UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: College Lecturer in Islamic Theology

The School of Theology invitations purposes for the place of UNIVERSITY LECTURER in Islamic Theology for a fixed-term appointment from 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2026.

The appointee’s duties will embody teaching and research within the Examine Observe of Islamic Theology. Their teaching will focus, specifically, on the range of Islam and on Islamic social sciences. Key components of the appointee’s job description will embody scholar steering, thesis supervision and participation in organising the postgraduate seminar. The appointee may even plan and develop teaching and undertake administrative duties on the School.

The Examine Observe of Islamic Theology trains consultants in Islam for the wants of, for instance, colleges, different public establishments, organisations and the media. The monitor gives bachelor’s and grasp’s research in the important thing texts of Islam, the historical past of the faith and its significance in immediately’s societies and the lives of recent Muslims. The employees of the monitor collaborate intently with the employees of assorted theology disciplines and the School of Arts self-discipline of Islamic research.

Necessities for the place and evaluation of {qualifications}

In response to the Rules of the College of Helsinki, appointees to college lectureships should maintain an relevant doctoral diploma and have the power to supply high-quality research-based teaching and supervise theses.

Pursuant to the Authorities Decree on Universities (770/2009), appointees to teaching and research positions on the College have to be proficient within the language during which they supply instruction, i.e., Finnish or Swedish. The language of instruction within the current place is Finnish. To efficiently attend to the duties of the place, the appointee should even have passable abilities in Swedish and good abilities in English. Candidates from a unique language background or who haven’t been educated in Finnish or Swedish could also be exempted from the requirement for Swedish abilities and not using a separate software. Additional data on language abilities and the demonstration of language proficiency is accessible on the College web site.

If the applicant is a overseas citizen, a non-native Finnish citizen or a citizen who has not been educated in Finnish or Swedish, they could be exempted from the Finnish and Swedish language requirement of the Authorities Decree on Universities and not using a separate software. Nevertheless, a overseas citizen or a non-native Finnish citizen appointed to a teaching or research place is anticipated to amass an inexpensive stage of proficiency in Finnish inside a sure time frame.

When assessing the {qualifications} of candidates, consideration can be paid to scholarly publications and different research outcomes of scholarly worth, teaching expertise and pedagogical coaching, the power to provide studying supplies, different teaching deserves and, if mandatory, a teaching demonstration.

What we provide

The College of Helsinki gives the appointee a first-class research and teaching setting in addition to the situations required for worldwide cooperation ( https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/why-university-helsinki).

The wage for the place can be primarily based on ranges 5–7 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research employees within the wage system of Finnish universities. As well as, the appointee can be paid a wage part primarily based on private efficiency. The appointee’s gross annual wage will vary from €42,000 to €56,000, relying on their earlier expertise and {qualifications}. The place features a six-month trial interval.

The College of Helsinki supplies its employees with occupational health and health companies in addition to skilled growth alternatives ( https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/why-university-helsinki/staff-benefits). Worldwide employees are supported in relocating to Finland ( https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/node/350).

Software directions

Functions have to be accompanied by a single PDF file containing the next paperwork:

• A curriculum vitae and doctoral diploma certificates
• A full listing of publications
• A report on teaching expertise and the candidate’s concepts for teaching growth (max. one A4 web page)

Different attachments, equivalent to letters of advice or certificates, are usually not required at this level.

Candidates from exterior the College should apply by way of the College’s recruitment system by clicking on ‘Apply now. Candidates with a helsinki.fi consumer account and a legitimate employment contract or a contract for grant-funded researchers, visiting researchers or visiting professors on the College of Helsinki should apply by clicking on ‘Worker login’.

The cut-off date for purposes is nineteen March 2024 at 23.59 (native Helsinki time).

The College of Helsinki is dedicated to selling equality and stopping discrimination in all its operations. We welcome candidates from a wide range of gender identities, linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Additional details about the place is accessible from Dean Antti Räsänen, antti.rasanen@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 23710, and in regards to the recruitment course of, from HR Specialist Reeta Korhonen, reeta.korhonen@helsinki.fi.

Learn extra in regards to the College of Helsinki as an employer.

The College of Helsinki School of Theology (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-theology) is the biggest of the three educational theology models in Finland. As well as, it’s one among Europe’s largest models within the discipline of theology and spiritual research when it comes to scholar numbers. The School is an instructional community unaffiliated with any faith or religious perception.

The mission of the School is to conduct research on faith and its manifestations, present teaching primarily based on research, and have interaction in nationwide and worldwide social debate. Worldwide assessments have discovered that the research carried out on the School is of a top quality, and the School cooperates actively with equal top-level research models.