Professor (35 %) in Clinical Chemistry

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki invites applications for the position of a part-time (35 %)

PROFESSOR

The field of the position is Clinical Chemistry. 
 
The professorship in clinical chemistry is connected to the position of chief physician at HUS Helsinki University Hospital. The professorship and the position of chief physician at HUS are filled through a simultaneous open application process. A separate application must be submitted for the position of chief physician at HUS in accordance with the hospital district’s instructions.  
 
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. The degree requirement must be met by the end of the application deadline.  

When considering the applicant’s qualifications, attention shall be given to scientific publications and other research results of scientific value, teaching experience and pedagogical training, the ability to produce teaching material, other teaching merits as well as the applicant’s participation in doctoral education. 
Account shall also be taken of the applicant’s activity in the scientific community, success in obtaining external research funding, international research experience and international elected positions as well as leadership and interaction skills. To ensure that the applicant’s ability to supervise theses and dissertations meets the requirements of the Faculty of Medicine, he or she must have completed the supervision of at least one doctoral dissertation. The requirement for a supervised dissertation must be met by the end of the application period.

An appointee to a teaching and research position at the University is required to be proficient in the language, Finnish or Swedish, in which he or she is required to teach. 
When filling a teaching and research position, foreign citizens, non-native Finnish citizens or citizens who have not been educated in Finnish or Swedish may be exempted from the Finnish and Swedish language requirement of the Government Decree on Universities without a separate application.
A foreign citizen or a non-native Finnish citizen appointed to a teaching or research position may be required to acquire a reasonable level of proficiency in Finnish or Swedish within a certain period of time, for example within two years.

The professor is responsible for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education in the field and in addition, participates in teaching in practical small-group and lecture-based teaching in his or her speciality. The duties also include carrying out and supervising scientific research in the field of Clinical Chemistry, following developments in research and participating in community relations and international cooperation in the field. In addition, the professor’s duties include other tasks assigned to the Faculty.
 
The practical experience required for the position can be demonstrated with a specialist‘s degree or licence in the field. 
 
The salary will be based on levels 8-10 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. 
 
Please submit the application documents (in English) as a single PDF-file
•    CV;
•    Scientific activities: free-form, one-page report of the applicant’s scientific activities;
•    Statement of intent: a statement of no more than on page on how the applicant intends to carry out the clinical 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
In addition the applicants are requested to submit, as a separate document “Documentation of teaching qualifications” Faculty's form for reporting teaching qualifications

Instructions, requirements for language skills and models are available on the Faculty’s website at https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-medicine/about-us/work-us

Should HUS terminate the appointment process or the proposals of the appointment committees of the Faculty of Medicine and HUS differ from each other, the appointment process for the professorship at the University of Helsinki will be terminated.  If the appointee to the professorship resigns from the position of chief physician at HUS, his or her employment contract with the University of Helsinki will also be terminated. The appointment to the position of chief physician is valid indefinitely, not exceeding the duration of employment in the professorship at the University of Helsinki. 
 
The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants from a variety of genders, linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and minorities.

The closing date for applications is September 30, 2024

Further information about the position may be obtained from Director of Medicum, Professor Eero Mervaala eero.mervaala(at)helsinki.fi, tel. +358 50 4482201.
 
Enquiries regarding the recruitment process: HR Specialist Tania Sawkins, tania.sawkins(at) helsinki.fi 
 
The Faculty of Medicine promotes scientific research of a high standard and is responsible for providing research-based undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine, dentistry, psychology and logopedics, as well as for the English-language Master’s Programme in Translational Medicine, Master’s Programme in Development of Health Care Services and provides also psychotherapist education. In addition to its teaching and research activities, the Faculty serves as a significant expert organisation in the healthcare sector and contributes to the discourse on ethics in the field. In terms of research, the Faculty aims for a place among the best medical faculties in the world, while consolidating and strengthening its status as a top-level institution of medical education.  
   
Together with HUS Helsinki University Hospital and the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, constitutes the Academic Medical Center. This medical center has been very successful in international comparisons, ranking among the top 10 medical campuses in Europe and among the top 50 globally.