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University Lecturer / Senior University Lecturer in People Management (Permanent Position)

Aalto University
Finlandfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jul 2025

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<p><span>Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.</span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.aalto.fi/en/school-of-business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>The Aalto University School of Business</span></a><span> is the leading business school in Finland. The School belongs to the select group of business schools that have been granted the most important international quality accreditations in its field. It aspires to be among the best business schools in Europe in terms of research excellence, a portfolio of pioneering B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., and executive education programs, and contributions to society.</span></p><p></p><p>The Department of Management Studies at Aalto University School of Business invites applications for the position of</p><p></p><p><b><span>University Lecturer or Senior University Lecturer in People Management (</span>Permanent Position)</b></p><p></p><p>The call is targeted to individuals seeking a University Lecturer or Senior University Permanent Lecturer position in the <a href="https://www.aalto.fi/en/teaching-and-learning/lecturer-career-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aalto University lecturer career system</a>. For this position, we will consider applicants with expertise in the broad field of people / HR management and/or organizational behavior/people centered organizational development. The position will be filled in Fall 2025, but the precise start date is negotiable.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-management-studies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>The Department of Management Studies</span></a> hosts four units: Organization and Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizational Communication. Our faculty regularly publishes in leading academic journals in their respective fields, delivers high quality teaching, actively participates in global academic forums and conferences (e.g. AOM, EGOS, AIB), and engages with different relevant stakeholders to contribute to the community and society at large. The department has a lively, international research community with numerous doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers.</p><p></p><p>We offer the successful candidate the opportunity to teach and do research in a vibrant and active international community. This position also comes with an expectation that the successful candidate will actively participate in the development of Aalto’s Lifewide Learning offering. This entails developing and producing online educational content for practitioners and the wider audience. There are also ample opportunities for cross-disciplinary teaching and research collaboration across Aalto University.</p><p></p><p><b><span>Our expectations</span></b></p><p>As a University Lecturer/Senior University Lecturer, you will contribute to Aalto University School of Business as a teacher and researcher to ensure the continuous development of our research-based educational offerings. In particular, we expect you to contribute to our MSc level programs by teaching courses on people management, HRM, organizational behavior and organizational development. The position is primarily teaching oriented but the teaching workload can be adjusted depending on research output and other academic or administrative responsibilities (e.g. editorial roles, educational program-level leadership).</p><p></p><p><span>A successful applicant will ideally demonstrate the following qualifications:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Ability to design and deliver high-quality, research-led educational offerings in the broad area of people / HR management and/or organizational behavior.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience in supervising and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience in developing educational offerings on a module or programme level. Experience in programme management is expected for Senior University Lecturer applicants.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Competence to carry out independent and original academic research, as evidenced by high-quality publications in highly regarded, peer-reviewed</span> <span>journals.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Effective communication skills, both written and oral, in English.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ability and willingness to be an active and present member of the Aalto teaching and research community.</sp

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