Director, Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre (VEBIC) (4417)

The University of Vaasa is taking bold steps forward as a future-oriented research university with strong societal impact. Excellence in research and education are our corner stones, combined with close interaction with business ecosystems. The University of Vaasa is investing EUR 10 million into its academic units and new research platforms. We are hiring a director for Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre (VEBIC), our unique and interdisciplinary research platform. VEBIC capitalizes on the University’s expertise in all of its focus areas: business, technology and innovations, communications studies and public administration. As an open research platform, VEBIC will benefit from the partnerships with businesses, other research performers and government agencies. Its research will focus on smart grids, combustion engines and fuels, energy-related business and energy transition-related innovations that are cutting across the society on individual, organisational and society levels. Position We are seeking an innovative and experienced leader for the new VEBIC research platform. You will play a key role as an inspiring leader and an active developer of our research project portfolio. A good track record of winning externally funded projects from the EU, Academy of Finland and Business Finland (former Tekes) is a great asset. We are looking for an inspiring person who is capable of initiating and leading cooperation within the university as well as with external research and industrial partners. As the director, you will be responsible for organizing, coordinating and developing the activities and resources of the research platform in accordance with the University of Vaasa's strategy. In cooperation with the deans, you will lead tenure track researchers assigned to the platform. As the director, you will further advance existing and new collaborative networks and work in close co-operation with internal and external partners. The director will also be responsible for the platform’s financial management and for acquiring external funding. We offer you an attractive position in a dynamic research environment. As a leader of the new platform, you will organise our energy transition-related research. The position offers you an opportunity to establish a research group and an opportunity to work within the largest energy technology cluster in the Nordic countries. Requirements The director needs to have the capability to lead a growing expert organisation. The director should ideally have a combination of experience in research and industrial collaboration. This role will develop the strategic road map for the VEBIC in collaboration with our partners. To succeed in the position, a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline, an academic track record and fluency in spoken and written English are essential. How to apply Submit your application by using the University of Vaasa's electronic recruitment system (the "Leave an application" button below). Please attach a cover letter including salary expectation as well as a CV and publication record to your application. The deadline for applications is midnight 30^th March 2018 (Finnish time, GMT +2). The University of Vaasa reserves the right to not fill the position if there is good reason for this, to postpone the deadline for applications and to consider candidates who apply after the deadline. Further information: Jari Kuusisto, Rector, tel. +358 29 449 8291 Annukka Jokipii, Vice Rector, tel. + 358 29 449 8482 Questions related to using the recruitment system: careers(a)uva.fi University of Vaasa The University of Vaasa educates responsible leaders and experts for the needs of the future. Our fields of research and education are organized into four schools: Accounting and Finance, Management, Marketing and Communications, Technology and Innovations. Creative, innovative research is channeled to three multidisciplinary research platforms: Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre – VEBIC, Digital Economy as well as Innovation and Entrepreneurship InnoLab. The strength of our university is the community spirit, which promotes multidisciplinary studies and research. Our 5,400 students and 500 employees thrive in the most beautiful campus in Finland. City of Vaasa Vaasa is a coastal city with almost 70,000 inhabitants and enjoys a position at the forefront of flourishing urban regions. Vaasa has the leading energy technology cluster in the Nordic countries with several global market leaders, total business turnover of EUR four billion, 30 per cent of Finland´s total export in energy technology, and 11,000 employees. Read more about the University of Vaasa, city of Vaasa and Finland: www.univaasa.fi/en/rekry/ and http://vaasaregion.fi If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

The University of Vaasa is taking bold steps forward as a future-oriented research university with strong societal impact. Excellence in research and education are our corner stones, combined with close interaction with business ecosystems.

The University of Vaasa is investing EUR 10 million into its academic units and new research platforms. We are hiring a director for Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre (VEBIC), our unique and interdisciplinary research platform.

VEBIC capitalizes on the University’s expertise in all of its focus areas: business, technology and innovations, communications studies and public administration. As an open research platform, VEBIC will benefit from the partnerships with businesses, other research performers and government agencies. Its research will focus on smart grids, combustion engines and fuels, energy-related business and energy transition-related innovations that are cutting across the society on individual, organisational and society levels.

Position

We are seeking an innovative and experienced leader for the new VEBIC research platform. You will play a key role as an inspiring leader and an active developer of our research project portfolio. A good track record of winning externally funded projects from the EU, Academy of Finland and Business Finland (former Tekes) is a great asset. We are looking for an inspiring person who is capable of initiating and leading cooperation within the university as well as with external research and industrial partners.

As the director, you will be responsible for organizing, coordinating and developing the activities and resources of the research platform in accordance with the University of Vaasa's strategy. In cooperation with the deans, you will lead tenure track researchers assigned to the platform. As the director, you will further advance existing and new collaborative networks and work in close co-operation with internal and external partners. The director will also be responsible for the platform’s financial management and for acquiring external funding.

We offer you an attractive position in a dynamic research environment. As a leader of the new platform, you will organise our energy transition-related research. The position offers you an opportunity to establish a research group and an opportunity to work within the largest energy technology cluster in the Nordic countries.

Requirements

The director needs to have the capability to lead a growing expert organisation. The director should ideally have a combination of experience in research and industrial collaboration. This role will develop the strategic road map for the VEBIC in collaboration with our partners. To succeed in the position, a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline, an academic track record and fluency in spoken and written English are essential.

How to apply

Submit your application by using the University of Vaasa's electronic recruitment system (the "Leave an application" button below). Please attach a cover letter including salary expectation as well as a CV and publication record to your application. The deadline for applications is midnight 30^th March 2018 (Finnish time, GMT +2).

The University of Vaasa reserves the right to not fill the position if there is good reason for this, to postpone the deadline for applications and to consider candidates who apply after the deadline.

Further information:

Jari Kuusisto, Rector, tel. +358 29 449 8291
Annukka Jokipii, Vice Rector, tel. + 358 29 449 8482
Questions related to using the recruitment system: careers(a)uva.fi

University of Vaasa

The University of Vaasa educates responsible leaders and experts for the needs of the future. Our fields of research and education are organized into four schools: Accounting and Finance, Management, Marketing and Communications, Technology and Innovations. Creative, innovative research is channeled to three multidisciplinary research platforms: Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre – VEBIC, Digital Economy as well as Innovation and Entrepreneurship InnoLab. The strength of our university is the community spirit, which promotes multidisciplinary studies and research. Our 5,400 students and 500 employees thrive in the most beautiful campus in Finland.

City of Vaasa

Vaasa is a coastal city with almost 70,000 inhabitants and enjoys a position at the forefront of flourishing urban regions. Vaasa has the leading energy technology cluster in the Nordic countries with several global market leaders, total business turnover of EUR four billion, 30 per cent of Finland´s total export in energy technology, and 11,000 employees.

Read more about the University of Vaasa, city of Vaasa and Finland: www.univaasa.fi/en/rekry/ and http://vaasaregion.fi

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

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