Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Economics / Forskardoktor (tenure track) i nationalekonomi

Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business school in Helsinki seeks two Assistant Professors (tenure-track) in Economics. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or be nearing completion in economics or related fields. Responsibilities include conducting research and providing teaching in a dynamic environment. The position offers a startup research budget and relocation support for candidates moving from abroad. Apply by 17 November 2025.

Benefits

Start-up research budget

Travel and teaching development grants

Relocation support for tenure track professors

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in economics or in a related field.
• Fluent English is required; Swedish is a merit.
• Strong potential for research and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and supervise scientific research.
• Provide high-quality academic teaching.
• Contribute service to the academic community.

Skills

Fluent command of English

Knowledge of Swedish

Potential to conduct high quality scientific research

Potential to provide high-quality teaching

Education

Doctoral degree (or near completion) in economics or related field

Job description

Hanken School of Economics invites applications for Two Assistant Professors (tenure-track) in Economics.

Job Description

The positions are part of the Hanken tenure track system and are open to talented individuals who have potential for an excellent scientific career. Individuals placed on the Hanken tenure track have the possibility to advance in their career through regular performance assessments, which take into account their merits in all relevant qualification areas of the tenure track system.

The applicants will be reviewed based on their research, teaching, institutional service, and societal impact. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree (or be near completion of the doctorate) in economics or in a related field. When evaluating the applicants’ qualifications, the focus will be on the potential to conduct high quality scientific research in economics and the potential to provide high-quality teaching in economics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and supervise scientific research
• Provide high-quality academic teaching
• Closely follow the advances of their field
• Contribute service to Hanken, the academic community, and society

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (or be near completion of the doctorate) in economics or in a related field
• Fluent command of English, knowledge of Swedish is considered a merit
• Potential to conduct high quality scientific research in economics
• Potential to provide high-quality teaching in economics

The full-time position has an annual working time of 1612 hours. During the academic year, it is expected that a minimum average of three days per week is spent at the office in Helsinki to actively contribute to the research and teaching environment.

What We Offer

• A start-up research budget
• Additional research, travel and teaching development grants can also be applied for
• Relocation support for tenure track professors coming from outside Finland

How to Apply

The application deadline is 17 November 2025. Candidates will be interviewed online shortly after the application deadline. Short-listed candidates will be invited to on-site campus visits including an interview and research presentation.

The application should include:

• CV, including list of publications
• Personal statement, which includes a description of past research and its scientific quality, academic impact, plans for future research and a description of the candidate’s service to the department and university and a description of the candidate’s societal impact
• Teaching portfolio
• Three letters of reference from academic researchers

Please submit all application materials in English in the recruitment database LAURA.