Assistant Professor/Associate Professor or Professor in Ecological Restoration of Urban Environments

Assistant Professor/Associate Professor or Professor in Ecological Restoration of Urban Environments

University of Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland

The successful applicant may be appointed to assistant/associate professorship (tenure track), or a full professorship depending on the applicant’s qualifications and career stage.

We are seeking an environmental scientist with expertise on ecological and environmental degradation and restoration, including the toxification/chemical pollution and restoration of the urban environment and subsequent biodiversity effects. Expertise can include ecotoxicology, and bioremediation with an emphasis on identifying and responding to scientific challenges related restoration. Suitable backgrounds for the position include methodologies to assess ecological/environmental quality and restoration, and related relevant fields, drawing from a broad range of theoretical backgrounds and a strong emphasis on field and laboratory measurements, preferably in, but not limited to, urban settings.

This position will be part of the Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL) multi Faculty action led by the Faculty of Arts, with the participation of the Faculties of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Education, Law, Theology, Social Sciences, Science, the Swedish School of Social Science, and the Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities. It aims to develop a leading European hub for transdisciplinary research on ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious and socio-ecological diversity. As a result, the position includes working in and leading multi- and transdisciplinary working groups, including social sciences, the humanities, and artificial intelligence (AI).

An appointee to an associate or full professorship must have a doctoral degree and have top-level scholarly qualifications and experience in the supervision of scientific research, as well as a proven record to acquire research funding. In addition, the appointee must have the ability to provide top-level research-based teaching and to supervise theses and dissertations, as well as documentation of international cooperation in the research field that the appointee represents.

An appointee to an assistant professorship must have a doctoral degree. In addition, they should have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work, supervise and mentor doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, attract funding and have the teaching skills necessary for the position.

When considering the applicant’s qualifications for the position, attention will be given to scientific publications and their significance in the applicant’s field of research, teaching experience and skills and pedagogical competence, ability to produce teaching materials, supervision of undergraduate and graduate theses, as well as participation in doctoral education. The applicant is expected to develop and teach courses on urban pollution and restoration and urban ecotoxicology.

Furthermore, account shall also be taken of the applicant’s activities in the scientific community, success in obtaining external research funding, international research experience and positions in international organizations. The assessment will be conducted in accordance with the applicant’s career stage.

Apply NowDeadline 17 August