The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management is looking for a project manager for Visentools Project

Visentools is a Research to Business project (R2B) at Aalto University A-Grid Start-up Center. It is funded by Business Finland. The project team prepares the commercialization of a research-driven product and service idea. The team is creating a groundbreaking toolset and service to improve collaboration and communication. It includes a powerful application and visualization tools for more effective self-facilitated meetings and workshops. The toolset enables a participatory approach, effortless documentation of workshop conclusions, and smartly guides progress. We need a project manager and an active team member to join us in revolutionizing how we collaborate and communicate in work-life!

Your responsibilities: Your responsibilities include closely collaborating with the project leaders to manage the preparation, execution, and learning activities of our demo workshops. You will also provide support and assistance to other project team members in managing their work packages, as well as develop and oversee the project's communication activities.

Requirement for the position: Team worker, excellent project management skills, ability to work independently, fluent Finnish and English is needed as demo workshops are organized for teams that work in these languages. Skills related to the Visentools project domain are not mandatory but a bonus if you have them. The position is especially suitable for a master's level student who wants to further develop skills in project management and work in the start-up space.

This is a part-time job (14-20h/week) with a fixed-term contract for 1.9.2023 – 30.6.2024. 

Should you like to apply for the job, please submit your CV, short motivation letter (one-page, free format) and study transcript through our recruitment system. If you already work at Aalto University, please apply for the position via your Workday employee profile. 

The last day to apply is 10.8.2023. The review of the applications starts already during the application period.

Work must be conducted within Finland. The main working spot is Otaniemi, but there’s an option for remote work as well. 

For additional information about the position, please get in touch with Professor Robin Gustafsson [email protected].

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period, reopen the application process, and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period. 

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