[IRIS] Open Position: Research Coordinator, Faculty of Information Technology / Jyvaskyla, Finland

[Tuure Tuunanen]

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Research Coordinator

The Faculty of Information Technology <https://www.jyu.fi/it/en> is currently seeking to recruit a
RESEARCH COORDINATOR

For period 1.6.2022 – 31.12.2024

Duties and requirements

The Research Coordinator’s task is to help to get external funding and in the implementation of faculty’s research development projects together with the vice dean of research. Tasks include project preparations, especially to obtain big EU projects, and coordination of various complementary funding projects, faculty’s research development project preparation and coordination, research work in projects, teaching, and thesis guidance.

An applicable doctoral degree, earlier experience of project preparations, and experience in coordinating complementary funding projects. The research coordinator is expected to work independently, has excellent interaction and cooperation skills, a self-initiative approach, organizational skills, and is systematic. Experience in project management is an advantage.

The duties and qualification requirements for the position of Research coordinator are stipulated by the University of Jyvaskyla Regulations and language skills guidelines. The selected person is expected to have a command of the Finnish language. The University may grant exemption from the language proficiency requirements if needed. The Research coordinator is expected to have good skills in the English language.

What do we offer?

A competent and prosperous scientific community 

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus, and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Finland provides one of the most advanced and comprehensive social security in the world. It includes for example sickness benefits, various family benefits, and a comprehensive healthcare system. Please read more about working at the University of Jyvaskyla, the City of Jyvaskyla, and living in Finland in our International Staff Guide <https://www.jyu.fi/en/workwithus/international-staff-guide>. 

Salary

The Research Coordinator’s duty-specific part of the salary is determined by the job demand level 5 of teaching and research personnel in the general university salary system. Your salary is around 3300 – 3800 € a month depending on your qualifications and previous experience.

A trial period of six months will be used at the beginning of the employment.

Application

Please attach the following documents to the online application form:

1. Motivation letter
2. Curriculum vitae (CV) written in compliance with the responsible conduct of research and, when possible, considering the template for researcher's curriculum vitae by the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity <https://tenk.fi/en/advice-and-materials/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae>. The CV needs to contain the contact information of two senior academic referees.
3. Numbered list of scientific and other publications by which the applicant wishes to demonstrate eligibility and merit for the position.

Please submit your application by March 27th, 2022 using the online application form.

For further information on the position, please contact Professor, Vice Dean Tuure Tuunanen, tuure.tuunanen at jyu.fi <mailto:tuure.tuunanen at jyu.fi>, +358408054628 or Professor, Dean Pasi Tyrväinen, pasi.tyrvainen at jyu.fi <mailto:pasi.tyrvainen at jyu.fi>, +358405408646

Upon the consent of the applicant, a background check can be made on the person to be appointed (Security Clearance Act 726/2014). For more information on the background check and the rights of the subject of the check, see: https://www.supo.fi/en <https://www.supo.fi/en>
The university follows the national recommendations for responsible evaluation of a researcher. <https://avointiede.fi/sites/default/files/2020-03/responsible-evalution.pdf>
Get to know the University of Jyvaskyla and the Faculty of Information Technology

At the University of Jyvaskyla, everyone can find their place in the human-centered environment of 2,500 experts and 14,500 students. Our goal is to create wisdom and wellbeing for us all. It is essential that each member of the community thrives and has opportunities to develop and grow. We cherish openness of thinking as well as the balance between research and education. Our naturally beautiful campus is located at the heart of the city of Jyvaskyla. JYU is the third largest employer in Central Finland.

You can explore the beautiful campus areas of the university by watching this video: Kampuselamaa Jyväskylän yliopistossa - University campus life at JYU - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzOFSsGI2WY>. 

The Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyvaskyla is the first and largest in its field in Finland. The Mission of the Faculty is to create science-based digital future. In research, education and stakeholder collaboration, the Faculty comprehensively combines the viewpoints of technology, information, organizations, business, and people. Strong collaboration with businesses and other parts of the society is based on sustained research. The research in the Faculty is organized in four divisions, which are Computational Science, Software and Communications Engineering, Information Systems, and Learning and Cognitive Sciences. The Faculty includes traditional education programs in the fields of natural science and economic science. In August 2021 a new program in the field of technology was launched. Multi-disciplinarity materializes already within the Faculty, and in addition, the surrounding multidisciplinary university offers fruitful grounds for new research initiatives and other collaboration.

The Faculty is located in the naturally beautiful campus of Mattilanniemi by the lake Jyvasjarvi. Further information about the Faculty can be found on our website. <https://www.jyu.fi/it/en> Please see especially our research activity and curricula.
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