University Lecturer in Agrotechnology

Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Research Field Agricultural sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Final date to receive applications 9 Mar 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Finland Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry invites applications for the position of University lecturer in Agrotechnology
starting on 1.8.2026 or by mutual agreement.

Agrotechnology research focuses on the development of environmentally sustainable technologies for farming and food production. A strong emphasis is on technology innovation and sustainability by taking into account the interaction between technology, plants, animals, environment and society. Many future trends in agriculture require adoption of new technologies and their integration within existing processes. Electrification of machinery, automation, information systems, and machine intelligence represent technological methods that are important for future in order to develop environmentally sustainable farming processes, improve energy and production efficiency, and mitigate environmental impacts.

The university lecturer will act as the responsible teacher in the following courses:

• AGRI-104 Measurement technology 5 credits
• AGRI-101 Energy and Agriculture 5 credits

The university lecturer can also have teaching responsibilities or participate in teaching in other courses.

The appointee must have wide understanding of agriculture and the technologies used within it, as well as extensive experience in measurement, implementation of measurement arrangements and data analysis. The responsibilities include research and teaching on agricultural production technologies, covering topics such as

• modern technologies in plant and/or animal production
• future cultivation methods, precision farming and automation
• energy efficiency

The university lecturer must have the readiness to acquire research funding.

In addition, the appointee will participate in the management of degree programmes, joint teaching, and other related tasks. The appointee gets to develop teaching and research of the field as a member of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Viikki campus and the University of Helsinki together with relevant stakeholder groups. The position offers a possibility to teaching and research with new and future technologies in agriculture and utilisation of digital methods in teaching and research.

The appointee must have the necessary pedagogical skills for teaching and motivation for renewing and developing research and teaching.

The responsibilities of the university lecturer also include participating in collaboration with other educational institutions in their field, student marketing for the bachelor's and master’s programmes, as well as engaging in societal interaction.

Requirements:

According to the University of Helsinki Regulations university lecturers must hold an applicable doctoral degree and be capable of providing high-quality, research-based teaching and supervising theses. The assessment of applicant merits considers scholarly publications and other research outputs of scholarly value, teaching experience and pedagogical training, the ability to produce learning materials, other teaching merits and, if necessary, a teaching demonstration.

The degree requirement (doctoral degree) must be met by the end of the application period.

In this position, the teaching and supervision responsibilities will be conducted within Finnish-language degree programmes. Success in this role requires a good command of both spoken and written Finnish. For those who have received their basic education in Finnish, a satisfactory proficiency in Swedish is also required (virkamiesruotsi). Additionally, for effective participation in international research collaboration the appointee must have fluent English language skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer an interesting opportunity to work in a diverse research environment. At the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry you will carry out research-based teaching at the highest education level in the field in Finland and have the opportunity to take part in internationally valued, first-class research activities. The position is also an opportunity to develop your own professional skills in a multidisciplinary work community of the faculty.

Your work will be supported by the research and teaching staff of the department and the faculty as well as the administrative and technical staff at Viikki campus.

The salary will be based on levels 5-7 of the requirements level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. Monthly…