[AISWorld] Tenure track or tenured position in Service Engineering and Management at Aalto University

Thu Feb 2 12:01:42 EST 2012

Aalto University is a new university with over a century of experience. Created from a high-profile merger between three leading universities in Finland – the Helsinki School of Economics, the Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki – Aalto University opens up new possibilities for strong multi-disciplinary education and research. The university's ambitious goal is to rank among the top universities in the world in its areas of specialization. At Aalto there are 20,000 students with around 75,000 alumni. We have a staff of 4,500 including 300 professors.
Aalto University School of Science invites applications for:
TENURE TRACK OR TENURED POSITION IN SERVICE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
The tenure track is open to talented individuals who have excellent potential for a scientific career. On the basis of their experience and competence, applicants will be placed on any of the three levels of the tenure track system: Assistant Professor (1st or 2nd term), Associate Professor or Full Professor. The candidates for thefirst-mentioned level are appointed for a fixed term, while the candidates for Associate Professor positions are appointed either permanently or for a fixed term. The full professor positions are permanent positions.

Throughout their careers, those under the academictenure track system are expected to exercise and guide scientific research, to provide related higher academic education, to follow the advances of their field,  to participate in service to the Aalto University community, and to take part in societal interaction and international collaboration in their field. Individuals placed on the AaltoUniversity tenure track for professors have the possibility to advance in their career through regular performance assessments, which take into account their merits in all areas of their scope of duty.

Position
The position is located in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, for more information, please see http://tuta.aalto.fi/en/

The focus of the position is engineering and management of services and service operations. Special emphasis is placed on product-service systems underlining the importance to bridge goods and service -oriented logics. Product-service systems combine products, information andservices to increase value-in-use for consumers, businesses, and society. They also offer new opportunities forservices development and innovation.  Established research domains, such as physical asset management, life-cycle services, and service supply chains are closely related to the focus area.

As a living and work environment, Finland is consistently ranked highly in quality-of-life and competitiveness studies. It is the best country in the world to live according to a Newsweek 2010 study. It is the 2nd happiest place in the world according to a 2007 OECD study. Helsinki is the best city in the world to live in according to a 2011 report by Monocle Magazine and is 7th in the Economist Intelligence Unit livability ranking 2011. Finland has also been ranked the 4th in the Global Competitiveness Index 2011-2012 of the World Economic Forum and the 2nd best in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 of Transparency International 2011. Aalto University offers support for moving in Finland. Some information is available at: http://www.aalto.fi/en/for/international/

Candidate profile & application procedure

Applications are invited from individuals with strong research and teaching interest in service engineering and management who strive for academic excellence. The primary selection criteria will be academic track-record, research potential, teaching capabilities and activity in scientific community. Applicants should have completed their PhD. The position requires scientific leadership and contributions to bring research and education in the area to world-class standards.

For recruitment process –related questions, please contact HR-coordinator Johanna Montgomery tel. +358 50 346 6428. For additional information about the position, please contact Professor Eero Eloranta, tel. +358 50 432 3411. E-mails: firstname.lastname@ aalto.fi<mailto:firstname.lastname at tkk/taik/hse/aalto.fi>.
The application materials for the position should include at least
-        a curriculum vitae (with contact details),
-        a complete list of publications and other works (the most important ones to be marked with an asterisk),
-        a research proposal and
-        names and contact details of references, if any.

The language requirements for applicants are described in the application instructions. For foreign applicants, the only language requirement is fluency in written and spoken English. Please read the application instructions carefully before submitting your application:
http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/jobs/professors/professor_in_service_engineering_and_management/ applicationinstructions.pdf<http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/jobs/professors/professor_in_service_engineering_and_management/%20applicationinstructions.pdf>
Aalto University follows the new salary system of Finnish universities, but applicants may also provide salary requirements.
The applications are to be addressed to the President of Aalto University and submitted by e-mail, preferably in a single pdf-document, to the Registry of Aalto University (kirjaamo at aalto.fi<mailto:kirjaamo at aalto.fi>) no later than on 26th February 2012. All material should be submitted in English.
Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.
The application materials will not be returned.
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Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen, Professor of Information Systems Science and Director of Aalto Service Factory
Aalto University School of Economics, Department of Information and Service Economy

P.O. Box 21220 Chydenia (Runeberginkatu 22-24), FI-00076 AALTO, Finland
e-mail: virpi.tuunainen at aalto.fi<mailto:virpi.tuunainen at aalto.fi>
Mobile: +358-50-589 7541
Fax: +358-9-43138700

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