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We offer you a career opportunity in an internationally renowned and multifaceted community. Our values—courage, community and responsibility—guide us in our everyday life and provides us with a foundation for our common well-being, today and in the future.
We promote the overall well-being of our employees at work by, among other things, offering fitness and cultural benefits, extensive occupational health care services, and versatile opportunities for continuous learning. Flexible working time arrangements and the possibility for partial remote work also supports the work-life balance.
Personnel well-being is monitored with the help of a regular well-being survey.
By the sea but close to the city centre
Our university is located in Palosaari, close to the city centre. All university functions are located on the same campus within a walking distance. You will find a lot of meeting places and contemporary work facilities for staff and students.
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"We are fortunate to work in such a wonderful place"
Susanna Kultalahti and Minna-Maarit Jaskari are the first to be appointed as senior university lecturers at the University of Vaasa. The revised career model at the university creates unique opportunities for advancing a teaching-oriented career to more senior, expert levels. The senior university lecturer is the highest level in the teaching-focused career path.
Susanna Kultalahti and Minna-Maarit Jaskari emphasise that teaching and learning should provide students with tools, an understanding of the big picture, and critical thinking skills.
– I have told students that my main goal is for their thinking skills to develop, and that is what we aim for. Developing thinking is hard work and requires time, which is not a given in today's world. This message has resonated with students, Minna-Maarit explains.
Susanna's guiding principle is that teaching should provide tools.
– Of course, there is also the substance, but nowadays you can leave anything to AI or various technologies to solve, and that won't help you succeed. A course has a theme and content, but it also includes other elements that help understand future work challenges, such as managing the big picture, healthy critical thinking, and analysing, processing, organising, and understanding information, Susanna says.
HR Excellence in Research
The University of Vaasa was awarded the HR Excellence in Research symbol in recognition of our development work and our commitment to the European Commission's principles on recruiting researchers and safeguarding good working conditions. The development work is proceeding in phases in line with an action plan and regular evaluations. More information: HR Excellence in Research