---------- Forwarded message ---------- Professor theoretical philosophy Position announced on: Apr 18, 2013 Apply at latest on: May 30, 2013 Fixed-term: Permanent
Employer: Faculty of Arts Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world. In addition to its 11 faculties, the University includes several independent institutes, some of which are jointly operated with other universities. Some 36,500 students are currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of Helsinki. The Faculty of Arts is Finland?s oldest institution for teaching and research in the humanities and the largest in terms of the structure and range of disciplines. It is also a significant international community fostering research, education and cultural interaction. The Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies (http://www.helsinki.fi/phca/) belongs to the Faculty of Arts and has a strong profile in the multidisciplinary research and teaching of the humanities. The Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies at the University of Helsinki invites applications for a PROFESSOR The field of the position is theoretical philosophy. According to Section 33 of the Universities Act (No 558/2009), a professor shall carry out and supervise scientific work, provide teaching based on it, follow developments in research and participate in societal interaction and international cooperation in his or her field. The professorship covers history of philosophy, epistemology, logic, and systematic philosophy. The new professor will be an internationally recognized, dynamic, first class researcher and teacher. While there is no special emphasis on any particular area among these disciplines, it is an important requirement that the new professor shall further the research lines in which the unit of theoretical philosophy has been traditionally strong and initiate new development The unit of theoretical philosophy of the University of Helsinki has a long standing international tradition in philosophical logic and systematic philosophy (metaphysics, philosophy of science, philosophy of language). The unit cooperates closely with the philosophy unit (teaching in Swedish) which belongs to the same department, and the research groups in methodology and philosophy of social sciences in the Faculty of Social Sciences. 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 documentation of international cooperation in the research field that the appointee represents. Furthermore, the position also calls for academic leadership skills. Holders of teaching and research positions at Finnish universities must be proficient in the language in which they provide instruction, i.e., Finnish or Swedish. Proficiency in the language of instruction can be demonstrated as laid down in the Regulations of the University of Helsinki. Moreover, in bilingual universities offering degrees both in Finnish and Swedish, holders of teaching and research positions must also have at least satisfactory spoken and written skills in Finnish and Swedish. According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, foreign citizens, non-native Finnish citizens and Finnish citizens who have not been educated in Finnish or Swedish may be exempted from this requirement without a separate application. If the successful applicant is not proficient in Finnish or Swedish, he or she is expected to acquire moderate proficiency, as becoming proficient in Finnish or Swedish is important for the professor?s full integration into the workplace and Finnish society. To successfully attend to the duties of the position, the appointee must also have good English skills. When assessing the qualifications of each candidate, attention will be paid to 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 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. 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. Applicants are requested to enclose with their applications four copies of the following documents: 1) A curriculum vitae (seehttp://www.helsinki.fi/hum/english/administration/resources/cv.htm) 2) A report (max. 5 pages) on pedagogical expertise (teaching philosophy, previous teaching experience, pedagogical skills, the ability to use and develop teaching materials, other teaching merits) or alternatively, an academic portfolio containing equivalent information (seehttp://www.helsinki.fi/hum/english/administration/resources/skills/index.htm). 3) A report (max. 3 pages) on the applicant?s research activities (including activities in scientific communities, the acquisition of research funding and international scholarly work) and on how the applicant intends to develop research and teaching in his or her field, if appointed 4) A numbered list of those publications with which the applicant wishes to demonstrate his or her competence and merits; the list should follow the Faculty instructions for classifying publications (seehttp://www.helsinki.fi/hum/english/administration/resources/publications.htm). 5) Up to ten publications numbered as on the list of publications. The publications should be delivered to the following address: Faculty Office of the Faculty of Arts, P.O. Box 3, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. The visiting address is Fabianinkatu 33, 2nd floor. 6) Certificates of language proficiency Applications addressed to the Faculty of Arts, together with the required enclosures (excluding the publications), must be delivered to the following postal address: Registry of the University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, or by email: [email protected]. The closing date for applications is 30 May 2013. (The Registry closes at 15.45 local Helsinki time.) Further information may be obtained from Professor Gabriel Sandu, [email protected], + 358 9 191 28061. www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=66423 _______________________________________________ Logica-l mailing list [email protected] http://www.dimap.ufrn.br/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/logica-l
