University of Lapland
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The Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland invites applications for the position of
Professor of Welfare Law for a fixed term.
The Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland is responsible for the education of one fourth of the lawyers in Finland. Our students follow the renewed degree structure, which combines multiform modes of study and independent study. Our teaching is now more practical than ever, without neglecting the theoretical foundations of the discipline. Our faculty studies law and justice comprehensively, addressing a range of different sectors of society. Our research is carried out in collaboration with the local stakeholders and international partners. We offer an international academic host institution equipped with excellent research facilities and infrastructure.
Approximately 140 new students are admitted to the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree programmes of the faculty each year, and a varying number of students is admitted to pursue postgraduate studies.
The position description for the purpose of filling the position of Professor provides further information on the duties and qualification requirements for the position of Professor as well as detailed information on appendices to the application. The document is available at: https://www.ulapland.fi/loader.aspx?id=d53fc8f3-aab0-4e91-a589-0c3959091c5e.
The Academy of Finland granted funding for the University of Lapland for the purpose of strengthening the university’s profile in the area of Welfare Law. Based on the funding granted, the position of Professor of Welfare Law is a fixed-term appointment of 2 to 3 years.
The Salary System of Finnish Universities comprises a task-specific salary component based on the level of job demands, and a performance-specific component of the salary based on personal work performance. The position of Professor is based on the levels 8 to 10 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff of Finnish Universities. For Professor, the task-specific salary component is 4 824,18 € – 6 149,88 € per month. The personal performance component is at the maximum 50% of the task-specific salary component.
Instructions for applying, and documentation that must be submitted along with the application:
In order to receive the necessary information throughout the application and appointment procedure, the applicant is required to indicate in their application the means by which they can be contacted during the procedure and provide an address for written communication.
The following documentation must be submitted along with the application:
The applications are to be addressed to the Rector of the University of Lapland and submitted, along with the appendices, by the end of the application period by email as a single file (PDF) to: kirjaamo(at)ulapland.fi or as hard copy by post to: Lapin yliopisto, PL 122 (kirjaamo, Yliopistonkatu 8), 96101 Rovaniemi, FINLAND. The application documents may also be submitted using the University’s secure mail service: https://securemail.ulapland.fi. When using secure mail, enter kirjaamo@ulapland.fi as the recipient’s address. The application documents will not be returned. If part of the publications to be submitted as appendices to the application cannot be submitted in an electronic format, the publications must be submitted in a hard-copy format in three identical copies by the end of the application period to the Registry Office (to the mailing address indicated above).
Applications must be submitted on 17 February 2021.
Further information: Administrative Manager Tiina Leppänen (tiina.leppanen@ulapland.fi, tel. +358 40 4844 344).
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