UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ - Faculty of Social Sciences
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Master’s Programme in Cultural Policy
Professors, university lecturers, university researchers, post-doctoral researchers and
doctoral candidates are assigned to the main research areas of the department. Research
and teaching are closely connected. The vacant position is allocated to the Department of
Social Sciences and Philosophy, in specific to the Master’s Programme in Cultural
Policy. The departmental personnel comprises 20 professors, 31 university lecturers and
researchers and some 80 doctoral candidates or other research or teaching staff. The
number of basic degree (Bachelor’s & Master’s level) students is some 1 270 and the
number of post-graduate students 175.
The Master's Degree Programme in Cultural Policy is a social science based study
programme, connected to many disciplines via teaching and research both in Finland and
abroad. Students are offered courses in cultural policy, and in addition they can choose to
specialize in one of the following major subject areas at the Department of Social
Sciences and Philosophy: Philosophy, Political Science, Social and Public Policy or
Sociology, Aesthetics and Arts and Culture. The programme leads to a Master of Social
Sciences and it qualifies graduates for doctoral level studies.
The focus in the program remains in the ways in which culture in a wider sense changes
and shapes the lives of the people. This includes changes in culture and art production,
media technologies, language, education, economy, politics and policy. In the
intersection of the various transformation processes it is crucial to analyse how cultural
institutions such as museums, art institutions, education, media, and administration define
their roles and re-organize their policies and practices. The social, political, and cultural
changes also shape the ways in which collective identities and cultural memory are
constructed.
Students get excellent capabilities for critical, research-oriented thinking. Graduates work
as researchers and lecturers at universities, colleges and other educational institutes; as
cultural administrators, policy-makers and managers in international, national and local
cultural institutions and arts organizations and as experts, mediators and reporters in the
cultural fields.
A University Lecturer position, beginning August 1st 2013, or as agreed, and in
effect until further notice.
The position is in Master’s Programme in Cultural Policy.
The emphasis in the position is in teaching of the international cultural policy master’s
programme (lectures, workshops, counselling of thesis and practice), development of new
teaching methods and platforms and scientific research connected to the field. The
participation to the development of the master’s programme and teaching are part of the
tasks. Work requires active international networking and publishing.
The University of Jyväskylä Regulations § 67 states that members of the teaching and
research personnel are obliged, within their respective job descriptions and work plan, to
conduct and supervise scientific research, follow the development in their respective
disciplines, examine theses and dissertations, teach and enhance teaching practices, provide
study counselling, carry out relevant examinations, participate to student selection as well as
attend to task derived from membership in the University’s administrative bodies and to
other tasks counted as part of their work or assigned to them. In addition, they are to provide
the necessary accounts concerning teaching, counselling and supervision, publications and
scientific activities, as well as the examinations they have arranged.
In accordance with § 58 of the University of Jyväskylä Regulations a lecturer is expected
to have a doctoral degree, evidence of international research work, ability to provide
research-based, top-quality teaching and supervision.
The applicant’s merits are assessed on the basis of scientific work, experience in
teaching, as well as pedagogical training, production of textbooks and other teaching
materials, other indications of skills achieved in teaching, and if necessary, pedagogical
competence demonstrated by trial lectures and other suitable merits.
Relevant working experience is regarded as a merit.
In accordance with § 65 of the University of Jyväskylä Regulations, a university lecturer is
required to complete studies in university pedagogy or equivalent within two years of the
beginning of the employment contract, unless studies have already been completed by the
time of appointment.
According to § 1 of the Government Decree on Universities (770/2009) university teaching
and research positions require a full command of the teaching language, Finnish. When
considered appropriate, the university can grant exemption from the language proficiency
requirements. The teaching language in this position is English.
A Lecturer is required to have excellent command of English and ability to teach in
English. Finnish language skill is an advantage.
Lecturers job-specific salary component is based on the job demands level 05-07
according to the salary system concerning teaching and research personnel at universities
(2820,64-3799,56 €/month). In addition, a personal performance-based salary component
amounting to the maximum of 46,3% of the job-specific salary component is also paid.
Four months trial period is applied to the filling of the position.
The call for applications can be found on the website of the university www.jyu.fi/en
and can be ordered free of charge from the university’s Registry Office, tel: +358 40 805
3473.
The application should include (when using electronic form in pdf-format and name of
the applicant must be mentioned in the file name):
1) Motivation letter
2) Curriculum vitae, composed according to good scientific practice
3) Numbered list of publications covering all the scientific and other publications of the
applicant
4) Teaching portfolio
When using the electronic form the applicant is asked to give the information mentioned
below, items 5-7. If the application is delivered to the University Registry Office, this
information should be mentioned in the motivation letter.
5) Research-/publication plan
6) The amount of international referee publications from the last 5 years
7) Information about a given trial lecture
For more Information, please contact: Professor Anita Kangas, Tel: +358 50 345 4045,
E-mail: anita.kangas@jyu.fi.
The application should include the contact information of the applicant. The applications are
preferred in electronic form on website https://www.jyu.fi/ytk/rekrytointi-ytk. Applications
and attachments can also be addressed to the University of Jyväskylä and delivered to the
University Registry Office, Seminaarinkatu 15 or mailed to the following address:
University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
The closing date for the applications is May 30th 2013 at 16.15. The applications will not be
returned.
In Jyväskylä April 24th 2013
Jouni Valjakka
Director of Human Resources