[Air-L] Five tenure-track posts of professor/associate professor in the New Social Research (NSR) programme

[Frans Mäyrä]

For your interest, and for resharing - this is a wide-ranging call,
and suits people working in internet and game studies, or within the
field of digital society or culture studies, for example. - Frans
Mäyrä


Call for applications: Five tenure-track posts of professor/associate
professor in the New Social Research (NSR) programme for the fixed
term of five years

The University of Tampere is a lively research environment with a
staff of 2.200 and 15.000 students and with a strong emphasis on the
study of topical societal phenomena.

The University of Tampere has established a multidisciplinary New
Social Research (NSR) programme in order to strengthen its profile in
social research.

 The NSR programme concentrates on the following themes:

1. governing complexity

2. transformation of agency and empowerment

3. changing work

4. future of well-being

5. new forms of communication, information and interaction

Research on these themes is carried out across disciplinary and
faculty boundaries, and in cooperation with decision-makers and
research participants both nationally and internationally. More
information on the NSR is available at the  programme website.

The New Social Research (NSR) programme is announcing the vacancy of
five tenure track professors/associate professors for the fixed term
of five years as of 1 December 2016 or as agreed.

 Another five positions for NSR will be opened in early 2017.

The tasks of the professor/associate professor (tenure track) include,
among other things, the following:

- conduct research in alignment with the New Social Research (NSR) programme

- the development of the programme’s research profile in cooperation
with the other scholars

- active seeking of external research funding

- cooperation with the University’s faculties, researchers at the
Institute for Advanced Social Research (IASR), and other partners

- participation in national and international research groups and networks

In addition, the professor’s/associate professor’s tasks in the
University’s faculties include, for example:

- instruction, supervision of master’s theses and doctoral dissertations

- developing research and teaching in the faculty

- participation in the faculty’s working groups

Qualification requirements for the post of professor/associate
professor (tenure track)

A person appointed to the post of a professor/associate professor is
expected to have earned his/her doctoral degree in a field relevant to
the research programme and to have high-level scientific expertise, a
proven track record of international scientific cooperation, and the
ability to offer advanced research-based instruction and supervision.

When the merits of the applicant are assessed, the following aspects
will also be taken into account:

- the alignment of the applicant’s research with one or more themes in
the NSR programme

- the suitability of the applicant’s research proposal in view of the
NSR themes and the multidisciplinary research environment

- experience in leading a research group

- a history of successful applications for external research funding

- merits related to education on the doctoral level

- studies in university pedagogy or other pedagogical merits and
experience in teaching

The basis for salary and the preliminary job requirement level

The salary is based on the job requirement level chart for teaching
and research personnel in the University Salary System. In addition to
the requirement level component, the successful applicant will be paid
a personal work performance component. At the start of employment, the
monthly salary of an associate professor will range between EUR 5.000
– 5.600 and that of a professor between EUR 5.700 – 6.400.

The trial period and the tenure track

There will be a trial period of four months in the posts.

The positions will be filled as tenure track posts. Applicants must
indicate whether they apply on the associate professor’s or
professor’s level. The steering group will make decisions on starting
the external evaluation process of the appointed candidates at least
one year before the end of the fixed term.

Applications and enclosures

The applications should be written in English and submitted
electronically via the University of Tampere’s electronic recruitment
system (please see the link below) by 15:45 pm. on 30 September 2016

The following documents are to be enclosed with the application:

1. A CV without a list of publications (four pages at the most)

2. A list of publications compiled according to the Academy of Finland
guidelines, in which the applicant should indicate ten of the most
important publications

3. A letter of application, maximum two pages, in which the applicant
should write

- the reasons why he/she is applying for the post
- the most significant merits and experience for the applied post

4. A research outline, maximum five pages, detailing how the
applicant’s research is related to the NSR programme and strengthens
it

5. the names and contact details of two persons who can recommend the
applicant for the post

Inquiries about the post

Questions related to the NSR programme: chair of the steering group of
the NSR programme: Professor Pertti Haapala, pertti.haapala at uta.fi

Questions related to the application process: Head of Administration
Sari Saastamoinen sari.saastamoinen at uta.fi

More, link to the application system:

https://uta.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_RJ&jgid=1&jid=820

Best regards, -- Frans


-- 
   Frans Mäyrä, Professor, Information Studies and Interactive Media
   ** INFIM/TRIM/Game Research Lab, http://gamelab.uta.fi
   ** School of Information Sciences, SIS, www.uta.fi/sis/ **
   ** 33014 University of Tampere, Finland **
   frans.mayra at uta.fi / fransmayra at gmail.com **
   ** gms 050 3367650 / fax  03 3551 7503 **
   www.fransmayra.fi www.unet.fi www.uta.fi/~frans.mayra