[ecrea] Professorship in Media and Communication Studies in Helsinki University

The position of professor in Media and Communication Studies has been 
published on the UH web page of Jobs and vacancies, see below. Please 
feel free to propagate the vacancy in all appropriate situations. For 
the full announcement, see 
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=94810.
An abridged description is below.

Cordially,
Hannu Nieminen
Professor
Department of Social Research
Media and Communication, University of Helsinki

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The Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, invites 
applications for the position of

PROFESSOR

The position will be located in the discipline of Media and 
Communication Studies (http://www.helsinki.fi/communication/). The field 
of the position is Media and Communication Studies. The discipline 
covers four special fields grounded in social sciences: public sphere 
studies and media studies, as well as research both in organizational 
and in digital communication. In addition to the present vacancy, Media 
and Communication Studies has two other professorships and five 
university lectureships, as well as some 20 researchers and doctoral 
students working under its auspices. Each year, an average of 40 
Bachelor’s degrees, 40 Master’s degrees and 2-4 doctorates are completed 
in Media and Communication Studies.

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, an appointee 
to a professorship shall hold a doctoral degree and have top-level 
scholarly qualifications, experience in the supervision of scientific 
research, the ability to provide top-level teaching based on research 
and to supervise theses and dissertations as well as the documentation 
of international cooperation in the appointee’s field of research.

When considering the applicant’s qualifications, attention shall focus 
on scientific publications and other research results of scientific 
value, teaching experience and pedagogical training, the ability to 
produce teaching material, other teaching merits and, if necessary, a 
demonstration of teaching skills as well as the applicant’s 
participation in doctoral education. The applicant’s activity in the 
scientific community, success in obtaining external research funding, 
international research networks and elected positions as well as 
leadership and interaction skills shall also be taken into account.

During the selection process, the appointee must have teaching and 
research experience in two or more of the special fields of media and 
communication studies mentioned above (public sphere studies and media 
studies, as well as research in organizational and digital 
communication). In addition, diverse expertise in the organizational 
communication studies grounded in social sciences will be beneficial.

According to the Government Decree on Universities, professors are 
required to be competent in the language of instruction – usually 
Finnish. They must also have at least satisfactory spoken and written 
skills in Swedish. Foreign citizens, non-native Finnish citizens or 
citizens who have not been educated in Finnish or Swedish may be 
exempted from this requirement without a separate application. To 
successfully attend to the duties of the position, appointees must also 
have a strong command of English.

Although understanding Finnish is not a requirement at the time of 
employment, the appointee who is not native speaker of Finnish or 
Swedish or has not been educated in Finnish or Swedish is encouraged to 
acquire sufficient skills in the Finnish language to carry out 
administrative tasks at the department. The Department will support the 
successful appointee’s studies in Finnish.

Applicants are requested to enclose with their applications the 
following English-language documents: curriculum vitae, a numbered list 
of publications, a one-page informal report of the applicant’s 
scientific activities, a one-page plan on how the applicant intends to 
carry out the duties of the position and develop the field, a report on 
teaching skills (max. 3 pages in the form of, for instance, an academic 
portfolio) and a report on external funding acquired.

The application must be addressed to the Faculty of Social Sciences. The 
Faculty requests that the application and its enclosures be emailed as a 
single pdf file to the Registry of the University of Helsinki at 
(hy-kirjaamo /at/ helsinki.fi). The deadline for applications is 20 November 
2014. (The Registry closes at 15.45 local Helsinki time.)

For further information about the position, contact Professor Hannu 
Nieminen, Hannu.Nieminen at helsinki.fi, or Head of Department of Social 
Research, Professor Keijo Rahkonen, , keijo.rahkonen at helsinki.fi.

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