather the publications to a cloud file and add a link to this to your list of publications.  
• Teaching portfolio according to the university guideline (recommended length: 2 pages). 
• A research plan (recommended length: 4-5 pages) including your research vision for the future in this field and a realistic implementation plan (research questions, methods, collaboration, funding, etc.) for your research for the next 5 years. 
• A letter of application (recommended length: 1-2 pages). This should include your motivation for applying for this post, a brief account of your career, career stage, career outlook, and key achievements. 
• The names, positions and contact details of two referees who can provide references. Only referees for shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Candidates may be invited for a video interview during the first stage of the recruitment process. The most qualified candidates will be invited for an on-site interview. They will undergo an aptitude assessment, a review by external experts and will be expected to provide a demonstration of their teaching skills.

For more information, please contact:  

Professor Kari Systä, Computing Sciences Unit, kari.systa@tuni.fi, tel. +358504835496, or

Professor Timo Hämäläinen, Computing Sciences Unit, timo.hamalainen@tuni.fi, tel. +358408490777 

With questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR specialist Lilli Sarasvirta, lilli.sarasvirta@tuni.fi

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Etsimme kahta ohjelmistotekniikan tenure track -tutkijaa (Assistant Professor), tenure track-professoria (Associate Professor) tai professoria (Professor). Tehtävät sijoittuvat Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunnan  Tietotekniikan yksikköön. 

Lue tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta.  Jätäthän hakemuksesi yliopiston sähköisellä hakulomakkeella (linkki löytyy tämän ilmoituksen alta). Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 7.8.2023 klo 23.59.