University Teacher (fixed-term position) / bioimaging informatics, artificial intelligence and mach

Institute of Biomedicine is looking for a University Teacher for a fixed term position which focuses on the following teaching areas: bioimaging informatics, artificial intelligence and machine learning based (image) data analysis. The position will be filled from 1 January 2027 onwards (or as agreed) for three years.

Job description

The position of a university teacher includes a wide range of teaching duties within the degree programmes in biomedical sciences, medicine and dentistry. Teaching duties and course responsibilities are primarily within undergraduate education, including our international Master's programmes (the Master's programme in Bioimaging and the Master's programme in Drug Discovery and Development). Teaching duties include, amongst other things, the planning and conducting of lectures, examinations, practical assignments and online teaching. Teaching may be conducted in both Finnish and English. The role also includes supervising theses, tasks related to the organisation, planning and development of teaching, high-level research work, and university administrative duties. The successful candidate will be expected to participate actively in research in the field and to apply for research funding. .

Who we are looking for

According to the qualification requirements, a person selected for the post of a university teacher is must have

an applicable higher university degree

good teaching skills

When assessing the merits of the applicants, the following will be taken into account

the teaching and research expertise within the relevant field

teacher training

the ability to produce study materials and multifaceted teaching

recent publications in the field as well as other academic merits

To succeed in this role, you will need

experience of modern machine learning methods

an understanding of deep neural networks

programming skills, particularly in the Python programming language and relevant development environments

experience of biomedical i