Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Marketing (Aalto BIZ)

Aalto University is a new university with over a century of experience. Created in a high-profile merger between three leading universities in Finland – the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki – Aalto University opens up new possibilities for strong multidisciplinary education and research. The university has 20 000 students and a staff of 5 000 including 350 professors.

Finland is consistently ranked highly in quality-of-life studies. It is the best country in the world according to a Newsweek 2010 study. It is the 2nd happiest place in the world according to a 2007 OECD study. Helsinki is the 5th livable city in the world according to a 2010 report by Monocle Magazine and is 6th in the Economist Intelligence Unit livability ranking 2010.

Aalto University School of Business invites applications for:

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Marketing (tenure track or tenured) 

Aalto University School of Business is the leading business school in Finland and is located in central Helsinki. The school is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. The Marketing Department is strongly dedicated to research in the areas of (1) strategic marketing, (2) consumer research and marketing communications, (3) strategic retail management and (4) B2B marketing and business networks. Teaching assignments encompass undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. programs, and most of the courses are taught in English. The Department also runs an excellent seminar series.  The Marketing Department consists of ca. 40 faculty and staff members, among which 14 are professors or senior lecturers.

Requirements

The Aalto tenure track is open to talented individuals who have excellent potential for a scientific career. Throughout their careers, those under the academic tenure track system are expected to exercise and supervise 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 Aalto University 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.

The applicants should hold a doctorate or be about to receive their doctorate (when applying for an assistant professor position). Applicants must fulfill the minimum publication requirements for academic faculty as outlined by AACSB. As to more junior applicants, we require a credible publication plan. Language requirements for applicants are described in more detail in the application instructions.

The applicants will be reviewed on the basis of their research, teaching and academic leadership and activity in scientific community.

Salary

Aalto University follows the salary system of Finnish universities, but applicants may also provide salary requirements.

For more Information

For additional information, please contact Head of Department, Professor Henrikki Tikkanen,henrikki.tikkanen@aalto.fi (or in recruitment process –related questions HR-coordinator Kristina Mustonen, +358 50 4674327, kristina.mustonen@aalto.fi).

How to apply

The application material for the tenure track position includes

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Complete list of publications and other works (the most important ones marked)
• Brief description of your views regarding the future development of the applicant’s research field
• A research statement describing their past research and plans for future research
• Teaching portfolio
• Names and contact details of references (at least four persons)

Please indicate in your application for which level you wish to be considered. Copies of full papers, references and other supplement material will be requested later if needed.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All material should be submitted in English. The application material will not be returned.

The applications for the tenure track positions are to be addressed to the President of Aalto University and submitted to the Registry of Aalto University no later than on March 15th, 2013. Please refer to the name of the position concerned in your application. 

You may submit the application by e-mail (pdf format): email: kirjaamo@aalto.fi . The postal address is Aalto University, P.O.Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto, and the street address of the Registry is Otakaari 1, Espoo (The Registry closes at 3.00 p.m.).

General instructions for applicants including language requirements and guidelines for compiling a teaching portfolio and a CV are given atwww.aalto.fi/en/tenure_track/for_applicant.

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.

In Helsinki, January 30th, 2013

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Tenure track in Aalto University
The tenure track is open to talented individuals who have excellent potential for a scientific career. Individuals placed on the Aalto University professorial tenure track 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. Launched in 2010, the tenure track has attracted a wide range of international applicants, giving Aalto University the possibility of recruiting top experts and young research talent to join the Aalto community. Read more about the Aalto University tenure track system at www.aalto.fi/en/tenuretrack.
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