Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (tenure track) in AI and Business

Hanken School of Economics is one of the leading business schools in the Nordic countries. It is located in Finland, with campuses in Helsinki and Vaasa. Hanken offers a range of B.Sc., M.Sc., EMBA, PhD, and Executive Development programmes taught mainly in English and Swedish. Hanken has 2 725 Bachelor and Master’s students, and 118 Doctoral students. The School has close ties to the business community and an active alumni network with over 13 800 alumni working in more than 70 countries. The School is accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. The mission of Hanken is to create new knowledge and educate responsible professionals for the global economy and changing society. The Master’s programme was ranked 57 in the Masters in Management by Financial Times in 2024. Hanken is also recognized for its research quality, its international orientation, and its focus on sustainability. 

Hanken is looking to strengthen its research and teaching, particularly in business and Artificial Intelligence (AI), within the areas of finance, or marketing, or management and organisation. We are seeking an expert who will play an important role in achieving this goal. The tenure-track position in “AI and Business” is open to any level: professor, associate professor or assistant professor.  If a suitable candidate is found, the position may be filled as a PS Fellow position. The position will be filled from August 1, 2025 (or as agreed). The position can be based at either of Hanken’s campuses, in Helsinki or Vaasa.

The role requires a doctoral degree. Fluency in English is required, knowledge of Swedish is considered a merit. Successful applicants should have existing and future research planned within AI and business, related to finance, or marketing, or management and organisation. Programming skills in relevant languages, experience with machine learning, or big data technologies are considered merits.  

When evaluating the applicants’ qualifications for an assistant professor position, the focus will be on the ability or potential to conduct independent high-quality research with original ideas and impact; and the ability or potential to independently provide high-quality teaching. 

Applicants for the Associate and Full Professor levels are expected to have demonstrated an internationally high level of scientific research quality within the scientific field of the position, high level of teaching quality, and to have made contributions through institutional service and societal impact. 

Faculty members are expected to carry out and supervise scientific research, provide high quality academic teaching, closely follow the advances of their field, and participate in service to Hanken, the academic community, and the society. 

The full-time position has an annual working time of 1612 hours. Hanken offers relocation support for tenure track professors coming from outside Finland and expects full-time academic employees to reside and work in Finland. During the academic year, it is expected that a minimum average of three days per week is spent on campus to actively contribute to the research and teaching environment. Teaching tasks are allocated based on the curriculum needs of the subject and by considering relevant own expertise. 

Salary
The salary is based on the university salary system in Finland (includes employee healthcare as well as pension and holiday contributions). The exact salary level depends on the recruited individual’s qualifications and performance. Hanken will support the selected employee with a start-up research budget, and additional research, travel and teaching development grants can also be applied for. Hanken rewards excellence in both research and teaching.

Interviews
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to on-site campus visits including an interview and a research presentation in Spring 2025. 

Associate and Full Professor appointments include external evaluations.

For more Information
For additional information, please contact Professor Benjamin Maury, benjamin.maury@hanken.fi or regarding the recruitment process HR Director Elina Stadigh, elina.stadigh@hanken.fi.

General instructions for applicants are provided here. Also, read more about Hanken as an employer here.

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