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Åbo Akademi är ett internationellt forskningsuniversitet med ett brett svenskspråkigt utbildningsansvar i Finland. Med sin speciella nordiska förankring har Åbo Akademi en framstående och erkänd ställning nationellt och internationellt inom forskning och utbildning. Fakulteten för samhällsvetenskaper, ekonomi och juridik är en dynamisk och gränsöverskridande miljö i vilken mångsidig forskning bedrivs, utifrån bland annat profilområdena Minoritetsforskning och Havet. Till fakulteten hör också Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter och Institutet för samhällsforskning. Verksamheten finns i Åbo och Vasa.
Åbo Akademi (ÅA) ledigförklarar en anställning som professor i miljörätt med inriktning på Östersjörelaterad juridik med placering vid fakulteten för samhällsvetenskaper, ekonomi och juridik. Placeringsorten är Åbo. Anställningen inleds i augusti 2026, eller enligt överenskommelse.
Befattningen är placerad vid ämnesklustret Juridik vid Fakulteten för samhällsvetenskaper, ekonomi och juridik (FSEJ). FSEJ erbjuder undervisning i företagsekonomi, samhällsvetenskaper och juridik. Till ämnesklustret juridik hör ämnena juridik och folkrätt. Information om ämnets forskning finns på följande webbsida: https://www.abo.fi/juridik-forskning/

WORK DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS

A Professor shall carry out scientific research, provide research-based tuition, follow developments in science, participate in societal interaction, and in national and international cooperation within one’s field of responsibility in accordance with the Universities Act (558/2009).
The field of activity of the position is environmental law with a focus on law related to the Baltic Sea. The field of activity can encompass international law, EU law and comparative national law as well as multidisciplinary perspectives on the law of the Baltic Sea. The professor shall carry out and oversee scientific research in the field of activity and provide research-based teaching and tuition in the field of activity. The professor shall develop the activities at the department in accordance with the given curriculum and based on the overall mission of the subject cluster and the faculty; obtain research funding and participate in national, Nordic and international cooperation in the field, as well as contribute to the faculty’s overall research environment. Also administrative tasks and possibly managerial responsibilities are included in the tasks.
Detailed information about the position, the qualification and evaluation criteria and the recruitment process, are found in the appointment plan: https://web.abo.fi/befattningar/2025/AppointmentplanProfessorEnvironmentallaw.pdf

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

The language requirements at Åbo Akademi University are defined in Section 78 of the University Act (558/2009) and in § 1 and 2 the Åbo Akademi University internal language instructions (25.2.2010).
For teaching positions, native Finnish citizens are required to have excellent proficiency in Swedish (written and oral) and sufficient proficiency in Finnish. Applicants that have not yet a certificate of their Swedish language skills can demonstrate their skills and, if necessary, take a language test arranged by the ÅAU Language Board. For instructions regarding demonstration of Swedish language skills, please see https://www.abo.fi/om-abo-akademi/jobba-hos-oss/information-om-sprakkunskapskrav-for-sokande-till-undervisningsbefattningar/ (only in Swedish).
Foreigners and non-native Finnish citizens can be exempted from the requirement to have proficiency in Swedish and Finnish and still be eligible for the position as professor. Swedish skills are considered a merit. However, as the administrative and teaching language of the university primarily is Swedish, the person appointed is expected to acquire such knowledge of Swedish that he or she will be able to participate successfully in teaching and administrative tasks in Swedish in the future.
Excellent oral and written knowledge of English is necessary for managing the duties of the position successfully.

Please refer the Job description for details