Professor or tenure track Assistant / Associate professor in Agricultural economics Full-time

Open Position

The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry invites applications for the position of Professor or Tenure Track Assistant / Associate Professor in Agricultural Economics. The position may be filled as a full professor or tenure track assistant professor or tenure track associate professor depending on the candidate's merits and career stage. The goal of the tenure track is to advance to a permanent professor position.

The appointee is expected to develop high-quality and societally relevant research on the economic and business dimensions of agriculture and food systems. The research profile may focus on, for example, farm-level decision-making and the business management of agricultural enterprises (agribusiness), the measurement and analysis of productivity and efficiency, sustainability transitions in agriculture, the functioning of agricultural and food systems and value chains, or international and development-oriented agricultural economics.

The position requires expertise in applied economics and the ability to apply advanced empirical methods, particularly econometrics, in both research and teaching. The position carries teaching responsibilities in agricultural economics, mainly in the Bachelor's Programme in Environmental and Agricultural Economics (YMTA), the Bachelor's Programme in Agricultural Sciences (MAAT), the Master's Programme in Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics (AGERE) and the Liberal Arts and Sciences Programme (LAS). It also involves supervision of bachelor's and master's theses, and doctoral training in the Doctoral Programme in Multidisciplinary Research in Renewable Natural Resources (RENEW).

The appointee is expected to build active research and teaching collaboration within the faculty and with external research organisations such as the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Pellervo Economic Research (PTT) and the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), and to strengthen the research group by securing competitive funding, publishing high-quality research and developing international networks. The tenure track assistant/associate professor or full professor will have a central role in developing agricultural economics research, teaching and doctoral education, and in strengthening the national and international visibility of the field.

Requirements for the position include a doctoral degree, the ability to conduct independent scholarly work, teaching skills required for the position, the ability and motivation to pursue an academic career, as demonstrated by publications and other means. For the professor position, high-level academic qualifications, experience in leading scientific research, the ability to provide research-based teaching and supervise dissertations and theses, evidence of international cooperation in the research field they represent, and academic leadership skills are required.

Successfully performing the duties of the position requires good spoken and written proficiency in Finnish or Swedish and satisfactory proficiency in the other national language. If you do not yet speak Finnish or Swedish, we expect you to achieve intermediate language proficiency in either language within a reasonable time after being selected for the position. The University provides support for language learning and time for language studies can be included in annual work plan. To successfully attend to the duties of the position, the appointee must have good English skills as it includes teaching in an English-language master's programme as well as active participation in international research collaboration.

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. Furthermore, the university takes care of your well-being by flexible work arrangements, comprehensive occupational health care and wide-ranging, low-cost UniSport services. Professional development is supported in different ways, i.e. by offering versatile staff training, mentoring etc.

The professor's gross annual starting salary varies approximately between 85,000 and 98,000 euros and the assistant/associate professor's starting salary approximately between 66,000 and 82,000 euros, depending on the appointee's qualifications and experience. There is a six-month trial period in the position. The appointee is expected to reside in Finland while employed by the University of Helsinki. International staff are supported in relocating to Finland.

Applications are requested to enclose with their applications a SINGLE PDF file that includes the following documents in English: 1) CV 2) A short motivation letter and report on how the applicant intends to develop his or her research and focus his or her activities, if appointed (1-2 pages) 3) Report on the applicant's research activities (including activities in scientific communities, the acquisition of research funding and international scholarly work) (max. 5 pages) 4) A numbered list of publications 5) A report on pedagogical expertise (see the instructions via the link below under University portfolio – Teaching and supervision)

For more detailed instructions on the application documents, please see https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/open-positions/instructions-applicants-teaching-and-research-positions. Applications with the above attachments must be submitted in a single PDF file, which is named: agricultural economics_lastname_firstname. Other attachments are not required. The faculty may request shortlisted applicants to submit 5-10 publications of their choice to be sent to the assessors via the electronic recruitment system after the application deadline. In the case of shortlisted applicants, aptitude evaluation may be used as part of the recruitment process.

External applicants, please submit your application using the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via the Apply Now link. Applicants who have a helsinki.fi username and a valid employment contract, a grant researcher's contract, a visiting researcher's or visiting professor's contract at the University of Helsinki are requested to leave their application by using the Employee login.

The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants from a variety of genders and linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The closing date for applications is 2.11.2026 at 23:59 EEST.