The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Fellowship Call 2014
The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies is an independent institute of the University of Helsinki. The purpose of the Collegium is to enhance scholarly excellence in the human and social sciences (including law, behavioural sciences and theology), to promote interaction between different fields of academic research and to further international cooperation.
The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies invites applications for
8–12 UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS / RESEARCH DIRECTORS
for fixed terms ranging from one to three years, to begin on 1 September 2014. The director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies will determine the number and length of the appointments on the basis of the applicants’ research proposals and the financial situation of the Collegium.
Appointees shall hold a doctoral degree, have evidence of scholarly research work as well as the ability to lead a research group and obtain supplementary research funding. When selecting the appointees, scholarly work outside Finland and evidence of international cooperation shall be given particular consideration. An appointee to the position of research director shall hold equivalent qualifications as an appointee to a professorship, but when considering the qualifications, special attention shall be paid to scientific work, the efficient leadership of a research group, success in obtaining external research funding and evidence of international research cooperation.
Successful applicants will have research experience in the human and social sciences as well as evidence of their ability to work in an international research environment of a high standard. Applicants must also demonstrate in their application how they plan to engage in the inter- and multidisciplinary cooperation conducted at the Collegium. The working language of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies is English.
The salary will be based on both the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities, and on the employee’s personal work performance. The appointees to the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies are academics at different stages of their careers.
The application must be submitted electronically. The application period will begin on 5 August 2013 at 9.00 and end on 4 September 2013 at 15.45 local Helsinki time. The decision on the appointments will be announced on 5 February 2014 in the afternoon. We kindly ask that you submit any questions to the email address collegium-office@helsinki.fi.
