Professor, Preventive Medicine

• The professor will be a dynamic individual who provides vision, leadership, and mentoring in the field of Preventive Medicine.
• The professor is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate training, especially the implementation of entrustable professional activities in postgraduate training as part of clinicians' daily work.
• Qualifications of the successful candidate include a doctoral degree, high-quality scientific competence, experience in supervising scientific research, ability to provide high-quality education based on research, supervision of doctoral theses, and evidence of international collaboration in their field of research and training.
• When assessing the applicant's merits, considerations include scientific publications and other research achievements, teaching experience, pedagogical training, and other teaching merits. Additionally, the applicant's activity in the scientific community, practical experience within the field, success in acquiring domestic and international research funding, scientific work abroad, and other international activities will be taken into account.
• The teaching language at the University of Oulu, Faculty of Medicine is Finnish and good knowledge of Finnish is required. Language of teaching and clinical work should be Finnish.
• Local work in contrast to remote work is required, so that the professor should be mostly present at the University of Oulu

• Work that matters and a workplace that promotes flexibility and work-life balance.
• The support of an experienced and enthusiastic team where you can share your expertise and grow as an expert.
• Wellness benefit ePassi covering sport, culture and well-being.
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• Finland is one of the most livable countries in the world, with a high quality of life, safety, excellent education system, and competitive economy.

• A doctoral degree in a relevant field
• High-quality scientific competence
• Experience in supervising scientific research
• The ability to provide high-quality education based on research and supervise doctoral theses
• Evidence of international collaboration in the field of Preventive Medicine and training
• The ability to act as an academic leader
• Practical familiarity with the field of preventive medicine
• The teaching language at the University of Oulu, Faculty of Medicine is Finnish, and good knowledge of Finnish is required.
• Fluent written and spoken English

• Specialist degree in a relevant field
• When assessing the applicant's merits, issues taken into consideration include scientific publications and other research achievements, teaching experience, pedagogical training and other teaching merits.
• Things considered to the applicant's advantage are active research in related medical disciplines, networking both nationally and internationally, and experience in administration.
• The applicant's activity in the scientific community, practicality within the field concerned, and success in acquiring domestic and international research funding.

• CV following the

• Brief account of research merits
• Teaching portfolio or a comparable document including merits of relevance to the position

• Teaching philosophy, teaching strategies and methods
• Teacher's self-reflection on his/her teaching style, a personal background idea of teaching; how are these reflected in teaching?
• A description of oneself as a teacher and an implementer of educational work
• Practical experience in teaching and efforts to improve teaching
• Description of educational material (curricula, handouts, assignments, workbooks)
• Professional development as a teacher
• Evaluation of teaching (student evaluations, peer evaluations, awards and assessed test lectures)
• Plans for future directions of teaching in the discipline concerned
• Details regarding acquisition of research funds
• Research action plan in English with a special emphasis on how the plan benefits the above-mentioned focus areas of the faculty and university (max 3 pages).
• Contact details of 2-4 persons available for recommendation.

• Scientific activities and their reflection in the publication record, scientific presentations, and other recognitions, e.g. awards and patents
• Teaching activities and their evaluation (teaching portfolio; including student's evaluation)
• Supervision of diploma and doctoral students
• Acquisition of competitive research funds
• International scientific activities and contacts
• Services for the academic community
• Academic and societal relevance and potential of activities

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