We are looking for an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Risk Management. This position is located in the Insurance Science discipline within the Business Studies Unit of the Faculty of Management and Business.
We see risk management as a broad, interdisciplinary and strategically significant organizational practice, not merely a compliance or control function. In conditions of deep uncertainty, firms must continuously renew their competitive advantage, making risk management a core strategic capability. Business growth and value creation are increasingly unfolding in networks and ecosystems, demanding new competencies in collaborative risk governance and risk-sharing models. The professorship approaches risk management in this expansive sense — as a central enabler of firm-level value creation and growth — and is embedded within the Insurance and Risk Management study track. We value broad competence in risk management rather than a narrowly defined specialization. The selected candidate is expected to develop a research and teaching profile that connects strategic risk management theory with contemporary business challenges, including digitalisation, AI-driven decision-making and climate change adaptation. The research and teaching activities of the selected candidate should address relevant aspects of this focal area.
Relevant domains include (but are not limited to):
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Strategic Risk Management (SRM) — including risk identification, assessment and governance across organisational levels, and risk management as part of corporate planning, value creation and growth.
- Risk in the age of AI and digitalisation — modern risk modelling methods, responsible use of AI in uncertainty quantification, and risk management challenges in data-driven and algorithmically mediated environments.
- Resilience and behavioural dimensions — uncertainty management, resilience-building capabilities, risk leadership and culture, and behavioural perspectives on preventive risk management.
- Networked and collaborative risk governance — risk management in data-driven, digitalised, volatile, networked and collaborative operating environments, including risk-sharing models.
We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong background — or clear potential — in enterprise and strategic risk management, to advance traditional risk management by addressing uncertainty, complexity, and value creation. In addition to enterprise risk management and strategic risk management, suitable disciplinary backgrounds include business fields such as strategic management or marketing; engineering fields such as industrial engineering or knowledge management; or interdisciplinary fields such as futures studies.
The Business Studies Unit at Tampere University is a vibrant and collegial community of approximately 100 academic staff, educating around 350 business graduates annually across management and organisation, accounting, marketing, economics, insurance and risk management, and business and tax law. Our mission is to educate broad-minded business professionals with competencies valued in the evolving society, pursuing scholarship that combines academic excellence with societal relevance. We are ambitious academics who combine disciplinary depth with a genuine commitment to collaborative development, actively building our research and teaching profile toward the 2030s.
Insurance and Risk Management Research Group focuses on topics relevant to the insurance industry as well as risk management themes across industries. The research themes are often cross-disciplinary and multi-method, spanning the perspectives of individuals, organisations, and society. Key research themes related to risk management include decision-making under uncertainty and behavioural and strategic approaches to understanding risk.
Job description
We are seeking a highly motivated and accomplished academic who will:
- pursue and lead high-quality scientific research in the field of risk management
- develop the field of risk management as part of the Business Studies Unit
- actively seek external research funding
- contribute to societal impact and international collaboration in the field
- contribute to the implementation of the insurance science curriculum through research-based teaching and thesis supervision, including teaching on campus
- advance collaboration with the other disciplines of the Business Studies Unit as well as with national and international stakeholders in the field
Requirements
Assistant Professor
- applicable doctoral degree
- ability to undertake independent scholarly activity and potential to pursue scholarly activity at a high international level of excellence
- teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position
Associate Professor
- applicable doctoral degree
- track record of independent scholarly activity
- teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position
- ability to lead a research group and acquire external funding
- track record of international scholarly activity
The positions of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor require good communication skills in English and Finnish or a strong motivation to learn Finnish as the degree programme is taught mainly in Finnish.
We offer
Initial appointment as Assistant Professor or Associate Professor is for five years, and subject to successful performance you will become a tenured member of faculty at the end of the first five-year period. You will be supported throughout the five-year period to ease transition to a permanent faculty position. A trial period of six months applies to all our new employees. The appointee is expected to start working on 1.1.2027 or as mutually agreed. Salaries are based on the job demands and employees’ personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. The job-demand level of an Assistant Professor is 6 and that of an Associate Professor is 7. The typical starting salary of an Assistant Professor will range between 4500 - 5250 EUR/month and an Associate Professor between 5300 - 5700 EUR/month. Higher salaries may be agreed depending on experience and performance.
We offer you the opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative international community. As a member of staff at Tampere University, you will enjoy a range of competitive benefits, such as a flexible work schedule, good facilities for teleworking, a variety of affordable food and drink outlets across our campuses and a personal fund to spend on sports and cultural activities in your free time. Please read more about working at Tampere University. Finland has one of the most advanced and comprehensive social security systems in the world, including, for example, sickness benefits, various family benefits and a comprehensive healthcare system. For more information on Tampere and Finland, please visit:
How to apply
Please submit your application through our online recruitment system. The closing date for applications is 2.6.2026, at 23.59 EEST (UTC+3).
Please write your application and all accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format. Your application should include the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae according to TENK guidelines, incl. information on submitted papers
- List of publications according to Academy of Finland guidelines. Please indicate 5 most important publications for this position and a hyperlink to the publications or a PDF if the publication is not available online.
- Teaching portfolio (3-5 pages) according to Tampere University guidelines
- A vision paper (3-5 pages) that describes the research you wish to undertake during your tenure period at Tampere University.
- Motivation letter (1 page)
Please state the tenure track level for which you are applying: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
The selection process involves interviews and candidates may also undergo an aptitude assessment and may be required to give a demonstration of their teaching skills. Top candidates will be evaluated by external experts. We are aiming to shortlist candidates before the summer holidays, but there will be a summer break in the process during July and early August. After that we will continue with other steps of the process.
For more information, please contact:
Dean of the Faculty Marko Seppänen marko.seppanen(at)tuni.fi
Head of Unit, Professor Hannu Saarijärvi hannu.saarijarvi(at)tuni.fi
About the application process, HR Specialist Anni Zilliacus, anni.zilliacus(at)tuni.fi
To apply, visit https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_A&jid=3068. (See posting for details.)