ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR, medical genetics

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor, Medical Genetics

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of a part-time (35%) Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor. The field of the position is medical genetics and the language of instruction is Swedish. The position may be filled as assistant professor, associate professor or professor depending on the candidates' merits and career stage. The professorship in medical genetics is associated with a research director's position at Folkhälsan Research Centre. Applicants must submit separate applications for the professorship and the research director's position.

Assistant / Associate Professor: An appointee to the position of assistant/associate professor in the tenure track system shall hold a doctoral degree, have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work and have the teaching skills necessary for the position. In addition, applicants for assistant professorships shall demonstrate their ability and motivation for an academic career through publications and other means.

Professor: An appointee to a professorship shall hold a doctoral degree and have top-level scholarly qualifications, experience in the supervision of scientific research, as well as the ability to provide top-level research-based teaching and to supervise theses and dissertations. In addition, the appointee shall present documentation of international cooperation in the field of research that he or she represents. Holders of professorships shall also have the skills necessary for serving as an academic leader.

Requirements for language skills: The person performing the university's teaching and research position is required to master the language in which he or she must provide teaching. Successful completion of the task also requires good English language skills. When the language of instruction is Swedish, the language proficiency recommended for successfully attending to the duties of the position corresponds with level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. At the faculty's discretion, level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages may be accepted as a minimum Swedish language proficiency requirement.

Duties: The assistant professor / associate professor / professor is responsible for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education in medical genetics. In addition, the assistant / associate / professor participates in practical small group teaching and in lecture-based teaching in their area of expertise within the degree programmes in Medicine and Dentistry, as well as in the Master's Programme in Translational Medicine (Transmed). Teaching may also take place across all educational programs of the faculty. The primary language of instruction is Swedish, but teaching may also be offered in English. The professor's duties also include carrying out and supervising scientific research, following related developments in research, and participating in community relations and Finnish and international cooperation in the field. In addition, the professor's duties include other tasks assigned to the department.

Salary: The gross annual starting salary for a full-time professor varies approximately between 84,000 and 92,000 euros and the starting salary for a full-time assistant/associate professor approximately between 68,000 and 75,000 euros, depending on the appointee's qualifications and experience. Please note that this position is a part-time professorship (35% of full-time).

Application documents: Applications must have the following enclosures as a one single PDF file (in English): CV; Scientific activities: free-form, one-page report of the applicant's scientific activities; Statement of intent: a statement of no more than one page on how the applicant intends to carry out the duties of the position and develop the teaching and research in the field; List of received funding sources (€); List of publications; List of selected 20 publications. Applicants are also requested to submit the “Documentation of Teaching Qualifications” form.

Further information: Further information about the position may be obtained from the Director of Medicum, Professor Eero Mervaala, eero.mervaala@helsinki.fi, 029 412 5355.

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