Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan

Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Business Analytics in the area of Information Science Systems

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  • Julkaistu 22.02.2024, 11:00
  • Suljettu 19.03.2024, 0:42
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Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Business Analytics in the area of Information Science Systems

Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Business Analytics in the area of Information Science Systems

Hanken School of Economics is one of the leading business schools in the Nordic countries. It is located in Finland, with campuses in Helsinki and Vaasa. Hanken offers a range of B.Sc., M.Sc., EMBA, PhD, and Executive Development programmes taught mainly in English and Swedish. Hanken has 2 725 Bachelor and Master’s students, and 118 Doctoral students. The School has close ties to the business community and an active alumni network with over 13 800 alumni working in more than 70 countries. The School is accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. The mission of Hanken is to create new knowledge and educate responsible professionals for the global economy and changing society. The Master’s programme was ranked 46 in the Masters in Management by Financial Times in 2023. Hanken is also recognized for its research quality, its international orientation, and its focus on sustainability. 

Hanken is looking to strengthen its teaching and research in especially business analytics in the area of Information science systems and we are seeking an expert that would play an important role in fulfilling this goal. The position to be filled with a professor, associate professor or assistant professor. The position is part of the Information System Science group in Helsinki. The position will be filled from August 1, 2024 (or as agreed).

The role requires a doctoral degree from a relevant field and fluency in English, knowledge of Swedish is considered a strong merit. Successful applicants should have existing and future research planned within some key areas related to information science systems and business analytics (e.g. operations management, data science, decision sciences). For success in teaching within this position the applicant needs to be proficient in using business analytics IT tools and have a keen interest in following new developments in this field. In addition to dedicated courses, the role includes collaboration with other subjects at Hanken in business analytics teaching. 

When evaluating the applicants’ qualifications, the focus will be on the ability or potential to conduct independent high-quality research with original ideas and impact; and the ability or potential to independently provide high-quality teaching. 

Applicants for the Associate and Full Professor -levels are expected to have demonstrated a high level of academic competence, have experience of leading academic research, high level teaching skills and extensive teaching experience. In addition, experience of doctoral education, applying for external funding, international research cooperation and academic expert assignments, as well as experience of participation in administrative tasks within an academic department, faculty or university are expected.

Faculty members are expected to carry out and supervise scientific research, provide high quality academic teaching, closely follow the advances of their field, and participate in service to Hanken, the academic community, and the society. 

The full-time position has an annual working time of 1612 hours. During the academic year, it is expected that a minimum average of three days per week is spent at the office in Helsinki to actively contribute to the research and teaching environment. Teaching tasks are allocated based on the curriculum needs of the subject and by considering relevant own expertise. 

Salary

The salary is based on the university salary system in Finland (includes employee healthcare as well as pension and holiday contributions). The exact salary level depends on the recruited individual’s qualifications and performance. Hanken will support the selected employee with a start-up research budget, and additional research, travel and teaching development grants can also be applied for. Hanken rewards excellence in both research and teaching.

Interviews

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to on-site campus visits including an interview and a trial lecture/research presentation in April-May 2024. 

Associate and Full Professor appointments include evaluations made by external letter writers.

For more Information

For additional information, please contact Head of Department of Management and Organisation, Professor Sören Kock, soren.kock@hanken.fi   or HR Director Elina Stadigh, elina.stadigh@hanken.fi.

How to apply

  • The application is to be addressed to the Rector and application materials should include:
  • Cover letter in which the applicant specifies the level at which the applicant would like to be evaluated (professor, associate professor, or assistant professor)
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • List of publications (with the most significant publications highlighted, maximum 10 for a full professor and 5 for associate and assistant professor)
  • Teaching portfolio
  • A research statement – describing future research plans, collaboration, and publications in the pipeline (maximum 4 pages)
  • Three letters of reference from academic researchers to be submitted directly to Hanken via humanresources@hanken.fi
  • Relevant certificates (degree certificates, language certificates)

Please submit all application materials in English in the recruitment database Laura. The application deadline is March 18, 2024.

General instructions for applicants are provided here. Also, read more about Hanken as an employer here.

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