Research Area Director

Research Area Director

We are now looking for  
Research Area Director
to lead research, development and innovation activities in our Entrepreneurship and business renewal research area. The position is open-ended, and ideally, you could start in this position as of September, 2024, but the starting date is negotiable.

As Research Area Director, you are leading a team of experts, whose RDI focus is on, for example, self-managing future organizations, sustainable business, business model design, entrepreneurship and renewal, and startups and open innovation. Typically, our experts collaborate in areas such as business, sales, services, solutions, education, and pedagogy which often then further intertwine with emerging technologies, such as AI.  

In Haaga-Helia, teams work seamlessly across organizational boundaries, and you are in an important role in further developing our ways of collaborating (both internally and with external stakeholders) jointly with the team of research area directors. You will be a member of the RDI leadership team.

What we'd like to see in you:

• a doctoral/licentiate degree

• a good understanding of RDI activity, and funding instruments

• experience from leading RDI projects and networks

• ability to fluently interact in Finnish and English

• good people skills.

We also need you to be skilled in work community collaboration and communication. We appreciate a positive outlook, visionary thinking, and good execution capability. Basically, you'll need to reach high to see the future, yet keep your feet firmly on the ground, and take a step at a time towards that future.

We offer a dynamic and international working environment, enthusiastic work atmosphere, and excellent opportunities for developing oneself.

For more information on the role, please contact Salla Huttunen (VP, RDI) tel. +358 294471308, best available as of August 1 on the afternoons after 3pm.

Given the holiday season, we will begin organizing interviews in early August, so please submit your application at your earliest opportunity, but latest at the end of day, on August 12, 2024.