Project Manager

Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu - Xamk; Mikkeli; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Xamk in Mikkeli invites applications for a Project Manager in Sustainable Food Services. You will oversee the project entity, lead project management, development tasks, and procurements related to research infrastructure.

You will collaborate with RDI experts and contribute to developing the South Savo food sector through experiments and piloting, with opportunities to influence via corporate cooperation.

Qualifications

• Requires a suitable higher education degree and experience in process development and related development methods.
• Valued: expertise in the food sector and its development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the project entity including project management, development tasks, procurements related to research infrastructure, and communication.
• Influence the development of the food sector in South Savo through corporate cooperation, experiments, and piloting.
• Collaborate with RDI experts working in the project and with the Sustainable Food Services research unit.

Skills

Project management

RDI experience

Food sector knowledge

Process development

Communication

Education

Higher education degree

Job description

Project Manager, Sustainable Food Services

Mikkeli

The best way to know tomorrow is to create it yourself. That's why we bring together the makers of tomorrow. With us, you can do impactful work whose results are visible in society and the future working life. We leave our mark where it is needed most. Do you want to leave yours?

An expert in research, development, and innovation activities, would you like to bring your expertise to the development of the food sector in South Savo? Do you have expertise in process development, measurement, and simulation? Are you interested in the Living Lab operating model?

We are now looking for a Project Manager at Xamk to be responsible for the project entity and the entity related to process development. Your place of work is the Mikkeli campus. The position is fixed-term and full-time. The position starts on 1.10.2026 and ends on 30.9.2028. A probationary period applies to the filling of the position.

What is the job about?

As a Project Manager, you are responsible for the project entity, which includes project management, development tasks, procurements related to research infrastructure, and communication. In your work, you will be able to influence the development of the food sector in South Savo through corporate cooperation, experiments, and piloting.

Your closest colleagues will be the RDI experts working in the project and the experts of the Sustainable Food Services research unit.

Why apply to us?

With us, you do impactful work whose results are visible throughout society.

We have a close community spirit that unites everyone from students to staff. We work together for knowledge and research, and this is reflected in the fact that everyone is ready to help each other. We value equality and diversity in our work community.

With us, you can plan your own work and working hours. We want you to be able to give your best at work and in your free time.

• Your salary is in accordance with the Collective Agreement for Universities of Applied Sciences.
• We take care of your well-being by offering comprehensive occupational health care.
• In addition, we support recreation in free time with sports, massage, and cultural benefits.
• We encourage you to constantly develop your skills, and therefore we offer you Xamk's open university of applied sciences studies free of charge.

At Xamk, we work learning new things and pushing each other forward. With us, you have the opportunity to learn and develop along with your work.

What do we expect from you?

We require a suitable higher education degree and experience in process development and related development methods. We value expertise in the food sector and its development.

Suitable higher education degree, Experience in process development and related development methods, Expertise in the food sector and its development (valued)

Contact persons

Teija Rautiainen

Director of Research Unit

0400872759

[e-mail]