[Job-offers-cs] Lecturer, information systems science (Aalto University)

Pekka Orponen pekka.orponen at aalto.fi
Sat Oct 25 18:28:23 EEST 2025 

    About the job

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.

The department of Information and Service Management has a strong focus 
on empirical studies and active cooperation with companies and 
prestigious universities. Most of our projects have both national and 
international partners, and the results of our research are targeted at 
top tier academic journals. The research is broadly divided into three 
disciplines: information systems science, management science and 
SCM/logistics, with topics such as digital service development, service 
networks, behavioral decision making, and data science. Our department 
has more than 50 employees from all over the world with diverse 
backgrounds. More information about the 
department:http://information.aalto.fi/en/

<http://information.aalto.fi/en/>We are now looking for an*University 
lecturer*to join us and support developing our growing portfolio of 
business-oriented cybersecurity, digitalization, and/or artificial 
intelligence study modules at the Department of Information and Service 
Management. The position is a permanent full-time lecturer position. The 
selected candidate is expected to start in January 2026 or as soon as 
possible. Workplace is

located at Otaniemi campus in Espoo, Finland. The Aalto lecturer career 
system consists of four levels and in this recruitment you can be hired 
as a university teacher, a university lecturer, or a senior university 
lecturer, depending on your qualifications and experience. More 
information about Lecturer career 
system:https://www.aalto.fi/en/teaching-and-learning/lecturer-career-system

<https://www.aalto.fi/en/teaching-and-learning/lecturer-career-system>*Your 
role and goals

*The successful candidate will participate in planning, developing and 
delivering university level courses and study modules on various 
business-oriented topics related to cybersecurity, artificial 
intelligence and/or digitalization. The candidate should also have the 
ability to plan, develop, and teach study modules suitable for executive 
education and life wide learning programs. The successful candidate is 
expected to conduct research, supervise master’s and bachelor’s theses, 
and participate in preparing grant proposals for acquiring external 
research and teaching funding.

*Your network and team

*The successful candidate will join the Information Systems Science 
research group. The successful candidate also has the opportunity to 
collaborate with other researchers in the department on topics found 
here:https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-information-and-service-management 
<https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-information-and-service-management>.

*Your Experience And Ambitions

*We are looking for applicants who are completing or have completed 
their doctoral studies in information systems science, business 
information technology, or a closely related field. The applicants 
should have demonstrated their ability to teach university level courses 
and executive education courses, ideally on cybersecurity, artificial 
intelligence and/or digitalization. The applicants should have 
demonstrated their

ability to conduct research independently and the potential or ability 
to publish in high-quality scholarly journals. The positions require 
fluent skills in the English language. Finnish proficiency is considered an

advantage. The candidate should be familiar with modern pedagogical 
approaches (e.g. constructive learning, case-based learning, project 
based learning) and have the ability to effectively use digital tools 
and resources in teaching.

Applicants must possess a Doctorate (or be near completion of a doctoral 
degree) in information systems science, business information technology 
or a closely related field. Between 50-70% of the work duties are 
related to teaching, depending on the Lecturer career system level of 
the person selected for the position.

*Salary And Benefits

*The salary is based on the salary system used at Aalto University and 
Aalto University provides health care and retirement benefits. Finland 
is a great and safe environment, offering many excellent 
state-subsidized services, including affordable day care and free 
schools, which are consistently ranked among the best in the world. For 
more information about living in Finland, please 
see:https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/welcome-to-aalto-university-and-finland-info-package 
<https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/welcome-to-aalto-university-and-finland-info-package>.

*For more Information

*For further information, please contact Professor Matti Rossi 
(matti.rossi at aalto.fi) or in questions relating to the recruitment 
process please contact HR Partner Heli Solla (heli.solla at aalto.fi).

*How To Apply

*The application materials for the lecturer position include:

  * A motivation letter, describing your teaching and research work and
    how your expertise will strengthen the field (1-2 pages)
  * Curriculum Vitae including the list of most relevant publications
    (list max. 5 publications) that follows the model of the Finnish
    National Board on Research Integrity
    (TENK).https://tenk.fi/en/advice-and-materials/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae
    <https://tenk.fi/en/advice-and-materials/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae>
  * Teaching portfolio according to Aalto guidelines (please follow the
    criteria and structure carefully through the
    link):https://www.aalto.fi/sites/default/files/2024-04/Teaching-competence-assessment_Guidelines-for-a-candidate_2024_Aalto-University.pdf
    <https://www.aalto.fi/sites/default/files/2024-04/Teaching-competence-assessment_Guidelines-for-a-candidate_2024_Aalto-University.pdf>
  * Names and contact information for two references

If you want to join our community, please submit your application 
through Aalto recruiting system no later than*October 26, 2025*.

All application material should be submitted in English and in PDF form 
through Application documents section in the application form. The 
application materials will not be returned. Please refer to the name of 
the position concerned in your application. Please note we do nor accept 
applications through e-mail.

Aalto University’s employees please note: you should apply for the 
position via our internal system Workday -> Career -> find jobs (not 
external aalto.fi webpage on open positions) by using their existing 
Workday user account.

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the 
position open and/or to extend the application period.

Want to know more about us and your future colleagues/?/You can watch 
these videos:


This is Aalto University!

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8zawpNMVG8>Aalto University – Towards 
a better world

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_og_6zUJQ>andShaping a Sustainable 
Future <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6pDWm1_CE>.

Read more about working at Aalto:https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto

<https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto>Check out our new virtual 
campus experience:https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/

<https://virtualtour.aalto.fi/>*About Finland

*Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a 
safe, politically stable and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is 
consistently ranked high in quality of life and was listed again as the 
happiest country in the world:World Happiness Report 2024

<https://worldhappiness.report/news/world-happiness-report-2024-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-happiness-across-generations/>For 
more information about living in Finland:Aalto Careers for International 
Staff <https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/for-international-staff>.

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Accessibility, please clickhere 
<http://www.aalto.fi/en/services/workday-recruiting-system-accessibility-interaction-overview>.

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