As an AI teacher, you will teach and supervise our Data Engineering and AI students who are completing Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Information and Communications Technology. Your work will also include developing teaching materials to meet the needs of working life now and in the future. Within this framework, your duties will include cooperation with industry and partner organizations as well as participation in research and development projects and business activities. Your final job description will be determined based on your competence and partly also on your interests.

WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM YOU?

Successful performance in the role requires strong expertise and practical experience in the following AI and data‑related areas, which form the core of our education:

DATA PROCESSING
You have practical experience in collecting and preprocessing both local and cloud‑based data for the needs of artificial intelligence and business (e.g. using Python or R). You are proficient in using key software libraries and tools as part of data processing.

MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSES AND ALGORITHMS
You build and develop solutions that utilize machine learning. You are able to teach students to develop applications that make use of machine learning models across the entire model development lifecycle, from data processing to model deployment, including MLOps practices.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS
You are able to build and utilize AI solutions (e.g. AI agents) in various use cases, and you can link them to the needs of working life and to students’ learning assignments.

EXPERTISE IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING FIELD AND DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING
You are motivated to develop teaching to meet the working‑life needs of the evolving field of artificial intelligence. You are able to teach in English in multicultural groups. Finnish language skills are considered an advantage but are not required. The ability to act as a tutor (advisor) for students in their studies is also considered an advantage.

COLLABORATION AND DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
You can work fluently as part of our multidisciplinary team that focuses on teaching and RDI (research, development and innovation). You’re also able to integrate teaching into working‑life‑oriented projects.

The position requires a relevant higher university degree and at least three (3) years of practical work experience in the field.

We value completed pedagogical studies of 60 ECTS credits, and we expect our teachers to complete them within a reasonable time after the start of employment. Lack of these studies at this stage is not an obstacle, and we are happy to support the completion of missing pedagogical studies.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

- We offer our employees a versatile and developing working environment.
- You will have the opportunity to work in an expert community where we share both knowledge and experience.
- You will be able to develop and grow professionally and influence the education of future professionals.
Read more about our degree programme in Information and Communications Technology:
https://opinto-opas.turkuamk.fi/21632/fi/21715/21719/1646/696?lang=en
Read more about our programme of Master of Engineering, Data Engineering and AI:
https://opinto-opas.turkuamk.fi/21633/fi/21680/128784/1610?lang=en
- We work at the modern Kupittaa campus area. You will have access to INSIGHT Lab, which is a development and research environment with up‑to‑date equipment and technical facilities. You will become part of our laboratory’s broad and motivated team of ICT professionals.
- In this position, you will have the opportunity to plan and implement teaching flexibly according to your own strengths and pedagogical solutions.

OTHER INFORMATION

In this position, the work must be carried out in Finland.

The position is permanent and includes a six‑month probationary period.

Your job title under the collective agreement is Senior Lecturer.

The salary of Turku University of Applied Sciences teaching staff is determined based on applicable years of work experience in accordance with the Sivista Collective Agreement for Universities of Applied Sciences (Sivista AMKTES). Work experience and entrepreneurial experience counted toward years of service must be demonstrated with certificates. In addition, the following factors affect the salary:
- A doctoral degree results in a 4% increase and a licentiate degree in a 2% increase.
- Lack of pedagogical studies results in a 6% salary reduction until the studies are completed.
- Lack of the required degree results in an 8% salary reduction until the degree is completed.
- In the field of technology, salary is affected by an availability supplement, the coefficient of which depends on the job title and applicable years of work experience.

We value diversity in our work community. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, for example people of different ages, genders, and those belonging to different language, cultural, or minority groups.

Turku University of Applied Sciences, The Faculty of ICT and Industrial Engineering, Kupittaa campus, Turku

Further information:

Head of Education and Research Elina Kontio, +358 44 9072 088

Application Channel: Submit an electronic application via Apply for the position

Turku University of Applied Sciences, The Faculty of ICT and Industrial Engineering

Turku UAS is a community of 12,000 people. Our community consists of teachers, experts, and students – professionals in different stages of their careers. In the coming years, we will search and recruit a number of specialists in different fields.

As a workplace, we promise you flexibility and freedom to develop your field and to develop yourself. We share our expertise with our colleagues, and we will not stop learning. Turku UAS employs professionals from circus teachers to AI specialists, and from digital marketing advisors to emergency nursing lecturers.

Turku UAS is one of the biggest universities of applied sciences in Finland. We offer you the support provided by a multiprofessional expert organization, and interesting assignments while working with future professionals and our versatile research, development and innovation (RDI) projects. Internationality is part of everyday life to us, and our partner networks are extensive. We work in Turku and Salo in comfortable workspaces which offer you a modern environment and devices to specialist work, teaching as well as research and development.

Come and work with us.