University Teacher, English

We are looking for an experienced English University Teacher with knowledge of English for specific purposes. This is a permanent position located at the Language Centre on the Kuopio campus. The position will be filled from 1 August 2025. Read more below and apply by 24 March 2025.

Role and salary

The responsibilities of the university teacher include:

• Teaching English language and communication skills required for university degrees in specific fields,
• Teaching English needed within the university community and in collaboration networks,
• Developing materials, methods, and assessment, and
• Preparatory and administrative tasks related to teaching.

The university teacher will participate in the development work of their team and the Language Centre. The position includes contact teaching on Kuopio campus.

The position will be filled from 1 August 2025. A probationary period is applied to all new members of the UEF staff.

The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system of the Finnish universities. The salary comprises two components: a job requirement component and a personal performance component. In this position, the job requirement component is based on level 5 of the job requirement chart for teaching and research staff. The personal performance component can be a minimum of 6 % and a maximum of 50 % of the job requirement component. Depending on the personal performance component, the salary will be approximately 3400 – 3900 €/month at the beginning of the employment.

Our requirements and expectations

We require the following:

• A relevant Master’s degree,
• Major subject studies or equivalent in English,
• Pedagogical training (teacher's pedagogical studies or equivalent),
• Good teaching skills,
• Experience in teaching English for specific purposes at a language centre or equivalent higher education unit,
• Experience in online and blended teaching, and
• Excellent and versatile command of the English language.

Expectations 

We consider the following as advantages:

• Full-time teaching experience at a language centre or equivalent higher education unit as a teacher of English for specific purposes,
• Learning materials created for contact, blended, and online teaching,
• Evidence of pedagogically high-quality teaching, development of teaching, and development of assessment,
• A research-based approach to teaching and its development,
• Other teaching and guidance merits and other relevant merits for the position, and
• Good command of the Finnish language. 

We offer you

• An exciting position as part of an international, creative, participatory, and inclusive university community,
• The staff benefits of the University of Eastern Finland, which include comprehensive occupational health care, extensive staff training opportunities, affordable campus restaurant lunches, a tax-free bike benefit, and Sykettä sports services.

Please read more in the Work at UEF section on our website.

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How to apply?

Submit your application before 24 March 2025 24:00 (midnight) Finnish time (UTC+2) using our electronic application form.

Please note that you must include the following appendices in your application:

• a motivation letter (max. two pages)
• a resume or a curriculum vitae compiled in accordance with the template for researcher’s curriculum vitae of the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (Template for CV, TENK web page)
• a list of most relevant publications compiled in accordance with the publication classification of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Instructions, Research Council of Finland web page)
• a portfolio of teaching merits (Instructions, pdf document)
• copies of your academic degree certificates
• copies of certificates relating to your language proficiency, if not indicated in the academic degree certificates
• other documents you wish to include to demonstrate your merits for the position

Teaching skills will be assessed based on the portfolio of teaching merits, teaching demonstration, and interview. Interviews and teaching demonstrations will be held on Monday 5 May on site in Kuopio and the exact time will be announced to the invited applicants as soon as possible after the application period ends.

Questions?

For further information about the position and recruitment process, please contact Director Lauri Tolkki, tel. +358 29 445 8214, lauri.tolkki@uef.fi, or Head of Academic and Student Affairs Satu Karhapää-Puhakka, tel. +358 29 445 8024, satu.karhapaa-puhakka@uef.fi.

For further information on submitting the application, please contact HR Specialist Maria Nuutinen, maria.nuutinen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 445 8428 (out of office 3 March-7 March), or HR Specialist Anna-Maria Puharinen, anna-maria.puharinen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 445 8077.

Haemme kokenutta englannin kielen yliopisto-opettajaa erityisalojen englannin opetukseen. Tehtävä sijoittuu kielikeskukseen Kuopion kampukselle. Tehtävä alkaa 1.8.2025, ja se täytetään toistaiseksi. Tässä tehtävässä tehtäväkohtainen palkanosa on opettajien ja tutkijoiden palkkausjärjestelmän vaativuustasoluokittelussa tasolla 5. Lisäksi maksetaan henkilökohtaiseen suoriutumiseen perustuvaa palkanosaa, joka on 6–50 % tehtäväkohtaisesta palkanosasta. Tehtävässä vaaditaan erittäin hyvää ja monipuolista englannin kielen taitoa ja edellytetään soveltuvaa ylempää yliopistotutkintoa.

Lue tarkemmat tiedot tehtävästä ja hakuohjeet yllä olevasta englanninkielisestä ilmoituksesta.  Jätäthän hakemuksesi englanniksi. Hakuaika tehtävään päättyy 24.3.2025.